Projects & Programs Relating to Women and Computer Science
Projects & Programs Relating to Women and Computer Science
Deadline: Feb. 3
Deadlines: Oct. 1 (for spring admission)
May 1 (for fall admission)
Contact:
Dr. Anita Borg / Network Systems Laboratory / Digital Equipment Corporation / 250 University Ave. / Palo Alto CA 94301
The Computing Research Association (CRA) maintains a database of PhD-level women in computer science and engineering who are working in North America. "PhD-level" means that the women either have PhDs in CS/E or related fields or that they are currently enrolled in PhD programs. The CRA database has been used extensively since 1992 for statistical studies and for diverse recruiting purposes, including that of finding appropriate job candidates, Program Committee members, and invited speakers for conferences. If you would like to use the database, or if you are a PhD-level woman in North America who is not in the database but would like to be, contact Joan Feigenbaum at jf@research.att.com.
The annual Taulbee survey, conducted by the Computing Research Association, is the primary source of information on North American faculty and Ph.D. production in computer science and computer engineering. It is one of the most complete and accurate surveys of its kind in the science and engineering fields and reveals issues and trends affecting the computing research pipeline. Forsythe List, a complete listing of all Ph.D.-granting programs in computer science and computer engineering. CRA also has a searchable database of CS/CE departments.
The objective of this project, sponsored by the Computing Research Association Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research, is to publish and disseminate graduate school information for women. Its goal is to encourage more women to pursue an advanced degree in computer science and engineering (CS&E) and to help them better understand the graduate school experience so they will be more likely to suceed. The kit also includes a list of graduate financial aid available to women in CS&E. The full kit will be available in early 1995; excerpts are available now.
"E-GEMS is a large-scale research project designed to increase the proportion of children who enjoy learning and mastering mathematical concepts through the use of electronic games." (See Bibliography section of TAP for technical reports.)
Minerva's Machine is a one-hour documentary for Public Television. This film shows how two of the most important social forces of the late 20th century - information technology and the women's movement - have run parallel and sometimes intersected. Using archival footage and the latest computer graphic imagery of women and by women, Minerva's Machine celebrates the history of women in computing and shows the challenges they have overcome to get to the top. Among the women highlighted are a virtual reality researcher, a corporate executive who controlled $7 billion, and a housewife who taught herself programming and became director of an academic computing center.
Minerva's Machine Page
Review of Minerva's Machine, by Sara Carlstead, from Crossroads (ACM Student Magazine)
Produced by Karen Frenkel, Steve Schmidt and John Friedman.
Internet Contact: frenkel@acm.org
PipeLINK is a project at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute designed to connect women across the C.S. pipeline. In the past, PipeLINK has sponsored a PipeLINK Summer Research Program. Funding for the program is not available for Summer 1996, but organizers hope to obtain funding for future summers.
United Technologies Corporation and Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., announced on Oct. 11, 1995 a new program designed to encourage girls and minorities to become engineers and scientists. Seven area high schools will participate in the comprehensive five-year program targeting 150 young women and minorities. The students will work with Trinity faculty, students and engineering graduates now employed by UTC on projects for science fairs, career days and academic workshops. UTC is providing a $300,000 grant to fund the program.
(Source: The Hartford Courant, Oct. 12, 1995, P. B4)
Recommendations by the UW-Madison Women in Science Planning Group aimed at improving the representation of women in fields in the broad category of "science, engineering, and mathematics" at the university.
The WCAR list is a compilation of colleges and universities that have formal and/or informal programs for encouraging/retaining women in computer science (CS). It is an officially sponsored activity of the ACM Committee on the Status of Women. The WCAR list was created based on the presence of formal/informal programs as one indicator of an institution's (or individuals of an institution) commitment to addressing some of the obstacles faced by women in computer science. The WCAR list identifies "women-friendly" academic programs in CS thereby providing female CS students important information regarding positive encouraging environments -- which can only enhance a student's academic success.
Laura L. Downey, Computer Scientist
WCAR List Originator & Maintainer
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