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laurian
Review for Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology, Palo Alto, CA, USA
The ABI is a fantastic organization. My experience with them, until lately, has been through the Grace Hopper Conference which is run annually and helps celebrate women in computing. I think that the most important thing about this organization is that it proves that women have a way of working, and creating change in the world that is honest, open, and value laden. Each year they manage to bring together over a thousand people, and they do it in a very personal way. The twitter feed is great, because it creates a sense of community is a desperate community of women and shares our accomplishments and echos our concerns. The Systers listserve, which I help with to organize and collect the posted links, is also invaluable. The initiatives that the ABI takes on are always done with care, and the outcomes are felt broadly through the entire community of CS professionals.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
my local community in Virginia Tech. We have had an increase in participation within our women in computing club, along with help in our retention efforts within computing.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About once a year
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
Thank you so much! We couldn't do it without volunteers like you! And while we blush at the idea we should change nothing, we are always working to increase our reach and impact.
