| Nationwide women students are underrepresented in
computer science.
To give women students in the CS Department at BU an opportunity to
interact with each other, share experiences, and discuss and address
concerns, Prof. Margrit Betke organizes "Women in Computer
Science" seminars. Information about career opportunities,
scholarships,
and other opportunities are provided. Four women graduate students,
for example, have been supported by the CS Department to attend the
annual
Grace-Hopper Conference.
The women in the department are involved in various fun
outreach
projects (see links below for Pathways demos, Brownie troop pictures,
TeacherTech, etc). There are also special programs introducing women
to research, see, for example,
-
Emily Yu's CRA Summer 2008 Project
- Sarah
Dubauskas and
Kenda Stuart's CREW-2002-2003
Project
Jessie Burger's and Christen Ng's
CRA Summer 2003 Project,
Diane Hirsh's CRA project and BA thesis.
Organizations
- CRA Committee on
the Status of Women in Computing Research (CRA-W) The goal of the
organization is to take positive action to increase the number of
women participating in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) research
and education at all levels.
- ACM's Committee on Women in
Computing
- Association for Women
in
Computing
- The Society of Women
Engineers
- IEEE
Women in Engineering Committee
- The National Academies:
Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine (CWSEM)
- MentorNet
MentorNet is
The E-Mentoring Network for Women in Engineering and Science. Women
who are studying engineering or science are paired with professional
scientists and engineers working in industry, to help them form
email-based mentoring relationships.
Email Lists
The Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research (CRA-W) has
created several mailing lists to keep women in CS and CE connected. We
encourage you to join the discussion. The lists have had a fairly low
volume of messages, but interesting, helpful discussions.
-
PhdjobhuntHers
is a moderated mailing list for women who are seeking or starting
Ph.D. level jobs in computer science, computer engineering, or
information technology in academia, industry, or government
laboratories. This is a confusing period; the goal of this mailing
list is to enable women undergoing this process to talk to one
another. for women seeking or starting Ph.D. level jobs
-
JrProfessHers
(Pretenures) is a moderated mailing list for women faculty in computer
science, computer engineering and information technology who do not
yet have tenure.
- ProfessHers
is a moderated mailing list for women faculty members in computer
science, computer engineering, and information technology to
informally discuss issues related to their jobs and being successful
in their careers.
- Sisters-Mentoring (previously known as sisters-academia) is a
moderated mailing list to provide mentoring to Ph.D. students and
faculty members (particularly junior faculty) in computer science,
computer engineering, or information technology to assist them in
being more successful in academic research careers. Send an e-mail to
Nancy Leveson at leveson@mit.edu to join this group.
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ResearcHers is a mailing list of about three hundred women
computer science, computer engineering or information technology
researchers from industry, industrial and government research labs and
academia. The list is international, with members from six continents.
Conferences
- Grace Hopper
Celebration of Women in Computing. Please contact
Prof. Betke (betke@cs) if you are interested in attending this
conference so that she can help you to apply for funding for the trip.
Fellowships, Grants, and Jobs
Undergraduate Students
NSF-STC Summer Undergraduate
Internship Program,
Boston University Ada Draper Award of Outstanding CAS Senior
Women for travel or studying abroad after graduation (GPA at
least 3.5). Contact CAS Academic Advising Center (CAS 105) by
January.
CRA-W: Committee on
the Status of Women in Computing Research - Distributed Mentor Project
for Undergraduates (DMP).
CREW:
Collaborative Research Experience for Women in Undergraduate Computer
Science and Engineering
Scholarship
Search Engine by "Adventures in Education"
Sigma
Xi -- Grants in Aid of Research for Undergraduates. Application
Deadlines: March 15 and October 15 annually.
NSF
fellowship for seniors applying for graduate school.
Graduate Students
NSF Graduate
Research Fellowship Program - including Women in Engineering and
Computer and Information Science Awards.
Application forms available in early August. Eligibility: citizens.
Graduate
Research Program for Women sponsored by Lucent Technologies and
Bell Laboratories
The National
Academies Fellowship Programs
Krell Institute,
Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
NPSC National Physical
Science Consortium: Graduate Fellowships in the Physical Sciences
(U.S. citizen, 3.0 GPA, deadline: Nov 5 annually)
Sigma
Xi -- Grants in Aid of Research for Graduate Students.
Application Deadlines: March 15 and October 15 annually.
Postdocs and Faculty
Radcliffe
Fellowship Program
Boston University Clare Booth Luce Graduate Fellowships
Women in Higher Education
Jobs
Women for Hire, LLC.
Ellen Spertus'
Tips for a Massive Academic Job Search
Outreach to Younger Women and their Teachers
Pathways --
Career
Opportunities for Young Women in Science, Engineering and
Mathematics
2007 Computer Science Presentation and
Interactive Demos for
Summer Pathways
Pathways
2001 -- Computer Science Lab Tours
Pathways
2002 -- Computer Science Lab Tours
Pathways
2003 -- Computer Science Lab Tours
TeacherTech'01,
Summer
Institute for BPS Middle School Mathematics, Science, or Technology
Teachers
Girltech, Web
Site for
Girls from around the World
BU's Computer Science Department hosted Belmont Brownie Troop
19-19 in November 2002, 2005
Other Information about Women in Computing
Women in Computer Science. Information by Meetingtomorrow.com
The Ada Project
Boston University Women's Guild, PO Box 314, BU Station,
Boston, MA 02215
A Study on the Status of Women
Faculty in Science at MIT, March 1999.
Independent Womens' Forum,
Kleinfeld, Hausman-Steiger reports: Confession with Guilt
NSF Science and Engineering Doctorate
Awards, includes number of doctorates awarded to women in 1999.
Salaries
Remain High for Graduates in Computer Science and Engineering
Some
women prefer Scheme over C++, a survey at Elsik High School
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