Women in Technology

Carly Schwartz

WATCH: 4 Reasons Why Women Will Rule The Future Of Technology

HuffingtonPost.com | Carly Schwartz | Posted 05.30.2012

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SAN FRANCISCO -- "I'm not going to give a whiny speech about how few women there are in tech," Kara Swisher, legendary technology journalist and found...

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Gina Romero on Women Entrepreneurs on the Web (WeOW)

Christel Quek | Posted 05.30.2012

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Christel Quek

The Athena Network Singapore & Asia-Pacific and Women@Google have created "Women Entrepreneurs on the Web" (WeOW) to provide training and education to women entrepreneurs.

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So Now What? Reflections on she++

Ellora Israni | Posted 05.30.2012

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Ellora Israni

We discussed at she++ that it is not technical difficulties (pun intended) that plague female computer scientists, but rather the social dynamics of our field. We learned that those dynamics are the real deterrents of female computer scientists.

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My Experience as a Field Engineer Off the Coast of Angola

Women 2.0 | Posted 05.21.2012

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Women 2.0

The timer had started running 30 minutes ago. I was sweating from the exertion of rigging up a 500-pound tool string with my crew and the nervousness of being responsible of running a $2 million exploration job in an offshore oil platform in Africa.

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What the Facebook IPO Means

Clara Shih | Posted 05.14.2012

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Clara Shih

It's electrifying here in Silicon Valley this week, even more so than usual. Normally, many of us are heads down, focused on our own companies, but right now, even in the land of "what's next?" all anyone can talk about is the Facebook IPO.

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Lilypad Arduino

Adda Birnir | Posted 05.10.2012

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Adda Birnir

When I tell people that one of my personal goals is to bring more women into tech, and that I plan to do so by making tech learning fun and accessible, a lot of people -- usually men -- worry that what I am doing is patronizing.

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A Girl in a Tech World

Maura Kelly | Posted 04.23.2012

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Maura Kelly

Today, girls are excelling at sciences, but when it comes to career choice, they're opting for fields like medicine and bio-tech, rather than computing and technology.

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Professional Women Are Working for Change

Angela Perkey | Posted 04.13.2012

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Angela Perkey

Martinis, makeovers, and massages are not what come to mind when you think about giving back and community service. Yet a group of executive women have found a creative way to network and raise money for a nonprofit.

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Women in the SoLoMo Boardrooms

Hulya Aksu | Posted 04.11.2012

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Hulya Aksu

Women are not only outnumbering men in social media usage, but they are spending more time on the social sites that they visit. Why are we not among the founders and the leaders of the companies that serve us?

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Why Women Aren't Dominating Startups -- Yet

Forbes Woman | Posted 04.10.2012

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Over the past few decades, women have overcome tremendous obstacles and have made a lot of progress in the area of gender equality in America. We n...

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Women in Technology: Let’s Close the Gap

Peggy Johnson | Posted 04.10.2012

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Peggy Johnson

As a woman in what has been perceived to be a "man's profession," I've learned some lessons along the way which may be helpful to young women considering a technical career.

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WATCH: Melissa Mowbray-D'Arbela, A Female Hi-Tech Role Model

Karin Kamp | Posted 05.22.2012

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Karin Kamp

Melissa says to succeed in male-dominated industries like the one's she's worked in -- architecture, law, investment banking, private equity and now science -- you have to be strategic.

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The Plan

Gina Bianchini | Posted 02.22.2012

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Gina Bianchini

By organizing a small New Year's Resolutions group (online or in the real world), you'll have dramatically more fun and see more success with your goals heading into 2012.

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Why Don't Girls Want Careers in Technology?

Belinda Parmar | Posted 01.30.2012

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Belinda Parmar

When it comes to careers, boys are five times more likely to go into technology. Why is this? At what point are we losing our girl geeks to other industries?

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Why Our Daughters Need to Play More Video Games

Samantha Parent Walravens | Posted 01.16.2012

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Samantha Parent Walravens

While the lack of women in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields is often attributed to lack of ability or desire on the part of women, a more likely explanation is that societal beliefs, or stereotypes, color our view.

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Get a Grip... on Your Phone

Belinda Parmar | Posted 12.13.2011

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Belinda Parmar

What is the relationship between women and their phones? And what can this tell us about how women engage with technology?

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It's Time to Get Smart About Internet Security

Belinda Parmar | Posted 12.10.2011

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Belinda Parmar

Anyone in possession of my phone has the potential to access to my contacts, social networking accounts, home and work information and credit card details. It's like having your purse and your laptop stolen simultaneously. (As well as your cell phone. Obviously.)

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The Accidental Techie

Emily K. Schwartz | Posted 11.20.2011

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Emily K. Schwartz

As women, it's critical that we open doors for young girls who do not know they exist. These are not just doors to the unknown, but doors to the "STEM" careers: opportunities in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math.

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Five Keys to Leadership for Women in Technology

Penny Herscher | Posted 11.18.2011

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Penny Herscher

Do women lead differently than men? Yes, usually. Do women face more barriers than men? Frequently. But do women sometimes hold themselves back ? Yes.

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Venture Capital Firm Targets Women-Led Businesses

Angie Chang | Posted 10.10.2011

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Angie Chang

Golden Seeds makes investments in early stage high growth companies led by women. We want women to have more power and influence within companies -- and ownership in them -- with opportunities to make companies great places to work for women.

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How I Built A $100 Million Startup Without Dropping Out of School

Catherine Cook | Posted 01.05.2012

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Catherine Cook

At school, I didn't want to talk about myYearbook because I wanted my classmates to like me and, as has been discussed by women far more successful than I, no one likes a successful, ambitious girl.

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Bianca Bosker

LearnVest CEO On What Women Do That Holds Them Back

HuffingtonPost.com | Bianca Bosker | Posted 09.22.2011

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In first grade, Alexa von Tobel decided to be president of the United States. A few years after that, she settled on her ultimate -- and perhaps most ...

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Readers Pick: 27 Women In Tech You Need To Follow On Twitter

Posted 09.18.2011

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After presenting our list of 27 Women In Tech You Need To Follow On Twitter, we asked readers to submit their own nominations to @HuffPostTech on Twit...

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What Is It Like to Be a Woman Working in the Tech Industry?

Rebekah Cox | Posted 09.15.2011

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Rebekah Cox

Girls are typically raised with kid gloves and rarely receive the hard, direct and tough feedback of their male counterparts.

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Crashing The Silicon Ceiling: Introducing HuffPost's "Women In Tech" Series

Arianna Huffington | Posted 09.05.2011

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Arianna Huffington

The tech sector has traditionally been a boy's club. But a growing number of women are disregarding the "No Girls Allowed" sign and are not only infiltrating the tech world -- but, increasingly, influencing and leading it.

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