Showing posts with label scientopia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label scientopia. Show all posts
Monday, June 20, 2011
Land War in Asia (aka, CS undergraduate education)
Today on Scientopia I get involved in a land war in Asia.
Monday, June 6, 2011
2010 ACM Awards - A Glance at Gender
I've posted today in Scientopia about a glance at gender for the 2010 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Awards. The ACM is our major professional organization in Computer Science.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Hey, where did all the women go?
Today on Scientopia I discuss a recent article about women leaving science, which delighted me not only because it included fellow FCS and blogger Amy Dalal, but also in its clear statement that the major reason women leave the profession is because of workplace culture, not babies.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Discrimination in an inverted hierarchy
Today at Scientopia I discuss the issue of inverted discrimination in the workplace, for example, when a student acts racist/sexist/ableist against a professor, or a department head discriminates against a CEO.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Finding Your Way In (Computer) Science
Today in The Difference Engine I write about self-esteem, inspired by some recent conversations with young FCSes.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Jean Bartik
This week at Scientopia, I write about computing pioneer Jean Bartik, who sadly passed away last week.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Monday, February 28, 2011
Oh noes, it's women CEOs!
Today at Scientopia I discuss the latest debate raging across the pond - hiring quotas to ensure there are more women CEOs of companies.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Top Secret Rosies
A special "rose" for you for Valentine's Day - I've just posted at Scientopia about the incredible new documentary "Top Secret Rosies: The Female Computers of WWII."
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