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Video: FCC Hosts TechGirls

On July 11, the FCC welcomed four ambitious girls from the Middle East and North Africa who are participating in the State Department’s TechGirls exchange program.

The World Marks Girls in ICT Day

Countries around the world, as well as the International Telecommunication Union, are hosting events for Girls in ICT.

UN Broadband Commission Sets New Gender Target

The ambitious new target is designed to spur female access to the power of ICTs by targeting “gender equality in broadband access by the year 2020

Google Grants $1.2M to Help Analyze Female Roles in TV, Film

As part of its Global Impact Awards, Google has given a $1.2 million grant to the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media for the development of technology to help analyze female portrayals in children’s media, an area where an earlier report by the Institute had indicated significant gender inequality.

Google Apps Developer Challenge 2012 Now Open

Google's 2012 apps developer contest, the Google Apps Developer Challenege, is now open globally, and women are especially encouraged to enter

Vital Voices Global Partnership Honors Female Leaders

Female activists from around the world were honored at the Kennedy Center by the Vital Voices Global Partnership June 6, 2012.

How Women are Changing the Tech World

A look into the current state of women in the tech world, especially their increasing role in start-up companies.

STEM Women All Stars Hit the Road

In April, at the release of the White House Girls in STEM video, some of the Nation's top women scientists and engineers urged girls to open their mind to careers in these fields.

Mobile Phones Offer Indian Women a Better Way of Life

For women like Mrs. Gupta access to mobile phones can break the pattern of marital isolation in India…

DigiGirlz Day Highlights Information Technology Career Opportunities for Women

Microsoft's DigiGirlz Day strives to provide young women with the necessary expertise …

Why Aren't More Women in Science Fields?

PBS NewsHour's Judy Woodruff interviewed Klawe about her experiences bringing more young women into science fields….

Open ICT opportunities for women, ITU chief urges member nations

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has urged its members states to open ICTs opportunities for girls and women …

Women At Work: Soundbytes, Statistics Of Women Who Lead (Infographic)

In 2012, women continue to leave their mark in business in industries around the world. …

Jocelyn Goldfein, Facebook Engineer, Explains why it matters there aren't more girl geeks

Jocelyn Goldfein has a simple reason for wanting to increase the number of female engineers: She's tired of meetings where she's surrounded entirely by men….

Women in Tech: It's time to drop the old stereotypes

A career in technology can be as varied, exciting and glamorous as you want it to be - and that's not just for men….

Who said women aren't good at IT?

A guest blog by Sheila Flavell, COO of FDM Group, and winner of Cisco 2012 everywoman in Technology Awards Leader of the Year.

Giving Women the Access Code

Dr. Maria Hawe, president of Harvey Mudd College, talks about the underrepresentation of women in math and sciences…

Women in Technology Announces Finalists for Leadership Awards

From our extensive coverage of D.C. Tech and the dynamic women that have helped build our stellar startup community…

Smart Girls - getting women back into the ICT workforce

Balancing a high-flying ICT career with creating a family is a huge challenge for the modern woman…

Minority women still most underrepresented in science despite progress

Thirty-five years after a landmark report documented minority women as the most underrepresented individuals in science, engineering, medicine and dentistry…

Tech Weekly: Sexism in the Technology Industry

Attitudes to women in tech…

More Women Turn to Tech

Women are becoming "early adopters" of technology…

Women in Tech: How One Entrepreneur Blazed a Trail

For Marvell Technology Group co-founder Weili Dai, the connected lifestyle is the future for not only consumers…

A Practical Vision: Simple Technology that Transforms Lives

Guest post by Simon Trace of Practical Action…

Empowering Women with Mobile Services

The introduction of mobile banking, education, agriculture, and other services is already helping to empower millions of women…

Solving the Pipeline Problem: How to Get More Women in Tech

Jong identifies the problems and solutions for not just have "women in tech" but having "technical women"…

Women in Technology: More role models needed

Tech needs more women. Women and girls at all levels need to be engaged by technology..

Women Take the Lead through ICT

Young women are excelling in leadership positions through programs at three Youth Development Resource Centers (YDRCs) in the West Bank…

Brookings Institution Celebrates International Women's Day

In honor of International Women's Day, the Brookings Institution created a series of short videos …

Female Tech Entrepreneurs are instigating a revolution

In 2010, two Kenyan women, Jamila Abbas and Susan Oguya, were angered by newspaper reports about middlemen exploiting small farmers…

Why we need to rethink 'Women in Tech"

Jong addresses the discrepancy between "women in tech" and "technical women

5 Start-ups to watch from the Women 2.0 PITCH Conference

Highlights from the PITCH Conference in Silicon Valley, where nearly 1,000 women gathered for talks by industry giants, networking events, mentoring lunches…