Resources for Women in
Computing/Graduate
Women
National/International Resources (and
good places to start)
Computing Research Association Committee on the
Status of Women in Computing Research
http://www.cra.org/Activities/craw/
On the publications page:
Graduate Student Information Guide
Career Mentoring Workshops Booklet
Systers email lists (blurbs taken directly
from CRA-W Resources website)
Systers Electronic Mailing List: Private, unmoderated list to allow professional
women in field of computing (including technical positions, industry, academia,
or government) to discuss issues. Intended membership is technical female
computer professionals and students.
systers-request@pa.dec.com
Systers-out Mailing List: Private, unmoderated mailing list intended to allow
professional lesbians and bisexual women in field of computing to discuss
issues. List is women and computer scientists only. Send full name, computer
affiliation and login to:
systers-out-request@illustra.com
Systers-students Mailing List: Open to all female students studying computer
science and related areas. If dealing with student related questions right now
(i.e. applying to school), you are welcome to join. Systers-students is a
branch-off of the systers list. Students are also welcome member to join
systers-students. Send short introduction to:
systers-students-request@cs.umass.edu
Systers Academia Mailing List:
Modeled after
Systers. More than 500 women are part of this moderated mailing list for
graduate students and faculty women in CSE:
http://www.cra.org/Activities/craw/projects/sys-aca.php
MentorNet
MentorNet is an award-winning nonprofit e-mentoring network that positively
affects the retention and success of those in engineering, science and
mathematics, particularly but not exclusively women and others underrepresented
in these fields.
http://www.mentornet.net/
LinuxChix
A community for women who like Linux, and for women and men who want to support
women in computing.
http://linuxchix.org/
Information on student bias towards women in their
teaching roles:
http://www.cra.org/CRN/articles/may03/fich.html
Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing 2006
Notes Exchange:
http://gracehopper.org/2006/wiki/index.php?n=Main.NotesExchange
Association for Women in Computing
http://www.awc-hq.org/
ACM's Committee for Women in Computing
http://women.acm.org/index.html
Anita Borg Institute for Women in
Technology
http://www.anitaborg.org/index.php
Tips for a Massive Academic Job Search
http://people.mills.edu/spertus/job-search/job.html
Ellen Spertus's page about conducting an academic job search addresses the
two-body problem.
Here at UT
Grad Student Moms:
http://utgradstudentmoms.pbwiki.com/
In the Austin Area
HerDomain:
Her Domain is an online community. As subscribers to the Her Domain email list,
women in the Austin and surrounding areas help each other to find jobs, find
employees, compare notes on their respective trades, and learn from each other
in an unintimidating environment.
Mission: To encourage
and support women who embrace the culture and technology of the Internet as a
vehicle for creative and professional pursuits.
http://www.herdomain.org/index.html