If women want to ensure themselves a meaningful place in the future, they need to be among those determining how the technology will be used. They need to be among those deciding whether it will be the great leveler or simply serve to worsen social divisions.

Anita Borg

Categorized in : Great Technology Women Future

We're at unique point in history where the things that we are building are going to significantly impact our social, political, economical, and personal lives.

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Leaders of the future will have to be visionary and be able to bring people in - real communicators. These are things that women bring to leadership and executive positions, and it's going to be incredibly valuable and incredibly in demand.

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Women will change the corporation more than we expect. by Anita Borg

Women will change the corporation more than we expect.

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Until Systers came into existence, the notion of a global community of women in computer science did not exist.

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None of these devices address that women keep track of many peopl... by Anita Borg

None of these devices address that women keep track of many peoples lives, not just their own.

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Drs. Margolis and Fisher have done a great service to education, computer science, and the culture at large. Unlocking the Clubhouse should be required reading for anyone and everyone who is concerned about the decreasing rate of women studying computer science.

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If we want technology to serve society rather than enslave it, we have to build systems accessible to all people - be they male or female, young, old, disabled, computer wizards or technophobes.

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The Internet does not have a reputation as being a particularly c... by Anita Borg

The Internet does not have a reputation as being a particularly civilized place.

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Women are starting something like twice as many companies as men, but the money is primarily going to companies started by men.

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There is still a perception that the way women are isn't necessarily what you need for the powerhouse start-ups.

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The stereotypes really play into what kinds of companies women ca... by Anita Borg

The stereotypes really play into what kinds of companies women can get funded for.

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The Internet enables us to share the ideas we have without having... by Anita Borg

The Internet enables us to share the ideas we have without having to create another hierarchy.

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I believe women think differently. by Anita Borg

I believe women think differently.

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It doesn't help to just get women's opinions and then turn them over to an all-white-male engineering team.

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