Sentences with phrase «women in technology program»

The mission is part of BDC's effort to support women entrepreneurs, which includes C$ 1.4 billion in loans to women - owned firms by 2021 and $ 200 million in investments through the Bank's Women in Technology program.

Not exact matches

That includes funding programs that teach STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) to young people in underserved areas, collaborating with higher education institutions, investing in women and minority - owned companies and creating bolder hiring and retention incentives and programs to encourage diversity within Intel.

As the Founding Program Director of the WiTNY Initiative, she's a recognized leader in facilitating the participation of young girls and women in technology careers.

Gelman says the company will use the money to hire more employees, expand its physical footprint, invest in technology that will beef up its digital member portal, and more importantly, add a «scholarship program» for professional women who can't afford The Wing's rates.

Girls, young women, subject matter experts from the justice, law enforcement, and information and communication technology (ICT) sectors, along with educators, parents, program workers from across the country participated in consultations to identity gaps, challenges, promising practices, and recommendations for strategies to end cyberviolence.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

[BOX 10] Committee on Minority Representation in Science, 1970 - 1973 Opportunities in Science Department Head Files: I, 1974 Opportunities in Science Department Head Files: II, 1972 - 1973 Committee on Opportunities in Science Women's Caucus Ad Hoc Committee of Women, 1972 - 1978 Committee on Industry, Technology and Society Files: I, 1973 - 1974 Committee on Industry, Technology and Society Files: II, 1971 - 1973 Youth Council Files, 1972 - 1973, 1969 - 1971 AAAS Youth Science Program, 1970 - 1981 Youth Council Newsletter, May 1972, October 1971, May 1971 Interim Committee on Arid Lands, 1963 - 1965 Committee on Arid Lands Arid Lands Research Newsletter, 1963 - 1972 Climate Study Committee Committee on Population and Reproduction Control Committee on Population, Resources, and the Environment Science, Arms Control, and National Security, Committee on

Description: Program for scientists (not only women) at U.K. universities or in industry who have taken a break of at least 2 years from a science -, engineering -, or technology - related career.

This annual $ 10,000 award recognizes an individual, program, or organization in the U.S. that encourages the advancement of girls and women in the natural and physical sciences, mathematics, engineering, computer science, and technology.

COACh provides training workshops, mentoring and networking activities, and support for programs to recruit and retain women for careers in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.

Sue Rosser, dean of Ivan Allen College at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta and former chief of women's programs at NSF, conducted a survey of 598 POWRE recipients to learn about «the most significant issues / challenges / opportunities facing women scientists today as they plan their careers» (2).

In addition to directly supporting research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), NSF's programs and policies also encourage women, minorities, and people with disabilities — among others — to enter these fieldIn addition to directly supporting research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), NSF's programs and policies also encourage women, minorities, and people with disabilities — among others — to enter these fieldin science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), NSF's programs and policies also encourage women, minorities, and people with disabilities — among others — to enter these fields.

The NSF program seeks to enhance U.S. leadership in science and technology while increasing participation by underrepresented groups, including women, members of racial and ethnic groups, persons with disabilities, and persons with low socio - economic status.

I was a young African - American woman in 1996, determined to do my best at Lockheed Martin, one of the world's foremost technology companies, when I was named to lead an integrated - product team for a mission - critical U.S. Navy program.

More groups are going to bat for underrepresented minorities in science and engineering, the most recent being a Sloan Foundation pretenure faculty fellowship program, a National Academy of Engineering summit on women in engineering, and a new federal Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering and Technowomen in engineering, and a new federal Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering and TechnoWomen and Minorities in Science, Engineering and Technology.

-- The Under Secretary shall ensure that each summer institute program authorized under paragraph (2) includes students from groups underrepresented in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics teaching, including women and members of minority groups.

She has served as a mentor in Harvard's Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (WISTEM) program, MIT's Research Science Institute, and is a musician as well — she was principal second violinist of the Harvard Dudley Orchestra.

From the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Brigham and Women's Hospital (S.J., A.J.S., M.M.) and Harvard Medical School (B.L.E.), the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital (E.S.) and Harvard Medical School (G.K.S., P.L.), the Department of Pathology (S.J.) and the Center for Genomic Medicine (P.N., S.K.), Massachusetts General Hospital, the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, and Cardiovascular Research Center (P.N., S.K.), and the Department of Medicine (A.G.B.), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and the Departments of Medical Oncology (C.J.G.) and Biostatistics and Computational Biology (D.N.), Dana - Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, and the Program in Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute of Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge (P.N., A.G.B., N.G., S.G., S.K.)- all in Massachusetts; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Parma, Italy (D.A.); the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York (U.B., R.M., V.F.); Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III, Madrid (V.F.); Medical Research Council - British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit and National Institute for Health Research Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Donor Health and Genomics, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, and the British Heart Foundation, Cambridge Centre of Excellence, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge (J.D.), and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton (J.D.)- both in the United Kingdom; the Center for Non-Communicable Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan (P.F., D.S.); the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (D.S.); and the Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Lund, Sweden (O.M.).

The goal of the ADVANCE program is to increase the representation and advancement of women in academic science, technology and engineering careers.

There are amazing women in the technology field, but there's still a big disparity, as evidenced by the establishment of «code academies» just for girls or the push for female enrollment in STEM programs.

To put the students» findings online, she has enlisted help from Armijo High School's Women in Technology, or WIT, program in creating panoramic shots and taking video footage.

In response to a serious shortage of women in computer science and information technology, GirlTECH works to promote participation by girls and women through K - 12 student and teacher programs, university - student admission and retention programs, and national outreach and awareness effortIn response to a serious shortage of women in computer science and information technology, GirlTECH works to promote participation by girls and women through K - 12 student and teacher programs, university - student admission and retention programs, and national outreach and awareness effortin computer science and information technology, GirlTECH works to promote participation by girls and women through K - 12 student and teacher programs, university - student admission and retention programs, and national outreach and awareness efforts.

SMB: We should take a page from the successful, ongoing efforts that address the lingering lag in girls» and women's participation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields and leadership positions: 1) mentoring and role - modeling programs that involve more men in schools, particularly men who hold other than traditionally male jobs so that students see men in a variety of careers; 2) a national fathers» reading campaign to engage more fathers in reading to their children; and 3) increased funding for innovative programs that engage students in literacy activities in and out of school.

«Reshma Saujani recognized a persistent problem in the lack of women in computer science and technology fields, and, in building Girls Who Code, came up with an ingenious plan to address the issue through innovative educational programs and networks.

At last week's presentation, «Launching an Entrepreneurial Venture: From Cambridge to Tajikistan Using Raspberry Pis and the Sneakernet,» Beary shared her experiences with Entrepreneurial Lab (eLab)-- an entrepreneurship education program for high - potential, disadvantaged young women between the ages of 12 and 15 around the world — both in an effort to capture the early stages of a startup and to share how the organization has used low - cost technology to reach young women living in remote parts of low - income countries.

New York City College of Technology (City Tech) will confer the degrees on the graduates — five men and one woman — each of whom has completed an accelerated career and technical education program designed to let them earn a high school and an associate degree in six years or less.

While «Made with Code» has been designed with young women in mind, please consider taking the time to learn a little more about the program no matter your age or gender... it might surprise you to discover the ways that technology is changing the world around you (and also that it is being achieved by regular people no different from you and me).

You Too Can Accept Credit Cards Card Gives Virtual Rewards When You Spend Real Cash Consumers Know More About Credit Scores, but Knowledge Gaps Still Prove Costly New Guide Takes Mystery out of Prepaid Cards Contactless Credit Cards Could Encourage Spending Chase and LivingSocial Offer a Deal of a Card Women Pay More Than Men for Credit Cards, Study Finds Springtime Means New Bonuses for Popular Rewards Cards Convenience Stores Pass Credit Card Fees on to Consumers Discover Expands Internationally, Sets EMV Mandate American Express Cardholders Can Tweet for Savings Contactless Payments: The Faster Way to Pay MasterCard Offers «Priceless» City Experiences Plain Vanilla Cards Pack a Big Punch Scrap the Plastic: A New Way to Pay is Coming Americans» Financial Situation Improving - Not Out of the Woods True Romance is About Discussing Finances FTC Action Stops Fake Credit Card Telemarketing Operation MasterCard Lays Out EMV Roadmap Sovereign Bank Launches a «Sphere» of a Simplified Card New Year Starts with Mixed News on Credit Defaults Suze Orman Pushes Prepaid Card Citibank Makes Rewards Program Social It's Never Too Early to Teach Children About Credit Cards New Services Offer Loyalty Programs Through Credit Cards Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Launches Card Agreement Simplification Project Credit Card Users Focus on Product Benefits, Not Cost, Says New Survey Spend Wisely this Holiday Season EMV Chip Technology Continues to Spread in the U.S. Interested In Calculating Interesin the U.S. Interested In Calculating InteresIn Calculating Interest?

In 2012, Karen knew that MoneyMinder needed to further improve, and to keep up with technology, she teamed up with Seattle Money Coach, Mikelann Valterra, her top Financial Recovery money coach and founder of The Women's Earning Institute, to help her create the MoneyMinderOnline as a cloud - based program.

The program includes a variety of formats, including a cooking show by Will Benedict and Steffen Jørgensen; a show on human - animal relations in Africa and Thailand by Korakrit Arunanondchai; a «general intellects» video with McKenzie Wark; a visual essay by Aria Dean; a docu - short on «seasteading» in Tahiti by Daniel Keller and Jacob Hurwitz Goodman; a report on «reparation hardware» by Ilana Harris - Babou; a cartoon by Amalia Ulman; a docu - short on «economic utopias» by Christopher Kulendran Thomas; a fictional drama by the South African collective CUSS Group exploring the influence of technology and digital culture in South Africa; and a contribution by the Women's History Museum.

In 2016 the gallery shifted to focus our programming on solo shows from women refiguring technology, and expanded with more international exhibitions, pop - ups and art fairs.

Collaborating with partners Susan B. Anthony Recovery Center, Women in Distress of Broward County, PACE Center for Girls and Young at Art Museum, and MOCA North Miami's Women on the Rise program, Girls» Club offers multimedia and digital imaging workshops that build self - esteem while developing creative skill sets using art and technology for women and girls navigating transitions in their lWomen in Distress of Broward County, PACE Center for Girls and Young at Art Museum, and MOCA North Miami's Women on the Rise program, Girls» Club offers multimedia and digital imaging workshops that build self - esteem while developing creative skill sets using art and technology for women and girls navigating transitions in their lWomen on the Rise program, Girls» Club offers multimedia and digital imaging workshops that build self - esteem while developing creative skill sets using art and technology for women and girls navigating transitions in their lwomen and girls navigating transitions in their lives.

Ms. Birnbaum emerged in the late 1970s with videos that cleverly edited television programs to expose their promulgation of stereotypes; her best - known piece, «Technology / Transformation: Wonder Woman,» isolates the famous spinning motion that transformed a secretary into a superhero.

Over the last few years, Cortright has been using Adobe Photoshop to make paintings, lightly hacking both the technology and the intended social use for this program — as an image - editing platform, Photoshop is frequently used to alter the appearance of women in photographs.

[Translate] By Paul Brown / Climate News Network A Nepalese woman in the Empower Generation program works with solar technology...

Tim Carmichael — President, Coalition for Clean Air Theo Colborn — President, The Endocrine Disruption Exchange Jeremy Jackson — Oceanographer, Scripps Institute for Oceanography Tzeporah Berman — Campaign Director & Founder, Forest Ethics Gloria Flora — Director, Sustainable Obtainable Solutions Mikhail Gorbachev — Founding President, Green Cross International, 1990 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Omar Freilla — Director, Green Worker Cooperatives Wallace J. Nichols — Senior Scientist, The Ocean Conservancy Diane Wilson — Author, An Unreasonable Woman Andrew Weil — Director, Program for Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona Thomas Linzey — Executive Director, Community Environment Legal Defense Fund Michel Gelobter — President, Redefining Progress Jerry Mander — Director, International Forum of Globalization William McDonough — Architect, William McDonough & Partners (as Bill McDonough) Bruce Mau — Creative Director, Bruce Mau Designs John Todd — Ecological Designer Rick Fedrizzi — President & CEO, US Green Building Council Greg Watson — Vice President, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Lester Brown — President, Earth Policy Institute Herman Daly — Professor, University of Maryland, Former Senior Economist, World Bank Betsy Taylor — Founder, Center for the New American Dream Wade Davis — Explorer - in - Residence, National Geographic Society Leo Gerard — President, United Steel Workers International Union Mathew Petersen — President & CEO, Global Green USA Peter Warshall — Ecologist, Whole Earth Catalogue Andy Lipkis — President & Founder, Tree People Rest of cast listed alphabetically: David Attenborough (archive footage) George W. Bush (archive footage) Al Gore (archive footage) Arnold Schwarzenegger (archive footage) Brian Williams (archive footage)

Amy is also the founder and co-organizer of Legal Hackers LA, which programs around the intersection of law and technology; was named one of the one of ten women to watch in legal technology by the American Bar Association Journal in 2014; and was nominated as a Finalist for the Corporate Counsel of the Year Award 2015 by LA Business Journal.

Angela is an active contributor to the Australian technology and eDiscovery communities, supporting programs such as Girl Geeks, Code Dojo and Women in eDiscovery.

To help increase the number of women in technology, Google created a coding education program for women.

- the final results of our survey on the impact of social media and technology on relationships - the unveiling of a community mosaic mural to celebrate Harmony Day - the expansion of our workplace services program - the evaluation of a family violence program for Vietnamese speaking men - a special exhibition in Shepparton featuring stories by women affected by family violence.