Comments on: Happy Ada Lovelace Day!

By: » All The Women Who Edit Wiki, Throw Your Hands Up At Me The Wikipedian

» All The Women Who Edit Wiki, Throw Your Hands Up At Me The Wikipedian — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:38:32 +0000

[...] support efforts to improve content related to women. Projects promoted by the Collaborative include Ada Lovelace Day, when participants were encouraged to improve articles related to women in math and science, [...]

By: staceydfla

staceydfla — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 22:17:25 +0000

I read recently that women who pitch Silicon Valley venture capitalists take home 75 percent less investment capital than men. Publishing the contributions of women entrepreneurs, engineers, scientists and inventors is a great place to start to changing this paradigm.

By: Amanda Burton

Amanda Burton — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 03:59:12 +0000

In 1969 when my mother, Norma King Jensen, turned 60 and was newly divorced and living on extremely limited means, she enrolled in local community college to follow her passion and ultimately to become a sought-after Sr. Systems Analyst in the burgeoning data processing industry. She worked in-house and as a contractor for major companies until well into her 70′s, retiring only when her health began to decline. This was especially meaningful because, although she received her Masters degree in Mining Engineering and went to work as a research metallurgist supporting the war effort in 1942, when the war was over she was offered only secretarial work at the many engineering firms to which she applied. Finally to achieve secure professional work in one’s 60′s is still remarkable today; in fact I think it may be even less likely in today’s youth-oriented culture. Her achievement reminds us of the importance of governmental support for education at every level, and should underscore public alarm about shrinking resources at community and state colleges.