The Women in Tech Symposium is back, this time focusing on cybersecurity. Get to know some of the leading women in the field on Friday, March 6 at UC Berkeley’s Sibley Auditorium. Join CITRIS for a day-long event focused on the experiences and career paths of women in cybersecurity and walk away with deep insights about our cybersecurity future.
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Cisco’s Nather and Square’s Snyder to keynote Women in Tech 2020
Wendy Nather, Head of Advisory CISOs at Duo Security, will deliver a keynote on “Democratizing Security” at this year’s Women in Tech Symposium. Window Snyder, Chief Security Officer at Square, will participate in a fireside chat with Dean of Berkeley Engineering Tsu-Jae King Liu.
Save the Date! Fourth Annual Women in Tech Symposium
Registration information coming soon! Please contact witi@berkeley.edu for questions or interest in sponsorship.
New Women in Tech Initiative Survey Aims to Boost Tech Workplace Diversity
Technology companies can now complete a simple check-all-that-apply-survey to provide greater transparency to their recruiting processes and empower students to make more informed decisions on corporate culture fit when evaluating job offers while fostering adoption of evidence-based best practices.
New Decal Course: Inclusive Pathways Into Tech & Entrepreneurship
Inclusive Pathways into Tech and Entrepreneurship is for students who want to get hands-on experience in creating a project that advances diversity in tech. This course engages in an innovative approach to teaching by bringing together students from tech and non-tech majors to learn what kind of diverse perspectives they need on their team to solve the world’s problems.
Nominations Now Open for the 2020 Women in Tech Initiative Athena Awards
The Women in Tech Initiative Athena Awards recognize those who embody, encourage, and promote the inclusion of women in technology. Awardees are leaders who inspire […]
Resources for Women in Tech at UC Berkeley
Resources for Women in Tech at UC Berkeley The Women in Tech Initiative has compiled a list of resources for female students at UC Berkeley […]
Korea Woman Journalists Association visits CITRIS
A delegation from the Korea Woman Journalists Association visited CITRIS and the Banatao Institute at Sutardja Dai Hall on the UC Berkeley campus last week […]
How to Become an Effective Female Founder
As female entrepreneurs, the job is often more challenging. For instance, raising capital, only 2% of all American venture capital went to female founders in 2018. Despite the consistent unconscious bias, startups founded by women have outpaced their male counterparts in terms of financial performance.
Nostrum Project: All-woman team constructs clever commentary in CITRIS Invention Lab
A mysterious white box welcomes users with a sign that reads, “Feeling inadequate? Come on over.” If you put your hand into it, a glowing […]
Women in Tech on the Future of AI
Artificial intelligence is one of the fastest-growing industries in the U.S., yet a well-documented gender gap in the field deters talent, diminishes potential, and can […]
Q&A with new NanoLab faculty director
Constance Chang-Hasnain, Berkeley Engineering’s associate dean for strategic alliances, and John R. Whinnery Distinguished Chair Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, took the helm […]
Nanolab high-school intern now first-year Golden Bear
A former Berkeley High School intern in the Berkeley Marvell Nanofabrication Laboratory Summer Internship Program has returned to campus as an undergraduate.
Berkeley City Councilmembers Tour CITRIS and the Banatao Institute at UC Berkeley
Berkeley City Councilmembers Tour CITRIS and learn about ways CITRIS is advancing information technology in the interest of society. Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin and City […]
2019 Women in Tech Symposium on the Future of AI
The Women in Tech Symposium on the Future of AI has a new date: March 8, 2019 – International Women’s Day. Women in Tech: The […]
2019 Women in Tech Initiative Athena Awards announced
Inventors, academics, STEM advocates, and civic technology researchers are among the winners of this year’s Women in Tech Initiative Athena Awards, which recognize those who […]
Job Opportunity: Women in Technology Program Director
Join us in advocating for inclusion in technology. We’re hiring a Program Director for our Women in Technology Initiative.
Investing in the Bank of Hysteria
In the CITRIS Tech Museum in Sutardja Dai Hall, a new exhibit is designed to encourage “womxn, femmes, and gender-nonconforming community members” to express and share their anger. “The Bank of Hysteria Toll-free Rage Hotline” enables visitors to vent their thoughts at what looks like an automated teller screen, via text-message or phone. Then the installation prints out transcriptions of these messages into an overflowing crate of “rage receipts” below.
Athena Awards cap 2017 Women in Tech symposium
The 2017 Women in Tech Symposium gathered 150 women and allies gathered in Santa Clara on November 30 to celebrate those who aim to increase the participation of women in tech.
FEMTech: Berkeley’s First Campuswide Tech Club for Women
FEMTech, UC Berkeley’s first campuswide tech club for women is featured in UC Berkeley News. FEMTech is supported by our Tech for Social Good program and […]
Women in Tech: A Symposium on Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Join us on November 30 for Women in Tech: A Symposium on Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Despite evidence suggesting that diverse leadership teams can benefit workplace […]
Accelerating Momentum For Women and Girls in Science
What can be done to advance participation of women and girls in science? Participation by women in scientific research is rising — women now outnumber […]
Berkeley Innovators Present: “She Started It” Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Join the CITRIS for a film screening of “She Started It,” a new documentary film that follows five trailblazing young female entrepreneurs through their journeys […]
Christine Gulbranson and Andrea Goldsmith join CITRIS Advisory Board
CITRIS is honored to welcome Christine Gulbranson and Andrea Goldsmith to our Advisory Board. Christine Gulbranson is Senior Vice President for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at […]