10-14-09

• Gender, Computing, and Engineering

Dr. Maria Klawe has served as the Dean of Science at the

Dr. Klawe has worked to increase the participation of women and other underrepresented groups in science and

has impressive credentials (see below) and this is

WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) is sponsoring

Gender, Computing, and Engineering

WISE Distinguished Lecturer - Dr. Maria Klawe

 WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) is sponsoring

a visit by Dr. Maria Klawe on Wednesday, Oct. 14. She has **impressive** credentials (see below) and this is a great opportunity to hear and meet with someone who is an outstanding scientist, former Dean of Engineering and Science at Princeton, and a current College President, and who is also very concerned about women's issues. Her talk entitled "Gender, Computing, and Engineering" will explore the attitude differences between women and men and their effect on career choices, and will discuss best practices for increasing and retaining women in computing and engineering.

 !! Gender, Computing, and Engineering

• Wednesday, October 14
• Trabant Theatre in the Trabant Student Center

Abstract

This talk explores how girls and women differ from boys and men in their uses of and attitudes towards computing technology, and how this affects career choices and the participation of females in computing and engineering. From playing computer games to pursuing computing and engineering careers, the participation of females tends to be low compared to that of males. Why is this? We discuss research findings on this issue, as well as best practices for increasing and retaining the participation of females in computing and engineering.

Short BIO

  Dr. Maria Klawe has served as the Dean of Science at the

University of British Columbia and the Dean of Engineering and Applied Science at Princeton University, and is currently the President of Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California. She is a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery and a member of the Board of Directors of Microsoft.

 Dr. Klawe has worked to increase the participation of women and other underrepresented groups in science and

engineering. She was the first woman to serve on the board of the Computing Research Association and co-founded its Committee on the Status of Women. She has been a member of the board of the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology since its inception and was Chair from 2003-2008. For her efforts on behalf of increasing opportunities for underrepresented groups, she was given the Nico Habermann Award in 2004.

Sponsored by WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) and the Deans of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment, College of Engineering, and the College of Health Sciences.