by Shelley Wood | Sep 9, 2017 | calendar entry
Central to the Women in Tech Project is creating interventions to address what we’ve uncovered from the field interviews and quantitative research. Using the research and principles from games for good, at team from the University of Maryland is creating a Career...
by Shelley Wood | Apr 22, 2017 | Blog, Featured
Karen’s article in Network Computing outlines the critical factors companies should focus on in order to retain women working in IT. The article is a great introduction to work being done by the Women in Tech Project.
by Shelley Wood | Mar 25, 2017 | Blog, Featured
Today the percentage of women in technology is dropping. Worse, as reported by NCWIT the quit rate for tech women is more than twice as high (41%) as compared to men (17%) and 56% of women leave the field mid career. Clearly if we want more women in technology we have...
by Shelley Wood | Nov 16, 2016 | calendar entry
You have been waiting a long time — now it’s here! After 18 years, the classic Contextual Design book is being retired and the new edition — Contextual Design Second Edtion: Design for Life — is available!
by Shelley Wood | Nov 2, 2016 | Blog
Watch the webinar, take this survey for our research, volunteer to help, and/or be interviewed. Why are women leaving high tech? While there are many reasons for this phenomenon, research indicates that daily workplace factors, along with the realities of what they...
