A non-profit charitable organization founded by Dr. Anita Borg in 1997, the Anita Borg Institute (ABI) works for implementing programs to support and develop women leaders in industries, academics, or high-tech fields. ABI offers complete support to women leaders by providing them tools to grow their careers and seeks to enhance the positive impact of technology on the women of the world. Some of the prominent ABI partners include: Google, Microsoft, Facebook, IBM, Intel, Lockheed Martin, National Security Agency, SAP, Thomson Reuters, Amazon, Raytheon, and Salesforce.
2012 Anita Borg Top Company for Technical Women Award
The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) has opened submissions for the 2012 Anita Borg Top Company for Technical Women Award. The award recognizes an organization which has demonstrated measurable results in the recruitment, retention and advancement of technical women at all levels. Companies who receive the award are widely recognized as leaders in leveraging diverse talent for greater innovation.
Evaluation
Grounded in organizational research and based on quantitative data, the award measures companies’ representation of technical women as well as improvement in women’s representation over time. To determine the winning organization, companies are evaluated on the basis of benchmarks in representation and demonstrated improvement. The set of evaluation criteria was formulated in cooperation with a social science advisory task force comprised of four academic experts on gender in organizations and women in computing disciplines.
As part of participation, each organization receives a customized analysis and feedback with benchmarking information from the Anita Borg Institute researchers, comparing the company’s performance to the aggregate performance of all other applicants and research-based industry standards. The winning organization will be recognized at the 2012 Anita Borg Women of Vision Awards banquet.
Last date for submitting the application is October 14, 2011.
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