The wonderfully-named Dr. Anita Borg (1949 - 2003) was a rebel with a cause: ensuring that technology itself has positive outcomes, and dismantling barriers that keep women and minorities from entering computing and technology fields. Today the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology carries on her vision. And because Google shares that passion, we are pleased to sponsor the . We are inspired by the -- and in hopes of finding more, the program is expanded this year to accept applications from students entering their senior year of undergraduate study as well as those enrolled in a graduate program. we awarded 23 scholarships; this year we"d like to do more.

Tell your friends, or yourself - the deadline is January 20.

In conclusion, The Institute mission is two-fold: to increase the impact of women on all aspects of technology and to increase the positive impact of technology on the world’s women. Women in our society can be encouraged to embrace engineering and technical professions and learn the skills of leadership. They will use those capabilities to influence the ways in which technology is designed and used, focusing on significant practical solutions to the problems that trouble them-energy, food, illiteracy, environment, elder care, disease control-and a host of other issues confronting our world. As the products and services resulting from their innovations permeate the global market and the capabilities of technical women are demonstrated, new generations of women will follow in their footsteps, in a profession that is increasingly more supportive of their gender.

Unfortunately, I am just a guy. :-)

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