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The Center
for Women and Information Technology (CWIT), established at the University
of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) in July 1998, is dedicated to providing global leadership in achieving women's full participation in all aspects of information technology (IT). Women's participation in IT will strengthen the workforce, raise the standard of living for many women, and help to assure that information technology addresses women's needs and expands the possibilities for their lives.
The mission has three objectives:
to encourage more women and girls to prepare for
careers and become leaders in information technology
to communicate information related to the richness
and breadth of women's lives, concerns, and possibilities using technology
to foster research concerning gender and
information technology
The Center is working to accomplish its mission through varied
initiatives. Among the projects already under way are the
CWIT Scholars Program, the
Speakers Series, CWIT's
Music Video, Computer Mania
Day, and the CWIT web site, which
ABCNews.com has called "the best resource on women and technology
on the Web." CWIT is also partnering with several UMBC offices
on a program for women technology entrepreneurs, Activate.
For a more complete list of current initiatives, see the Initiatives section.
For more information about the Center, see the April 2003
issue of Baltimore Magazine.
Please also see the CWIT FAQ (Frequently
Asked Questions)
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