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Inside Microsoft, Hoppers Writing New Code

By Ranae Buscher ● Health & Science ● April 13, 2001

An internal group with a list of grievances and named after the woman known as the Mother of Computers has grown in a decade to be an official advisory council dedicated to the recruitment and retention of women throughout Microsoft.

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Women Are Moving Boundaries of Science

By Chris Lombardi ● Health & Science ● October 23, 2000

Women researchers say current science attracts and rewards those who value distance and autonomy, virtues often thought of as male. But women and insist their scientific work be relevant, and, like Nobel prize-winners, prefer teamwork.

Equal Time in Girls-Only Computer Clubs

By Sarah L. Rasmusson ● Health & Science ● July 5, 2000

Community and private organizations are taking up the challenge to bring underserved girls across the digital divide. The need is great, according to a recent study, and for those who are making it to the other side, the rewards are mega.

Women Scientists Need More Room for Their Views

By Laura Marble ● Arts & Culture ● June 8, 2000

When women enter a scientific profession, be it engineering, medical research or computer technology, the discipline’s agenda shifts, either slightly or dramatically.

The American Ugly

By Rita Henley Jensen ● Health & Science ● April 20, 2000

Imagine, five, count ’em five, Oscars for “American Beauty” a visually exciting film that had so much right about homophobia but with a plot that was nothing more than that same old sexist song…

Brownmiller Dissects Pop Biology Book

By Susan Brownmiller ● Health & Science ● April 11, 2000

Brownmiller dissects pop biology book