Communications of the ACM
No Techs Please, We're British
Ada Lovelace, 1815-1852
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March 24 is Ada Lovelace day, an event named after Charles Babbage's assistant, commonly held to be the world's first computer programmer. The day named in her honor invites us to celebrate the achievements of women in technology and science.
Fifteen years after my graduation . . . I'm in awe of women who've battled the cultural stereotypes to make their mark in sciences. The sad fact remains that there are very few females working in technology today. In the UK, women represent 18.2 percent of undergraduates in computing and 22.3 percent of post-graduates.
In India, the technology culture could not be more different. A young friend of mine . . . explained that in India, technology has none of the gender associations that it does in the UK. The Indian middle classes are motivated by financial realism, and technology is seen as a high-status career.
From Times Online
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