ACM-W is the ACM committee on Women in Computing. It celebrates, informs and supports women in computing, and works with the ACM-W community of computer scientists, educators, employers and policy makers to improve working and learning environments for women.


Dr. Anita Borg, 1949-2003, was a wonderful friend and supporter of ACM-W and we all miss her greatly. You can read more about Anita's extraordinary life and achivements at the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology site.



ACM-W is pleased to announce the 2006-7 Athena Lecturer, which celebrates women researchers who have made fundamental contributions to computer science, is Professor Deborah Estrin. Dr. Estrin holds the Jon Postel Chair in Computer Networks at UCLA, and is Director of the NSF-funded Center for Embedded Networked Sensing (CENS). Congratulations to Dr. Estrin and to SIGMOBILE, the SIG that nominated her.

Pipeline...supports students and educators throughout the pipeline.
           Scholarships for Attendance at Research Conferences
           Computer-Girl Website - for high school girls in computer science
           High-School Chapters
           Pathways - a program of the Math/Science network for women

Celebration ...celebrates women in computing past and present.
           Ada Lovelace - biography and ongoing research
           ENIAC Programmers Oral Histories
           Grace Hopper Celebrations of Women in Computing 2006
           Grace Hopper Celebrations of Women in Computing 2004
           Grace Hopper Celebrations of Women in Computing 2002
           Small and Large Celebrations Project
           Athena Lectures: honors women who have made fundatmental contributions to research.

International...strategic international activities.
           Ambassador program - international resources for women in computing
           OII symposium - ACM/BCS symposium on international activities, Oxford, England, June 2004

 Policy...strategic policy activities.
           Database project - search and update our comprehensive collection of articles on women in computing
           Online Resources - links to organisations and resources for women in computing

Community...information and community to support ACM-W.
           ACM-W Student Chapters - student organisations for women in computing
           SIGCSE working committee - a joint initiative with ACM SIGCSE
           The Ada Project (TAP) - a website of resources for women in computing
           ACM-W News and Information
          
Completed Projects - archive

ACM-W Documents and Reports
           Annual Report 2003 (pdf)
           Annual Report 2002 (html)
           Annual Report 2001 (html)
           The Incredible Shrinking Pipeline survey paper by Tracy Camp, 1997 (html)
           The Incredible Shrinking Pipeline full report by Denise Gürer Tracy Camp, 1997 (pdf):
               A review of issues surrounding women in computing
           Inroads, the SIGCSE Bulletin, Special Issue on Women and Computers, June 2002