People, Paths, and Possibilities
ACM-W’s community is made up of people who care about advancing computing in an equitable and inclusive way. Here, we welcome the students finding their footing, the volunteers generously giving their precious time, the scholars opening doors, and the mentors who remember what it felt like to need one.
Here, we celebrate the many ways people arrive in computing, the journeys that unfold once they do, and the web of relationships that keeps this field alive and growing.
Dive into our special projects to get to know our community better.
Above and Beyond
Since 2006, ACM-W Scholarships have helped women attend the conferences where ideas spark and careers take shape. But what happens next? Above and Beyond follows that thread, tracing how a single moment of support can ripple forward through an education, a career, a field. These are stories of what’s possible when we invest in each other.
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ACM-W Above and Beyond: Dr. Joslenne Peña’s Journey
By Jessica Yauney This month, we are catching up with Dr Joslenne Peña, who attended the CHI 2016 on an ACM-W scholarship. Dr Peña is now an Assistant Professor of […]
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ACM-W Above and Beyond: Mansi Agarwal’s Journey
By Jessica Yauney As part of the ACM-W Above and Beyond Project, we are excited to feature Mansi Agarwal, who works at the intersection of computer vision, multimodal AI, and robotics. […]
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ACM-W Above and Beyond: Dr Raazia Sosan’s Journey
By Jessica Yauney Dr Raazia Sosan’s expertise spans computer graphics, visualization, high-performance computing, and remote sensing. She has been the focal person for multiple national research collaborations with SUPARCO and […]
U-RISE
There is no single path into computing, and U-RISE exists to prove it!
U-RISE (Unconventional Routes into Computing: Re-Imagining Skills and Entry) features women whose journeys defy the standard script: the career-changers, the late arrivals, the ones who were told this wasn’t for them and came anyway. Their stories aren’t exceptions; they’re invitations for you to own this space, too. Come as you are. You belong here.
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U-RISE — Professor Geraldine Fitzpatrick: Following the Thread of Care for People and Technology
An unconventional journey into the world of computing and academia By Fawzia Kara-Isitt Some journeys into computing follow a clear and structured path. Others emerge through curiosity, circumstance, and a […]
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U-RISE – Chinenye Anikwenze: From an Academic in History to an Unconventional Advocate for Responsible and Inclusive AI
By Fawzia Zehra Kara-Isitt Sometimes a story finds you before you go looking for it. When ACM-W Communications Chair Çiğdem Şengül first encountered Chinenye Anikwenze’s writing, it wasn’t through a […]
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U-RISE – Professor Luigina Ciolfi: Unconventional Intersections — Designing Human-Centred Technology with Care for Humanity as its Core
By Fawzia Kara-Isitt The guest of this month’s U-RISE is Professor Luigina Ciolfi, who integrates compassion into the equation of creating technology functionality. For Professor Ciolfi, computing has never been […]
Voices of ACM-W
Behind every piece of work that tries to shift the needle for others, there is a volunteer, generous with their time and care. Voices of ACM-W is where we hear their stories.
This global conversation series brings together women from across regions, career stages, and cultures to talk honestly about computing: their journey into computing and volunteering, the turning points and the detours, the communities that held them and the ones they built themselves, the work for equitable futures that rarely makes it onto a résumé. Together, these voices tell us what it feels like to belong to this field, and to help others belong too.
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Voices of ACM-W: Shaundra Daily on Embracing Diversity: Transforming Computing Education for All
By Cigdem Sengul Are you wondering how diversity and inclusion shape the future of computing? This month’s Voices of ACM-W conversation with Dr Shaundra Daily, a celebrated computing education researcher, […]
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Voices of ACM-W: Audrey Mbogho on Building Community and Inclusion in Computing
By Cigdem Sengul Voices of ACM-W is a global conversation series created to amplify the lived experiences of women in computing. Launched as part of ACM-W’s programming, the series goes […]
