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What your grandmother knows about stopping global warming
If you want to live a more eco-friendly life, try asking your grandparents. The wartime conservation efforts of WWII could offer solutions for greener living. If you want to live a more eco-friendly life, try asking your grandparents. The wartime conservation efforts of WWII could offer solut... more
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Breaking down barriers for women in tech
This is such an excellent idea. The need to address this known underrepresentation has been thankfully picking up steam, and it's great to see something happening as a result.
"WOMEN ARE UNDERREPRESENTED
Some of the most gifted folks in technology are women yet they are rarely quoted as experts by the mainstream media and blogs. Furthermore women are significantly underrepresented on panels at major technology conferences.
TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS
The teleSummit aims to break down the barriers and showcase the brilliant talents of women who tech out.
TO MOBILIZE A NETWORK OF WOMEN
One of our long term goals is to create a database of women technology experts to be used as a resource for the media and tech conference organizers. This database will not only provide a strong network of women in the technology sector but support the creative talents and energies of women who thrive in this arena."
The official site contains some interesting resource information. Here are a few things to think about:
"Top 5 Cities Where Women Work in IT:
1. Washington, DC Metro area - women account for 32.3% of the IT workforce.
2. Detroit - women account for 31.5% of the IT workforce.
3. Baltimore - women account for 28.6% of the IT workforce.
4. Philadelphia - women account for 28.2% of the IT workforce.
5. Atlanta - women account for 28.2% of the IT workforce.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey
Facts:
* 2% of open source developers are women.
Source: 2005 O'Reilly Open Source Convention
* Women account for 28% of the workforce in proprietary software.
Source: FLOSSPOLS, 2004-2006
* Women who earn B.S. degrees in Computer Science: 28%
* Women who go on to get PhD: 16.5%
* Women who held professional positions in the IT industry in 2006: 26%
Source: Anita Borg Institute, 2007
Teen Girls Have Access To Computers Later Then Teen Boys:
* Age of first computer use: Female: 14.5 Male: 12
* Age of first computer possession: Female: 19 Male: 15
Source: FLOSSPOLS, 2004-2006" This is such an excellent idea. The need to address this known underrepresentation has been thankfully picking up steam, and it's... more -
The Enslavement of America
Despite high supplies and lower demands, gas prices continue to skyrocket. Lower income Americans spend nearly a quarter of their paycheck on gas. The oil companies report record profits, breaking the record profits of the past several years. Additionally, a full time working American works three months out of the year just to pay their taxes. Milk is up 17% in one year. Wages are steady to lower. Is the government tightening the noose? Are they preparing us for something bigger like martial law? Will we be so starved and poor that we will have no energy to resist? When is greed for the super rich going to be so bad that people finally resist? Despite high supplies and lower demands, gas prices continue to skyrocket. Lower income Americans spend nearly a quarter of their pay... more
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