Canadian-Born Tech Visionary Remembered for Her Work and Life
Burns was a critical bridge between the analog and digital worlds, and her work anticipated the Internet and social media sharing long before they existed.
by Lee Rickwood
Category: Women & Tech
Her Leadership on High-speed Internet Project Puts Canadian Province on Top
Her strong interactive leadership helped ensure the project and its intended services could deliver what was promised.
by Lee Rickwood
The Glass Ceiling Needs Shattering
By: Hessie Jones Karen Bennet of WhatsYourTech recently wrote an article, Technology Needs More Women, and provided insight as to why women are under-represented in the high-tech industry,”…the main issues for retaining and interesting women in technology fields are a feeling of lack of…
Women Entrepreneurs Walk an Historic Path in Canada
by Lee Rickwood
Seen as trailblazers and innovators today, and rightly so, female entrepreneurs have in fact been leading corporate development in Canada for hundreds of years.
Kids and Learning: Is Technology Helping Them?
It’s amazing how the life of a student has changed. In just one generation , I see a world that has profoundly changed the attitudes and behaviours of kids. The speed and accessibility of information, the plethora of opinion blogs,…
Wired Woman Society Mentorship Program Receives MicroSkills Partnership Excellence Award
by Yasmin Ranade
I’m thrilled to announce that Community MicroSkills Development Centre is honouring Canadian Women in Communications (CWC) and its Wired Woman Mentorship Program with its MicroSkills Partnership Excellence Award. MicroSkills, a multi-cultural,non-profit, community-based organization committed to assisting the unemployed, wired_woman_logois recognizing Wired Woman members for their dedication to mentoring women in its Information Technology programs and sustainable results.
Technology needs more Women
By Karen Bennet Many studies have shown a steep decline of girls entering the technology fields especially computer science and engineering at the university and college level. These studies have also identified that the main issues for retaining and interesting…
BlackBerry Scholars Program offering 4-year scholarships to women interested in science and technology
By Ted Kritsonis
BlackBerry and musician Alicia Keys are making a final push together for the BlackBerry Scholars Program, an initiative offering four-year scholarships to women entering their first year of university or college this fall.