By Christine Persaud
Just when we think new technologies for women couldn’t get any more interesting, they have. This year, there will be plenty of fun, stylish, and useful tech gear coming to market that’s geared especially toward the fairer sex.
By Yasmin Ranade
Earning widespread acclaim, the popular movie Hidden Figures showcases a remarkable story of how three African-American women in the 1960s poignantly use their mathematical acumen, personal determination and a unique opportunity at NASA to help put astronaut John Glenn in orbit.
By Yasmin Ranade
Two women currently blazing a STEM trail at IBM Canada are Ilse Braedvelt, UX Architect and Designer, Master Inventor and Stephanie Hazlewood, STSM (Senior Technical Staff Member) IBM Analytics.
By Christine Persaud
The term “wearable tech” no longer refers only to devices that can be worn around a wrist, a la smartwatches and activity trackers. When we look at gear for females, in particular, there is a wealth of cool choices that would make great gifts for any woman on your holiday gift list. Here are six particularly interesting ones.
By Yasmin Ranade
Microsoft is hosting youth coding events across Canada this week during Computer Science Education Week in support of Hour of Code, a global initiative led by Code.org. Additionally, Microsoft’s YouthSpark partner, Kids Code Jeunesse, will host Hour of Code sessions on December 10th in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal, where student attendees will learn coding basics in a fun and supportive environment.
by Lee Rickwood
The sensors track a patient’s movement and a software program developed by MDDT captures, converts and incorporates that sensor data for further medical monitoring and assessment.
by Lee Rickwood
As powerful and capable as customized mobile safety apps can be, it is surely a matter of culture and attitude as much as infrastructure and technology that must be changed if there’s any hope of reducing and eliminating sexual assault and violence on campus.
By Christine Persaud
Since 1971, August 26 has been known as Women’s Equality Day in the U.S., celebrating women’s right to vote thanks to the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution. But it’s an occasion worth celebrating north of the border as well.