Harvard Women in Computer Science » victoriagu http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~harvardwomenincs Tue, 21 May 2013 04:36:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 How to Address the Gender Wage Gap? http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~harvardwomenincs/addressing-the-wage-gap/ http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~harvardwomenincs/addressing-the-wage-gap/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:50:27 +0000 victoriagu http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~harvardwomenincs/?p=7209 “The data shows that men are able to negotiate for themselves without facing any negative consequences, but when women negotiate, people often like them less and want to work with them less,” says Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer. However, according to this article there are some strategies women can use to speak up for themselves without negative consequences.

]]> http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~harvardwomenincs/addressing-the-wage-gap/feed/ 0 Women at the 2012 Crunchies Awards http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~harvardwomenincs/women-at-the-2012-crunchies-awards/ http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~harvardwomenincs/women-at-the-2012-crunchies-awards/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:45:32 +0000 victoriagu http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~harvardwomenincs/?p=7207 Read about some of the most successful women in tech at the 2012 Crunchies

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]]> http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~harvardwomenincs/getting-over-fear/feed/ 0 Samasource: A startup empowering women and youth living in poverty http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~harvardwomenincs/samasource-a-startup-empowering-women-and-youth-living-in-poverty/ http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~harvardwomenincs/samasource-a-startup-empowering-women-and-youth-living-in-poverty/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 03:51:59 +0000 victoriagu http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~harvardwomenincs/?p=6982 See founder Leila Janah’s inspiring TEDx talk.

Visit the Samasource website to learn more.

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http://aol.it/102aLDQ

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]]> http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~harvardwomenincs/how-women-cs-majors-at-stanford-are-addressing-the-gender-gap/feed/ 5 Cracking the Code Interview: Video with tips from the author, Gayle L. McDowell http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~harvardwomenincs/cracking-the-code-interview-video-from-the-author-gayle-l-mcdowell/ http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~harvardwomenincs/cracking-the-code-interview-video-from-the-author-gayle-l-mcdowell/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2012 19:14:20 +0000 victoriagu http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~harvardwomenincs/?p=6797 Gayle L. McDowell has worked at Google, Microsoft, and Apple, and she is founder and CEO of careercup.com. Check out her comprehensive and very informative video that covers all aspects of technical interviews, for PM, APM and software engineering roles.

Video here.

]]> http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~harvardwomenincs/cracking-the-code-interview-video-from-the-author-gayle-l-mcdowell/feed/ 0 Profiles of Famous Women in Computer Science http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~harvardwomenincs/profiles-of-famous-women-in-computer-science/ http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~harvardwomenincs/profiles-of-famous-women-in-computer-science/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2012 00:01:45 +0000 victoriagu http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~harvardwomenincs/?p=6794 At this link.

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Read about ways in which tech startups are starting to change health care as we know it.

See this piece from The Economist.

Woman entrepreneur Ting Shih, who did her undergrad CS degree at Carnegie Mellon, turned a project at the MIT media lab into a successful startup, ClickMedix, that has garnered worldwide attention. It is an innovative mobile healthcare platform serving people in poor and developing countries. Read a Q&A with Ting:

See this piece from the Huffington Post.

]]> http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~harvardwomenincs/how-can-startups-disrupt-health-care/feed/ 0 Looking for things to do over winter session? http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~harvardwomenincs/looking-for-things-to-do-over-winter-session/ http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~harvardwomenincs/looking-for-things-to-do-over-winter-session/#comments Sat, 15 Dec 2012 05:20:18 +0000 victoriagu http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~harvardwomenincs/?p=6772 If you enjoy competition, games and algorithms, or are craving an iPad Mini, the Computational Challenge during Optional Winter Activities Week is for you. The Institute for Applied Computational Science is sponsoring a computational game competition that will pit student teams (2-3 students per team, undergrads through G3 eligible) against each other. The winning team gets the iPads. Sign up by Jan. 17; kickoff is Monday, Jan. 21. Go to http://computefest.seas.harvard.edu/ and click on “Student Challenge” to learn more and sign up.

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