Computing award for high schoolers promotes girl power

Posted April 15, 2008 at 09:20 PM by Maffie Rafferty

Section: News, Gadgets / Other, Lifestyle, Miscellaneous

If you know any high school girls (preferably juniors or seniors) in the greater Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, or New York City metropolitan areas who have a talent for computers, spread the word to them that there’s this award they can apply for.  It’s the NCWIT (National Center for Women & Information Technology) Award for Aspirations in Computing, and it’s sponsored by Bank of America.  Important dates to remember are April 30, 2008 (deadline for online self-nominations) and May 2, 2008 (deadline for receipt of supporting documentation), with award notification in early May 2008.  Up to 5 winners will be chosen in each of the 6 metropolitan areas, and each winner gets $500 in cash and a laptop!  I don’t know the specifics of the laptop, but I would imagine it’s a nice souped-up one. It would be great if NCWIT could also offer scholarships for lower-income girls who have limited computer access, but this is a good start.  I just hope this doesn’t wind up like Take Our Daughters to Work Day, which became Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day.  As if boys need any help breaking the glass ceiling.  No boys allowed, that’s what I say!

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