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November 20, 2019

Help Us Raise Awareness on Latina Women’s Equal Pay Day

by Kety Esquivel, Vice President of Marketing and Communications Nearly 12 months. That is how many extra days a Latina has to work just to earn what the average white man earns in a year. In the U.S., Latinas earn 54 cents on the dollar as compared to white, non-Hispanic men. The average woman in…

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November 18, 2019

Learn More about Grace Hopper

Celebrate the life and legacy of Rear Admiral Grace Hopper! We’ve put together a list of podcasts, books, and videos that highlight Grace’s many achievements in the field of computing. Click on the links below to learn more. Podcasts The Life and Legacy of Grace Hopper by Innovation Hub Grace Hopper by The History of Computing Ask…

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November 15, 2019

Acknowledging History: “Hidden Figures” NASA Employees Awarded Congressional Gold Medal

On Friday, November 8, the President signed the Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act into law. The legislation honors Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Dr. Christine Darden, and all of the women whose outsized contributions at NASA (or for some at the time, NACA) during the Space Race-era went unrecognized for decades. The legislation bears the…

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November 4, 2019

Changing Policies is Key to Reaching Tech Equity

Intersectional tech equity cannot happen unless leaders focus on improving policies to protect the rights of their workers. Unfortunately, decisions such as the announcement that the EEOC would no longer collect pay data threaten any progress made in closing the pay gap. That is why we at AnitaB.org are asking tech companies to join us…

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October 21, 2019

Public Policy Takes the Stage for the First Time at GHC

The 2019 Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) was not only the largest yet, it also featured the first public policy-focused sessions ever at the Celebration. While the AnitaB.org team looks to grow its presence in the public policy and advocacy arena, the enthusiasm and zeal for action with which the sessions were met were a reaffirming…

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October 21, 2019

Congressional Staff Share Science Advocacy Insights from the Hill at GHC 19

At this year’s Grace Hopper Celebration, the Policy & Engagement team was thrilled to host professional staff members from the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (often referred to as the House Science Committee). Representing Committee members from both sides of the aisle, Cate Johnson and Dr. Sara Barber served on…