\ud83d\udda5\ufe0f Jean E. Sammet (1928\u20132017)<\/strong><\/ul>\n\n\n\nThis pioneer started her career in computer science very differently. Jean E. Sammet originally wanted absolutely nothing to do with computers, being vastly unimpressed when she was first introduced to one. Fortunately for programmers everywhere, she changed her mind, as she was (along with Grace Hopper) one of the key creators of COBOL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She went on to write the popular guide Programming Languages: History and Fundamentals<\/em> and became the first woman to be President of the Association for Computer Machinery. Her mother was also a trailblazer \u2013 she was a lawyer in the 1920s when being a woman with a career or education was still considered taboo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\ud83d\udcbe Dame Stephanie Shirley (1933\u2013)<\/strong><\/ul>\n\n\n\nTechnology pioneer Stephanie Shirley launched her software firm Freelance Programmers in 1962, and it went on to develop the black box flight recorder for the British passenger airline Concorde. In its earlier years the firm only hired women, but later diversified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shirley later founded the Oxford Internet Institute, which is dedicated to how the internet affects legal, social, economic, and ethical issues. Since losing her autistic son and only child, she has dedicated her time to advocating for autism awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\ud83d\ude80 Margaret Hamilton (1936\u2013)<\/strong><\/ul>\n\n\n\nComputer Scientist and Systems Engineer Margaret Hamilton led the Software Engineering Division of the Instrumentation Laboratory at MIT. Hamilton worked on software development for Apollo 11, the first successful space mission to place mankind on the moon.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The guidance software she developed was adapted to work for Skylab (the first digital fly-by-wire aircraft). NASA even credits her with coining the term software engineering. She earned the NASA Exceptional Space Act Award for technical and scientific contributions in 2003, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\ud83d\udd10 Radia Joy Perlman (1952\u2013)<\/strong><\/ul>\n\n\n\nPerhaps inspired by her father (an engineer) and mother (a mathematical and computer programmer), Radia Perlman took up a career in computer science. She went on to invent the algorithm behind Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), which essentially creates the rules for internet traffic. STP ensures a network is configured for any event, so when users or machines call for data, it gets delivered properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To date, Perlman holds 80+ patents. She currently works at Sun Microsystems with a specialization in Network Security. She was named Inventor of the Year in 2004 by the Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\ud83d\udcbb Megan Smith (1964\u2013)<\/strong><\/ul>\n\n\n\nAs the first woman to serve as a Chief Technology Officer in the US, Megan Smith created a White House website dedicated to women in STEM. She served in the White House from 2014\u201317 and remains a major advocate in the fight for net neutrality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She is currently on the advisory board for Tech Job Tours, an organization that connects diverse tech talent with available jobs. The organization hosts events throughout the US each year to draw new talent to careers in technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\ud83e\udd16 Fei-Fei Li (1976\u2013)<\/strong><\/ul>\n\n\n\nChief Scientist of AI\/ML at Google Cloud and spearhead of Stanford\u2019s Human-Centered AI Institute (HAI), Fei-Fei Li is an advocate for inclusivity and equitability in AI. Li is also responsible for spearheading the ImageNet project. ImageNet is a database that holds millions of labeled images, providing AI with massive datasets versus individual algorithms for AI to parse \u2014 a method that unlocked AI capabilities further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2019, she received the National Geographic Society Further Award, and in 2023 she earned the Intel Lifetime Achievement Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2601\ufe0f Michelle Zatlyn (1979\u2013)<\/strong><\/ul>\n\n\n\nAs co-founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Cloudflare, Michelle Zatlyn has already accomplished a large feat in the field of cybersecurity. Cloudflare is a leading internet security, performance, and reliability company dedicated to improving internet safety. The company already safeguards roughly 20% of all internet traffic worldwide, boasting 300+ clients from multiple Fortune 1000 companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zatlyn has previously earned a spot on Fortune\u2019s 40 Under 40 list, as well as the Harvard Dubilier Prize for entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\ud83c\udf93 Heather Payne (1987\u2013)<\/strong><\/ul>\n\n\n\nNamed one of Canada\u2019s Top 100 Most Powerful Women in 2013, Heather Payne is passionate about two things: education and technology. As the founder of Ladies Learn Code (now Canada Learning Code) and HackerYou (now Juno College), she\u2019s continued to pursue these passions. Payne\u2019s goal is to expose women and girls to coding and technology in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Juno College has helped 10,000+ students via learning boot camps, part-time upskill courses, and free workshops since 2013.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\ud83c\udf93 Khalia Braswell (1990\u2013)<\/strong><\/ul>\n\n\n\nA previous UX Engineer with Apple, Khalia Braswell designed enterprise app experiences. Braswell later became CEO of InTech Camp for Girls, an organization that educates and inspires girls to innovate in the field of technology. Since 2020, the organization has given 1,200+ girls training and mentorship opportunities in STEM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Braswell was named one of 2019\u2019s Woke 100 by Essence magazine and is passionate about inspiring women from minority groups to pursue careers in STEM-related fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u267b\ufe0f Elizabeth Coulombe (1994\u2013)<\/strong><\/ul>\n\n\n\nTero Innovations CEO and co-founder Elizabeth Coulombe helped design and create a device that recycles food waste into reusable plant fertilizer. The appliance is small enough to sit on a countertop or table, and with the press of a button and a couple of hours, it produces the fertilizer. You can program it for specific time lengths depending on the type of waste you\u2019re recycling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tero devices have kept approximately 220k gallons of waste from ending up in landfills.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\ud83d\udcf3 Michelle Yin (1997\u2013)<\/strong><\/ul>\n\n\n\nThe co-founder of DiscZ Music, Michelle Yin, has already had her company despite it only being launched in June 2023. DiscZ Music already had 1.5 million users spanning at least 200 countries. The song recommendation app lets users share new music with others, create and share playlists, and discover new music through recommendations the service provides based on past selections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yin was profiled in Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2023, along with DiscZ co-founder Bobby Pickney. She was also a Software Engineer at WhatsApp (2018\u201320) and was an intern at Facebook and Google in the same field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Celebrating PIA\u2019s Talented Women in Tech: An Interview with Iva Nedeleva<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nPrivate Internet Access VPN is proud to have women in positions throughout our company, from device app development and project management to technical support. To celebrate International Girls in Women and Science Day, we\u2019re excited to share an interview with one of our incredibly talented engineers. We asked Iva Nedeleva, our Android engineer, what made her want to pursue a career in tech and what she loves about it.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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What does being an Android engineer include?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIt means making sure people can use the PIA client Android phones, so someone with no technical knowledge can go to the Play Store, download the app, and just be able to use it.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I define the way things look and function in the app, as well as optimize it \u2014 there\u2019s always something we can improve. The most important thing for me is to get the work done in the best possible way. I like to see that things are moving at the pace they should be moving at. I don\u2019t think process should ever be a blocker for progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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What did you study to help you get where you are now?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nComputer science, then a Master\u2019s in software engineering, and methodologies of teaching English \u2013 part-time teaching taught me a lot about communicating with people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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What made you want to pursue a career in technology and specifically computer science?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDuring high school, I got interested in AI, then I got involved in some projects in college. It was brand new and shiny and I could see so many benefits, like doing virtual reality training for doctors. Today, I can see how computers and phones are helping people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I love knowing how things work inside out \u2013 it\u2019s in my nature to try and figure out why things work the way they do. When I first saw a computer, I had to know how it worked. You move a mouse and the cursor on your screen moves, and how does that happen? I also thought the internet was fascinating \u2013 you could get access to information that no one else had.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Do you feel like women are fairly represented in hi-tech?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nFrom my experience, no. However, things have started changing in the last few years. Diversity quotas mean more women come in, but nowhere near the numbers we should have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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What do you think puts women off of pursuing careers in tech?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nI think people are scared of math. There\u2019s a perception that math is tech, and to work in tech, you have to be excellent at math, but that\u2019s not the case. As long as you can solve problems quickly, that shouldn\u2019t matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were many women in my master\u2019s course, but most seemed to end up in design instead of on the problem-solving side of tech. I don\u2019t know why that is \u2013 maybe it\u2019s seen as more \u201cfeminine\u201d? That \u201cgirly\u201d element can be applied to everything, though, including software engineering. We should always be looking for the most elegant solutions. The best solutions to problems are the simple ones: neat, clean, and self-explanatory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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How do you think women in tech are perceived?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIt often looks like women aren\u2019t happy with men\u2019s work in tech, but that\u2019s because they\u2019re pulled away from the code base and put into people management instead. Instead of being able to sit and code, they\u2019re taken away from hands-on problem-solving so are much less involved in building products. Companies don\u2019t benefit from this \u2013 bad code is bad code. A lead engineer should be involved in actual engineering. When there\u2019s no understanding between development and management, you have issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Do you have any words of advice for girls thinking about getting into computer science\/women pursuing computer science careers?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGet into it, it\u2019s fun! It\u2019s a great way to express yourself \u2013 aside from being a purely technical topic, it\u2019s a very creative process. Writing a beautiful piece of code and sharing it with the world is similar to painting a picture or creating a poem, and I get to know that millions of people have seen and appreciated my work.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Celebrating International Women & Girls in Science<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nEach year since the United Nations adopted resolution 70\/212, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science has been celebrated on February 11th. This year, the theme is to inspire inclusion, with an emphasis on inspiring people to understand and value the inclusion of women in STEM-related fields. When women become inspired to find a place of belonging and relevance in the scientific field it empowers them to accomplish feats that can change the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ve always been motivated by what women have done before men.<\/em> \u2013 Iva Nedeleva, PIA Android Engineer<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The graphic only shows some of the ways that you can celebrate women and girls in science. You can find hundreds more online, and regardless of how you choose to celebrate, know that inclusivity counts \u2013 men should celebrate too. Science is meant to be shared; in doing so, we expand its amazing possibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Women Impact the Scientific World Every Day<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nWhile we primarily discussed pioneering women in computer-related STEM fields, we also want to acknowledge all women working in the vast range of science-related fields. Whether you\u2019re making the internet a safer place, creating new technologies, curing disease, discovering a new energy source, or finding new species of flora and fauna, we see the phenomenal impact you make on our world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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