Women in STEM
“I Found My Passion:” How One CX Engineer Is Making a Difference
Aseel Othman passed her CCNA at age 12. She earned her CCNP at 15. And by 18 she became the youngest female CCIE in the world, passing the notoriously difficult exam on her first attempt. After university she pursued her engineering dream, relocating from Jordan to Poland to become a Network Cons…
Diversity in the IT Industry is Key to Solving Global Problems
This blog post was guest-written by Nora Ayanian, Assistant Professor and Director of the ACT Lab at USC. She’ll be guest-speaking during the “Meet the Amazing Women Using Technology to Change the World” session of the Women Rock-IT series on November 29. Diversity is crucial when…
There’s Never Been a Better Time for Women to Shape Asia Pacific’s Future
This blog was guest-written by Sandy Walsh, Director, Social Innovation Group – Asia Pacific and Japan Cisco Digitization is changing the world. More than ever, there’s a tremendous opportunity to be a global problem solver who can innovate as a technologist, think like an entrepreneur and act as a…
Celebrating Women in STEM on Ada Lovelace Day
For every young woman who wants to pursue a career in science, math, engineering, or technology (STEM), look no further than Ada Lovelace. Born in 1815 at the heart of the Industrial Revolution, she gravitated toward the fascinating world of science and mathematics, eventually becoming the world’s f…
There’s Never Been a Better Time to Mentor in STEM
A wise man once told me, “There’s no better title than ‘Dad’.” We were talking about career achievements and family, and how to balance the two. I have to hand it to him — he definitely put things into perspective for me. That title carries a lot of responsibility, not only in prov…
Coming Soon: Amazing Grace – The True Story of a Computer Science Pioneer
If I told you about a woman who worked on the Mark I and ENIAC Computers in World War II, who was instrumental in solving a key problem of the Manhattan project, and who went on to develop one of the first computer science languages – COBOL – you’d say they should make a movie about her, something s…
Define Your Future @Cisco
I am looking forward to the Grace Hopper Women in Computing Conference, Oct 14-16 2015, Houston, Texas. From Cisco Women in Cybersecurity to extraordinary software developers and inspiring executive I invite you to join us at Cisco to invent together. Intercloud, security, and IoE are all areas tha…
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