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Professor wins global tech award: The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI), based in Palo Alto, California, announced this week that Reyyan Ayfer, chair of the computer technology and programming department at Bilkent University, was one of three recipients of the Anita Borg Change Agent Awards for 2008.
How I Made It: Debra L. Reed: At age 32, she became the first female, and the youngest, corporate officer at SoCalGas. Twenty years later she's president CEO of the utility -- as well as its San Diego counterpart, SDG & E.
Federal Government appoints new, full-time Chief Scientist: Astronomy professor Penny Sackett has been appointed Australia's new, full-time Chief Scientist.
University of Queensland staff and students among Women in Technology Winners: UQ staff and students won four of the nine award categories at the 11th annual 2008 Women in Technology awards held at the weekend in Brisbane, including the strongly-contested student division.
Charm Health CEO Janine Garrett wins top Women in Technology honors: Charm Health CEO Janine Garrett has taken out the 2008 Women in Technology Outstanding Achievement Award and secured a major contract with Queensland Health all in the same week.
Six Tanzanian women win fellowships: Six women from Tanzania have been selected to receive the first fellowships granted by the new African Women in Agricultural Research and Development Programme (AWARD).
Peace and Social Justice Workers Receive Alternative Nobel Prize: A jury has named winners from Germany, India, Somalia and the United States as recipients of the 2008 Right Livelihood Awards, often called the Alternative Nobel Prize. Four of the five prize winners were women.
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