Since its inception, NCWIT has developed and disseminated digital and print resources and tools grounded in research to raise awareness, increase knowledge, and help individuals and organizations challenge the status quo and build equity. Each August, we share the newest resources to help drive innovation and inclusive change within the tech ecosystem — and to make it accessible for you to effect change, too!
As NCWIT continues its work and expansion as the farthest-reaching network of change-leaders focused on advancing equity in computing, there were several new additions to the NCWIT world this last year. Read on to learn more!
Launched at the top of this year, the NCWIT Media Hub is a one-stop-shop for research-based insights, multimedia, and more, supported by Wells Fargo!
Endless resources are at your keyboard fingertips by selecting from the following topics:
- Discussions and Insights
- Explore Your Future in Tech
- Inspiration and Community
- Research and Strategies
As well as by the specific media type you’d like to learn:
- Blogs
- Videos
- Podcasts
- Events
The recent features section at the bottom of the NCWIT Media Hub highlights recent event postings, Conversation for Change videos, and blog posts.
▶ Explore the new NCWIT Media Hub for yourself: staging.ncwit.org/media
re:think
Missed the latest volumes of NCWIT’s thought-leadership magazine? Right below the above filters, are all re:think editions for your perusal! Browse each issue to read about rapid advancements in technology, disability and accessibility, age in the workforce, as well as the role of technology as both a conservative and revolutionary force.
Social Science Research
As a change-leader, you require evidence-based resources and practical recommendations to enact effective reform. NCWIT’s rolodex of social science research equips you to facilitate sustained systemic change in your organization and community. Read, download, and use information like:
- NCWIT Scorecard: The Status of Women’s Participation in Computing: The NCWIT Scorecard has all the statistics you need in one place! Find interactive and downloadable data on the status of women’s participation in computing in the U.S. over time, by race and gender — which provides a progress benchmark while also identifying improvement areas. These visualizations can be used in presentations, reports, proposals, and research with appropriate attribution.
- NCWIT Partner Reports: Read how volunteers and members are leveraging NCWIT infrastructure and resources to catalyze change in their local communities from 2020-2023.
- Intersectionality in Tech 101: This resource provides an overview of the concept of intersectionality and its importance in developing inclusive programs to broaden the participation of women and girls of color in computing.
- Who Invents IT? Women’s Participation in Information Technology Patenting: This report examines gendered patterns in IT patenting and how those rates differ across IT industry sub-categories and across specific organizations.
- Communicating Research-based Interventions to Change Agents: This guide was created to support leaders in creating an evidence-based communication strategy.
This past February, NCWIT began managing nationally recognized Teach Engineering— a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded digital library that hosts more than 1800+ lesson plans and activities for K-12 teachers.
Since 2001, Teach Engineering has been part of the Integrated Teaching & Learning Program (ITLP) and has become a trusted educational resource for free, hands-on engineering activities that ignite the ‘E’ in STEM learning — making applied science, technology, and math come alive through engineering design and design thinking.
Through Teach Engineering, educators and learners have free access to standards-aligned curriculum, including:
Learn more and gain back-to-school engineering inspiration here: https://www.teachengineering.org/.
Whether you’re looking for statistics and research reports; tools and techniques; posters or promotional materials; articles and blogs; or case studies and examples, the newly released NCWIT Resources page makes finding what you’re looking for even easier!
Now with filters, you can separate by audience type — Higher Education, K-12, and Workforce — as well as by topics, and tools! You can access hundreds of free resources that encourage cultural and environmental change, from the classroom to the boardroom, both in English and Spanish, here: staging.ncwit.org/resources/.
This inspiring event series explores the exciting fusion of computer science and other areas of interest to unlock opportunities in a wide range of fields! During these free webinars, panelists — comprised of students, #AiCcommunity members, educators, researchers, and professionals— share how computing is embedded in what they do as well as their personal challenges and triumphs within their tech journeys.Episode topics have included: CS+ Dance, CS+ Environmental Action, CS+ Music, CS+ Social Good, CS+ Medical Devices, CS+ Sports, CS+ Gaming, and CS+ Entrepreneurship.
CS+ Passion = Careers of the Future
Whether you’re a current student who is curious about future possibilities, a recent graduate seeking career inspiration, or an aspiring professional looking for guidance, the CS+ series allows you to gain insights from remarkable technologists and empowers you with a sense of belonging in these innovative fields.
Watch past CS+ presentations in the NCWIT Media Hub: staging.ncwit.org/media. For additional resources related to these topics, visit staging.ncwit.org/media/cs-plus.
