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14 quotes by Anita Borg

Anita Borg (January 17, 1949 – April 6, 2003) was an American computer scientist. She founded the Institute for Women and Technology (now the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology) and the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. She was born Anita Borg Naffz in Chicago, Illinois. She grew up in Palatine, Illinois; Kaneohe, Hawaii; and Mukilteo, Washington.
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Leaders of the future will have to be visionary and be able to bring people in - real communicators. These are things that women bring to leadership... →

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Women will change the corporation more than we expect.

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We're at unique point in history where the things that we are building are going to significantly impact our social, political, economical, and... →

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None of these devices address that women keep track of many people's lives, not just their own.

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If women want to ensure themselves a meaningful place in the future, they need to be among those determining how the technology will be used. They... →

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I believe women think differently.

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It doesn't help to just get women's opinions and then turn them over to an all-white-male engineering team.

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The Internet does not have a reputation as being a particularly civilized place.

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The Internet enables us to share the ideas we have without having to create another hierarchy.

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The stereotypes really play into what kinds of companies women can get funded for.

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There is still a perception that the way women are isn't necessarily what you need for the powerhouse start-ups.

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Until Systers came into existence, the notion of a global 'community of women in computer science' did not exist.

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Women are starting something like twice as many companies as men, but the money is primarily going to companies started by men.

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