Anita Borg was an American computer scientist whose early technical work included research on fault-tolerant computing systems and email systems, but who became best known for founding the Institute for Women and Technology, later renamed the Anita Borg Institute in her honor, and for co-founding the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing with Telle Whitney. Both organizations were built specifically to increase the participation and visibility of women in computing.
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What was Systers, the network Anita Borg founded?
The first email network for women in technology, founded by Borg in 1987.
Systers was an email network that Anita Borg founded in 1987, described as the first email network for women in technology. The idea came while she was attending the Symposium on Operating Systems Principles, where she was struck by how few women were present. Systers gave its members a private space to seek input and share advice based on common experiences. Borg oversaw it until 2000.
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Anita Borg (January 17, 1949 - April 6, 2003) was an American computer scientist celebrated for advocating for women's representation and professional advancement in technology.
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