Committee on Widening Participation in Computing Research
The mission of the Computing Research Association's Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research (CRA-W) is to increase the number of women participating in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) research and education at all levels. In addition, CRA-W also seeks to increase the degree of success they experience and to provide a forum for addressing problems that often fall disproportionately within women's domain. The group's activities may also have a positive impact on the research and professional environment for other underrepresented groups in CSE and indeed for all Computer Scientists and Engineers.
Programs
Founded in 1991, CRA-W is an action oriented organization and its board members each lead activities in support of the organization's goals. These programs include:
- Evaluating Our Programs: Data Buddies
- Borg Early Career Award (BECA)
- Advanced Career Mentoring Workshop (CAPP, CAPP-L, CAPP-R, CAPP-E)
- Career Mentoring Workshop (CMW)
- Collaborative Research Experience for Undergraduates (CREU)
- Collaborative Research Experiences for Undergraduates - Canada (CREUC)
- Discipline-specific Mentoring Workshops
- Distinguished Lecture Series Resources (DLS)
- Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (DREU)
- Travel Support for Women in Research Labs
- Graduate Cohort Workshop
Other Activities:
- CRA-W Award Nominations
- Best Practices in Recruiting and Retaining Women in Computer Science and Engineering
- Careers Booklet
- "Expanding the Pipeline" Column
- Publications
Current Board Members
- Tracy Camp (co-chair)
- Kathryn S. McKinley (co-chair)
- Deb Agarwal
- Nancy Amato
- Carla Brodley, Co-Chair 2009-11
- A.J. Bernheim Brush
- Sheila Castaneda
- Lori A. Clarke, Co-Chair 2006-09
- Joanne Cohoon
- Andrea Danyluk
- Dilma Da Silva
- Sandhya Dwarkadas
- Carla Ellis, Co-Chair 2003-06
- Maria Gini
- Julia Hirschberg
- Anna R. Karlin
- Tessa Lau
- Patty Lopez
- Margaret Martonosi
- Gail Murphy
- Lori Pollock, Co-Chair 2006-09
- Susan H. Rodger
- Holly Rushmeier
- Mary Lou Soffa, Co-Chair 2000-03
- Manuela Veloso
Former Board Members
- Annie Anton
- Francine Berman, Co-Chair 1994-97
- Anne Condon, Co-Chair 2000-03
- Jan Cuny, Co-Chair 1997-00
- Kathleen Fisher, Co-Chair, 2009-11
- Susanne Hambrusch
- Mary Jean Harrold, Co-Chair 2003-06
- Mary Jane Irwin, Co-Chair 1994-97
- Leah Jamieson, Co-Chair 1997-00
- Maria Klawe, Co-Chair 1991-94
- Susan Landau
- Nancy Leveson, Co-Chair 1991-94
Awards
- 2005: CRA-W was awarded the National Science Board's Public Service Award for its action-oriented programs aimed at increasing the number and success of women participating in computer science and engineering research and education.[1]
- 2004: CRA-W co-founders Maria Klawe and Nancy Leveson were awarded CRA's A. Nico Habermann Award recognizing their role as founding co-chairs of the highly successful CRA-W Committee.[2]
- 2003: CRA-W was awarded a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring for long-running work to address the underrepresentation of women in computer science and engineering.[3]