Technology has become a necessity in this day and age. Not only is it a representation of modernity and the advancement of society, but it also forms a window to a world that was previously denied to women.

Careers related to technology (including computing) have remained predominantly male and it has been difficult for women to make their presence felt in these fields. Women have had to look outside their work environment for emotional support and resources.

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WITI was founded by Carolyn Leighton in 1989 to help advance women in computing by providing support and access to professional women working in all sectors of technology. It also focuses on improving the economic status of women, in an effort to bring them on a level playing field. Today it is the leading trade organization for tech-savvy women. With a global outreach, WITI is the premiere global organization empowering women in business and technology.

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The computer has become a tool of vital importance in the home, classroom, and workplace. If females are less comfortable with using the computer or have less access to a computer at home or at school, they could be at a disadvantage later in their educational careers and in the workplace. However, based on available data, males and females have equal access to computers and use the computer similarly for clerical work.

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BPO [Business Process Outsourcing] has been the latest mantra in India today. Several software and IT companies are trying new ways to increase their revenues, and BPO is one of their primary tools of doing so. Many IT service companies are making their way into the BPO space on the strength on their existing set of clients.

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A true picture of female participation in computer science and IT, in universities and in industries can only be illustrated through statistics. We observe participation of women in computer science in the United States of America. The source for this information is The National Science Foundation (www.nsf.gov)

Data from the National Science Foundation shows that the female share of bachelor's degrees in computer science dropped from 37 percent in 1985 to 25 percent in 2004.

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It is very hard to imagine life without the presence of media; it plays such an important part of our lives. Be it newspapers, magazines, television or films, we all have been influenced by them at one point or another. The media plays a very important role as a source of information, education and entertainment.

We've all heard of films like The Godfather, The Matrix, The Lord of the Rings; series like Friends, Scrubs, Ugly Betty; and of magazines like The Times Magazine and National Geographic.

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