$ Anita Borg

1949–2003
Operating systems & equity in computing

Systems researcher in fault tolerance and operating systems; founded Systers and the Institute for Women and Technology (AnitaB.org); catalyzed the Grace Hopper Celebration.

operating systemsfault toleranceSystersAnitaB.orgGrace Hopper Celebration

$ contributions

  • Conducted systems research spanning operating systems and fault tolerance
  • Founded Systers (1987), the first online community for women in computing
  • Founded the Institute for Women and Technology (now AnitaB.org) to expand women’s impact in tech
  • Co-founded and grew the Grace Hopper Celebration into the world’s largest gathering of women technologists
  • Advocated evidence-based interventions to increase representation and equity in computing

$ awards

  • EFF Pioneer Award (1997)
  • ACM Fellow (1996)

$ references

WikipediaAnitaB.orgACM Biography