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Women Who Reign: Ruthe Farmer
“You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world’s problems at once but don’t ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own.” — Michelle Obama
Tell us about yourself along with a fun fact!
I’ve been a full time professional feminist rabble-rouser for women, girls and underrepresented students in tech and engineering since 2001. I recently served as Senior Policy Advisor for Tech Inclusion at the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy leading implementation of President Obama’s call to action for Computer Science for All
(CSforAll) American students, and advised on national tech inclusion policy. Before that I spent 9 amazing years at the National Center for Women & IT (NCWIT.org) where I was able to create some incredible, enduring programs like the Aspirations in Computing (aspirations.org) 360 degree talent development initiative for young women, the AspireIT K-12 outreach program (www.ncwit.org/aspireIT) which funds high school and college women to lead…
