UF Collaboratory Provides Strategic Solutions for Women Innovators

In your home, who makes the majority of your purchasing decisions? It may not surprise you to hear that women drive the majority of consumer spending in the United States — reports cite that women influence up to 85 percent of consumer spending, which translates to $7 trillion annually. Globally, that number rises to $20 […]

Women in STEM – Changing the Dialogue on Recruitment and Retention

Giti Javidi, Ph.D., is used to feeling like the odd man – or woman – out.  Throughout her undergraduate and graduate studies in computer science, Giti was often the lone woman in the class.  Familiar feelings of isolation followed Giti throughout her career and continued as she was the only female faculty member in computer science at Virginia State University’s College of Engineering for 11 […]