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Women keep breaking through the silicon ceiling, but haven't shattered it yet. Wired News looks at the people leading the way:

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Techie Girls Head Off to Camp
May. 30, 2000 For girls, traditional camp activities have morphed into courses on how to be a computer programmer and run your own business. It's an effort to get girls thinking about future careers. By Katie Dean.

Creating More Women Coders
May. 19, 2000 As the percentage of women in computer science is declining, an ambitious project hopes to boost the number of high school girls who take advanced computing courses. By Kendra Mayfield.

The Stalked Need a Safety Net
May. 1, 2000 Jayne Hitchcock couldn't get the help she needed when she was cyberstalked four years ago. Now she's helping others -- by training law enforcement. By Katie Dean.

Advocacy Group Bears Watching
May. 1, 2000 With $2 million of her own, a law professor starts a new public advocacy group at the University of California at Berkeley that will focus on technology. By Brad King.

Why Girls Don't Compute
Apr. 20, 2000 Jane isn't afraid of technology, she's just turned off by how it's presented. Educators need innovative ways to engage girls in computer culture so they don't get left behind. By Kendra Mayfield.

Hatching With a Heart
Apr. 20, 2000 Along with venture capital and infrastructure, incubators for women-run businesses offer community and empowerment. Making money is now a sensitive business. By Lakshmi Chaudhry.

A Hip Club for Square Teens
Apr. 18, 2000 Two overachieving high school students in Texas are trying to change the stigma of "geeky" computer clubs. The teen successes envision a place for techie kids and entrepreneurs to socialize and network. By Katie Dean.

The Rest of the Story
Candidates' Public Privacy War
9:00 a.m. PDT Two women vying to be Washington's Democratic candidate for Senate -- including a vice president at RealNetworks -- are turning a silly battle over a website graphic into a major privacy-issue battle. Manny Frishberg reports from Seattle.

A Man's-Eye View of WITI
3:00 a.m. PDT Women in Technology International is in Silicon Valley this week for its annual conference. One of the few male panelists, the CEO of a prominent VC firm, says women shouldn't expect special treatment. By Kendra Mayfield.

You Go, Grrl! Execs Play Up Tech
Monday Organizers of this week's Women in Technology International conference are hoping to develop the female tech execs of the future by getting the young women of today involved. By Katie Dean and Kendra Mayfield.

A Community for Chinese Women
Apr. 3, 2000 In mainland China, there is a dearth of avenues for women to discuss deeply personal issues. A Silicon Valley executive is establishing a website to fill the void. By Terence Chea.

Hillary Says 'Show Us the Money'
Mar. 30, 2000 The first lady visits San Francisco to meet with the Women's Technology Cluster, the first high-tech incubator for women entrepreneurs. It was a very pleasant infomercial. By Joanna Glasner.

Dr. Transition for Corporate Woes
Mar. 20, 2000 Beth Gulas helps struggling and rapidly expanding companies work through problems and transitions. Does the ever-changing tech industry need more people like her? By Katie Dean.

Building the Digital Systerhood
Feb. 15, 2000 Despite much-touted celebrations of women geeks, the number of women in computer science is actually decreasing. Lakshmi Chaudhry speaks to Dr. Anita Borg, one of Silicon Valley's leading computer scientists, about why women don't compute.

Shopping for a Better World
Feb. 15, 2000 With philanthropy in vogue in Silicon Valley, a former technology sector banker and her charity Web site are making it easier for corporations to do the right thing. By Joyce Slaton.

Women Geeks Honor Their Own
Feb. 1, 2000 The Women on the Web Top 25 moves beyond corporate bigwigs to honor those in the trenches of technology in its third annual ceremony. By Lakshmi Chaudhry and Kendra Mayfield.

A Woman's Venture in Philanthropy
Feb. 1, 2000 Amidst the immense cash flow in Silicon Valley, Catherine Muther believes in giving back. Her efforts in venture philanthropy afford women opportunities in the new economy. By Kendra Mayfield.

Already in the Money
Jan. 28, 2000 Not all the women who attended Springboard 2000 were in dire need of cash. Some of them already run successful businesses. Lakshmi Chaudhry reports from Redwood Shores, California.

Springboard for Women's Biz
Jan. 27, 2000 Twenty-five women entrepreneurs present their businesses to corporate, angel, and venture investors in a one-day venture forum event. Lakshmi Chaudhry reports from Springboard 2000 in Redwood Shores, California.

Opening Doors for Women in Tech
Jan. 27, 2000 More women are starting their own businesses, yet only a fraction get the VC funding to launch a struggling start-up. Denise Brosseau is giving women entrepreneurs a helping hand. By Kendra Mayfield.

ISO More Women in Tech
Nov. 15, 1999 The number of women achieving real status in the tech industry remains small and may actually be shrinking, says an award-winning computer scientist. By Theta Pavis.

Beyond the Glass Ceiling
Nov. 12, 1999 Women who have worked their way into successful business careers now organize to strengthen their hold. Women execs gather to compare business plans and strategies. Theta Pavis reports from Washington.

Gender Gap? What Gender Gap?
Nov. 8, 1999 Everyone knows the Internet is crawling with men. But they might not realize that it's also crawling with women. In fact, US statistics show that the numbers of men and women online are nearly equal. By Joanna Glasner.

Women's Work Is on the Web
Oct. 28, 1999 Creative women who've encountered sexist attitudes offline are exploiting the gender anonymity of the Net to control their destiny. George Sand would be proud. By Heidi Kriz.

She's the Baddest Fragger
Sep. 10, 1999 She swing dances and climbs rocks, and she's on a full ride scholarship. But don't play Frag Fest winner Anne Chang in Quake II, or she'll kill you. Noah Shachtman reports from New York.

The Making of a Girl Techie
Aug. 11, 1999 Interest in the sciences starts young, or it doesn't start at all. So women teachers devise creative programs that encourage girls to excel in math, science, and technology. By Katie Dean.

Glass Ceiling Shattered at HP
Jul. 19, 1999 The world's No. 2 computer maker names Carly Fiorina as its new CEO, a coup for women in technology. Many hope it's an indicator of things to come. By Lindsey Arent.

Queens for Three Days
Jun. 10, 1999 At the Women In Technology International conference, it's the women who call the shots and exhibit some rare marketing schemes. Lindsey Arent reports from Santa Clara, California.

Wanted: Women in Tech
Jun. 9, 1999 At the Women in Technology International conference, women discover that they just might have the advantage in industry careers. Lindsey Arent reports from Santa Clara, California.

Leading Women to Tech Fields
Jun. 1, 1999 A new program for mentoring women in science and engineering aims to bring more of them into the technology sector. By Lindsey Arent.

It Takes an iVillage
Mar. 19, 1999 Shares of Web publisher iVillage more than triple in its first day of trading. Apparently, Net stock mania won out over recent accusations of shaky accounting practices and a long trail of red ink. By Joanna Glasner.

A Profile in Ferocity
Feb. 8, 1999 One colleague on iVillage chief Candice Carpenter: "She'll do whatever it takes to move the company forward." She plays hard, too. By Craig Bicknell.

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