Anita Borg created the Systers community in 1987. She co-founded the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing in 1994. In the 32 years that have transpired since her founding Systers, the online community grown into one of the most supportive communities for women in tech. As we’ve grown as an organization in the subsequent decades, AnitaB.org continues to value our history. We are clear that the women come first. The Systers community embodies the values of AnitaB.org and it is a part of who we are.
Our team has read public testimonials from members as they described how Systers are empowered, educated, inspired, and connected through the community’s existence, and how much they want to see it continue. We are incredibly proud that Anita Borg continues to impact people’s lives as much today as when she created the community in 1987. We are committed to continuing to build on that rich foundation and ensuring we have a strong technological platform to support its continued growth.
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Over the course of the next few months and as we enter GHC 19 we will be working with the Systers community on a technical resolution to some of the platform’s current issues. We look forward to working with members of the Systers community to provide a platform that will protect the privacy of individuals within the Systers community, enhance the engagement opportunities for all members, and move us towards our goal of reaching 50/50 intersectional parity by 2025.
We are humbled and we are grateful for the ongoing support and passion for the Systers Community. We appreciate the women and look forward to working with them to create a solution and help to bring this 32 year old community into its next technological iteration. Our highest priority in this process will be protecting the privacy of Systers members. We want to provide a safe, stable, private platform for the community’s continued engagement, for the good of the entire community.
