The entries since November have been chewed through, and we’ve now got a list of some of the top women in the tech sector. RIM’s Third Annual Women & Technology Awards aim to showcase and reward the women who are making great headway in an industry that is otherwise dominated by us menfolk. Jackie Edwards, a 2005 winner, put it rather succinctly: “It doesn’t require extra muscles or testosterone to operate a computer and I think more women should be here.”
Best Use of Technology by a Woman within the Corporate Sector
Sara Murray - Buddi
Jayne Opperman - Lloyds TSB
Penny Jones - Provident Financial Services PLC
Harriet Green - Premier Farnell
Best Use of Technology by under 30 year-old Woman
Anita Moss - Edunation Ltd
Hollie Carr - IBM UK Ltd
Lisa Ditlefsen - Base One
Best Woman in Technology (Public Sector and Academia)
Professor Lizbeth Goodman - SMARTlab, UEL
Sue Scott-Horne - EGAR Educational Games and Resources
Jackie Kinsey - Thoughtworks
Simone Enefer-Doy - Lifelites
Best Use of Technology within the Multimedia Industry by a Woman
Beatriz Alonso Martinez - Avid Technology Europe Ltd
Professor Lizbeth Goodman - SMARTlab
Taey Kim - SMARTlab
Tanya Goodin - Tamar
Best Company Advancing Women in Technology
Dell
BT Group
Reading Room
Lloyds TSB