Untitled Document
Women working in GIS Women in GIS Associations
Role Models in the News
Read career information about women in Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

Listed below are recent articles that describe women’s experiences in the Geographic Information Systems occupation. Don’t forget to also read our Women’s Success Stories and Career Information Articles for both more career information and to see what it’s like to be a woman in this job. You’ll also want to look at the Women in GIS Associations and the Women in Technology links to get a complete picture.

Women in GIS Articles

Women In GIS: Ruth Bowers
A GIS processor/technician in Houston explains how she received her education through continuing education classes and on the job training.
Directions Magazine March 05, 2001

Women In GIS: Zainul Nurani
A director of site analytics discusses the importance of pattern recognition to success in the GIS field and how GIS technology is important to world economic vitality and environmental quality.
Directions Magazine February 04, 2000

Women In GIS: Kija Kim
The CEO of Harvard Design and Mapping Company, Inc. discusses the diversity of job opportunities in GIS and the importance of an internship in GIS for students.
Directions Magazine December 06, 2000

Women In GIS: Stephanie Williams
An internal marketing representative at ESRI discusses the growing potential of the GIS industry and how it involves people, data, procedures/analysis, hardware and software.
Directions Magazine April 26, 2000

Women In GIS: Preetha Pulusani
The Executive VP for the Mapping/GIS business unit at Intergraph discusses her 20 years in the GIS industry and the diversity of applications for GIS in a variety of industries.
Directions Magazine March 07, 2000

Women In GIS: Rachel Loehman
A GIS analyst discusses the skills a successful GIS analyst should have, including the ability to adapt to change and learn new skills, as GIS methods are growing and transforming to meet new industry needs.
Directions Magazine March 14, 2000

Footer

Copyright 2010 National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology & Science | http://www.iwitts.com