The ACM Committee on the Status of Women and Minorities was founded in 1990 to document the problems affecting underrepresentation of these groups in computing, to serve as a data repository on issues of women and minorities in computing, and to establish and publicize details of successful programs to increase their representation, especially mentoring programs.
Membership is made up of professional women in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
Monthly meetings consist of a luncheon with invited speakers or roundtable discussions. A monthly newsletter integrates news issues, activity on the Internet, membership biographies, job listings, and upcoming events. A national, nonprofit, professional organization for individuals with an interest in information technology. AWC is dedicated to the advancement of women in the computing fields, in business, industry, science, education and government. The Caltech Women's Center was founded in 1993 to work for the advancement of women in science and engineering.