ities ▁in ▁the ▁Baltimore - W ashington ▁metropol itan ▁area . ▁ ▁Center ▁for ▁Women ▁in ▁Technology ▁ ▁The ▁Center ▁for ▁Women ▁In ▁Technology ▁( C W IT ) ▁was ▁established ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland , ▁Baltimore ▁County ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁provide ▁leadership ▁in ▁ach ieving ▁women ' s ▁full ▁participation ▁in ▁all ▁aspects ▁of ▁information ▁technology . ▁The ▁center ' s ▁original ▁name ▁was ▁the ▁" Center ▁for ▁Women ▁and ▁Information ▁Technology ", ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁founded ▁to ▁encou rage ▁women ▁as ▁both ▁developers ▁of ▁information ▁technology ▁and ▁to ▁women ' s ▁experiences ▁as ▁users ▁of ▁IT . ▁The ▁original ▁C W IT ▁site ▁included ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁resources ▁and ▁links ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁clear ing house ▁about ▁women ▁and ▁information ▁technology . ▁This ▁work ▁included ▁foc using ▁on ▁K - 1 2 ▁education ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁supporting ▁university ▁students , ▁and ▁work ▁force ▁adv ancement ▁and ▁ret ention . ▁ ▁Dres her ▁Center ▁for ▁the ▁Human ities ▁ ▁The ▁James ▁T . ▁and ▁Virginia ▁M . ▁Dres her ▁Center ▁for ▁the ▁Human ities ▁prom otes ▁inter dis cipl inary ▁research ▁and ▁scholar ship ▁in ▁the ▁human ities ▁among ▁fac ulty , ▁students ▁and ▁visit ing ▁sch ol ars ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland , ▁Baltimore ▁County . ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁Dres her ▁Foundation ▁has ▁expanded ▁its ▁research ▁mission ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁bring ▁national ▁attention ▁to ▁U M BC ' s ▁impress ive ▁achiev ements ▁in ▁the