Henrike Paetz, Communication Director SAP Research and Member of the High-level Advisory of the ECWT has in June 2011 defended her Master's Thesis about the 'Femal Factor in Software Design' at Vienna University of Technology.

The groundbreaking study presented by Henrike, focuses on a key issue in Gender and Technology of the 21st century: how to increase the female factor in technology design.
Henrike's conclusion is that 'establishment of a gender aware organizational mindset and a respective design framework using gender as a 'lens' is key to success.'
Henrike's Master Thesis has an impressive list of reference literature, a witty style and is an enjoyable reading for all girls interested in working in the area of software design.
For more information: Henrike Paetz, SAP Research, e-mail

Henrike Paetz was supervised by Prof. Sabine T. Köszegi appointed in 2009 as Academic Director of the Professional MBA Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Vienna University of Technology.