In 1968 Jean Kimes took a leave of absence from the Microwave Division to work with adult and juvenile minority education programs in San Francisco, where she spent much of her time helping her studen ...

Anne Laudel got her start at Hewlett-Packard in 1950 as a receptionist. She later became “personnel interviewer” and, by the late 1950s, had become the company’s personnel manager, showing how women a ...

Maizy Orme, Mary Jo Murray, Joann Hunsaker and Helen Gualtieri fabricated and tested range switches for oscilloscopes, displaying the key role women played in manufacturing one of Hewlett-Packard’s si ...

Lew Platt’s time as CEO of HP (1992–1999) was successful for many reasons, but his most important legacy was his commitment to diversity. Under his leadership, HP launched successful multi-year progra ...

In 1981, Mabel Esteves became the first female engineer at HP Puerto Rico. She arrived at HP already a vocal advocate for women engineers; as a student, Esteves founded a chapter of the Society of Wom ...

Meg Whitman became CEO of Hewlett-Packard Co. in 2011, bringing new leadership for the new decade. She arrived with extensive experience in the industry (most notably as CEO of eBay from 1998–2008) an ...

Hewlett-Packard never rested in its drive to create a more inclusive environment. In 2004, the company won the New Ability Award from the New Freedom Foundation, which recognized Hewlett-Packard as “B ...

In 1991 Hewlett-Packard opened a new production site in Bergamo, Italy. Women had opportunities for leadership roles right away — the first female production supervisor started that same year.

Since opening in 1987, the Roseville manufacturing site in California produced computer systems and servers, and related devices. By 1993, workers focused on customizing circuit boards used in busines ...

Hewlett-Packard’s Bergamo Hardcopy Operation established a strong tradition of hiring women employees and supervisors after opening its doors in 1991. By the mid-1990s, women worked on assembly lines ...