[2] Jerger was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, and attended Kent Place School.
She joined the Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto in 2009 as an Assistant Professor.
She was part of a group that publicly raised concerns about diversity during the ACM SIGARCH MICRO-50 conference, specifically regarding an all-white-male panel titled "Legends of MICRO."
As a response to perceived lack of progress through quieter means, Enright Jerger and her colleagues decided to "step to the microphone" and make their concerns public.
[20] At the University of Toronto, Enright Jerger has been described by her colleagues as "tireless" and "stubborn" in her pursuit of gender inclusivity.