Society, People, Women, Science and Technology
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 - Extensive and frequently updated, Includes articles, sites, and projects concerned with information technology
- Dedicated to integrating women into nontraditional careers by providing training/technical assistance to the education system and employers.
- The Women in the Information Age Project at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government (KSG) addresses gender issues and technology (including representation in the development and use of today's key technologies). Professor Jane Foundatio
- A paper zine published by women who stand outside the social norm. Includes issue exerpts and publication information.
- Providing a support structure for and opening communications between women throughout the worldwide meteorological community, focusing on the particular concerns of women.
- Serves as a national focus to advocate action for increasing the participation of women in the science and engineering workforce.
- The Women's Initiatives Committee of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) aims to assist AIChE in taking a leadership role in promoting the entry, development and full participation of women in the Institute and the profession.
- Global web portal presented by the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (UNCSTD). Resources, publications, and policy recommendations pertaining to sustainable development.
- Think tank for investigating how technology should be developed for maximum accessibility and usefulness to women.
- Vermont Technical College's project to encourage young women in middle school and high school to study math, science and technology. Lots of links.
- European research project by 5 leading universities on current state of women and ICTs, from use through careers to design.
- Women in science. From Scientific American.
- A support group for women in science.
- Information about an annual award recognizing an individual, program, or organization in the United States that encourages the advancement of girls and women in science. The award is sponsored by the Maria Mitchell Association.
- An EU initiative for research by, for, and about women. Part of the Socio-Economic Knowledge Base and Improving the Human Research Potential programs.
- Encourages the access of women to science, learning and the world of research.
- United States government initiative for increasing the participation of women in the science and engineering workforce worldwide and supporting other underrepresented groups. Events, reports, projects, profiles of prominent women, and links.
- Entrepreneurial organization for women founding and building high-growth technology and life science companies.
- Project by Pam Kivelson that creates paintings and photography to promote in women and girls an awareness and appreciation of science, mathematics, and technology, with a focus on careers in those fields.
- An agenda for action for business to increase the talent available to them by encouraging more young women into science, engineering and technology.
- For and by women and grrls in the UK in or interested in new media and technology and other grrl stuff.
- The programme located at Münster University, Germany, aims at assessing the professional status of women in academia and at analysing the reasons for the under-representation in positions of authority in Universities. Presentation of the participants, c
- Encourages women and girls and the organizations which serve them to use technology to share ideas, opinions, support, creativity and political action.
- Enables scientists, engineers and IT specialists to return to work in the UK after a career break.
- Frequently-updated, annotated listing of women-related e-mail lists that focus on science and/or technology.
- Dr. Judith Briles site provides information on her work as an expert on conflict and sabotage in female dominated workplaces.
- Online debates. Provides extensive background information and participant comments.
- Magazine designed and written by and for women in forestry, fisheries, wildlife, range, recreation, soils, and the environmental and social sciences as they relate to natural resources.
- UK resource centre to promote women in science, engineering and technology. Provides support, statistics, database of role models and speakers.
- About University of Oxford efforts to increase the representation of women scientists.
- Career site for women in information technology, providing access to jobs, mentors, training and career development resources to help techy women get ahead.
- Site intended for girls that highlights opportunities in engineering careers in the United States. Includes links, profiles of women engineers, and interactive features.
- Profiles, events, archives.
- Aims to attract and retain women in mathematics and science courses and careers through a multi-level activity and mentoring program.
- UK Government site promoting SET (Science, Engineering and Technology) for women. To support women in fulfilling and rewarding careers in higher education, industry and teaching,
- Provides visitors with news, career opportunities, articles and information to empower women through technology.
- Dedicated to gender equity in physics, astronomy, and the sciences in general; with resources for students, teachers, and scientists.
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