Great Women Resources
In this decade many new doors have opened for women in science and technology beyond the college level...
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In this decade many new doors have opened for women in science and technology beyond the college level. Still, many younger women remain unaware of the possibilities which require planning in school. The WITI site is designed as a campus. The graphics have been completed but some of the content in the spaces has not yet been filled in. Nonetheless, spaces are devoted to a career center, technology center, "off campus" shuttle, networking cafe, and an information center with a speakers' bureau and role models. Another space covers women's rights. Overall, though, the mission of this site is to help young women realize their potential in the world of science and technology, especially.
Gender Equality Bookstore (formaerly BraveGirls) is a collection of books to foster gender equality and multiculturalism for girls and boys. Such inventories are important if your school's library is small.
The National Women's History Project celebrates this topic in March. This organization provides the now expected links. Of great value is the listing of available presentations in your very own backyard! Performances, such as the enactment of the life of Amelia Earhart, are given, too. Lessons and ideas for the classroom supplement the other links.
Votes for Women is a preview of an exhibit at the Huntington Museums and Gardens. Obviously the women's suffrage movement takes center stage but the set of links for women's history is quite comprehensive.Women For President is stirring, too.
The National Museum of Women in the Arts highlights contributors by field. For integrating the history of women's rights organizations into your curriculum review "Writing Women In".
N. Yelland and A. Rubin(Eds.), widely regarded researchers, have prepared a new offering, Ghosts in the Machine: Women's Voices in Research With Technology, New York: Peter Lang, 2003.
When will a woman be elected president of the U.S.? Look at a typical daily schedule for a President at Kids Democracy Project.
The American Association of University Women has prepared some criteria for educating women in the technology age.
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Naturally, this site projects some advocacy spaces for women's rights. However, a very important component of school reform is to create environments which are more responsive to current needs (without sacrificing foundations) of our young populations. While many of the vendors' brochures contain nice photos of girls exploring technology, employment statistics tell a different story. The lower the grade in which reform is initiated and at which, in this instance, young women are tantalized and brought into the mainstream, the better the chances for success.
In this Center, the entries "Creation of Virtual Museums" and "Publication Opportunities for Students" will steer you towards tools for sharing student projects with the online community.
