Knowledge: science and technology
See Also:
Links
- Women in Technology International
http://www.witi.com/ - WITI - support and services for women in business and technology.
- Women-Related Science/Technology Sites
http://research.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/links_sci.html - Extensive and frequently updated, Includes articles, sites, and projects concerned with information technology
- Why Are There So Few Women in Science?
http://helix.nature.com/debates/women/women_frameset.html - Online debates. Provides extensive background information and participant comments.
- Women in Science, Engineering and Technology
http://www.set4women.gov.uk/ - 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,
- Strategies of Inclusion: Gender and the Information Society
http://www.rcss.ed.ac.uk/sigis - European research project by 5 leading universities on current state of women and ICTs, from use through careers to design.
- Women Into Science and Technology
http://turbo.kean.edu/~wistproj/ - Aims to attract and retain women in mathematics and science courses and careers through a multi-level activity and mentoring program.
- Women in Science
http://www.forwomeninscience.com/ - Encourages the access of women to science, learning and the world of research.
- Women and Girls Tech Up
http://www.techup.org/ - Encourages women and girls and the organizations which serve them to use technology to share ideas, opinions, support, creativity and political action.
- Tapping the Talent
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/orgs/opp2000/ - An agenda for action for business to increase the talent available to them by encouraging more young women into science, engineering and technology.
- Women's Initiatives Committee
http://www.nd.edu/~aichewic/ - 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.
- Institute For Women And Technology
http://www.iwt.org/ - Think tank for investigating how technology should be developed for maximum accessibility and usefulness to women.
- Women-Related Science/Technology Email Lists
http://research.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/f_sci.html - Frequently-updated, annotated listing of women-related e-mail lists that focus on science and/or technology.
- PlanetGrrl
http://www.planetgrrl.com/ - For and by women and grrls in the UK in or interested in new media and technology and other grrl stuff.
- Women on Women
http://monod.biomath.nyu.edu/index/women.html - A support group for women in science.
- Is the Glass Half Full?
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=0009EE90-C1B2-1CE1-ADD8809EC588EF21 - Women in science. From Scientific American.
- The Hypatia Institute
http://www.hypatiamaze.org/ - Dedicated to gender equity in physics, astronomy, and the sciences in general; with resources for students, teachers, and scientists.
- PDK Poster Project
http://www.pdksciart.com/ - 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.
- Women in Technology Project
http://www.vtc.vsc.edu/wit/ - Vermont Technical College's project to encourage young women in middle school and high school to study math, science and technology. Lots of links.
- Women of NASA
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/women/intro.html - Profiles, events, archives.
- GirlGeeks
http://www.girlgeeks.org/ - Career site for women in information technology, providing access to jobs, mentors, training and career development resources to help techy women get ahead.
- Engineer Girl
http://www.engineergirl.org/ - Site intended for girls that highlights opportunities in engineering careers in the United States. Includes links, profiles of women engineers, and interactive features.
- Global Alliance for Diversifying the Science and Engineering Workforce
http://www.globalalliancesmet.org/ - 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.
- Gender, Science, and Technology Gateway
http://gstgateway.wigsat.org/ - Global web portal presented by the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (UNCSTD). Resources, publications, and policy recommendations pertaining to sustainable development.
- FWE - Forum for Women Entrepreneurs
http://www.fwe.org/ - Entrepreneurial organization for women founding and building high-growth technology and life science companies.
- Pi Zine
http://www.angelfire.com/zine2/pi/home.html - A paper zine published by women who stand outside the social norm. Includes issue exerpts and publication information.
- National Academy of Sciences - Committee on Women in Science and Engineering
http://www.nationalacademies.org/cwse/ - Serves as a national focus to advocate action for increasing the participation of women in the science and engineering workforce.
- Equal Opportunities: Athena Report and Action Plan
http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/eop/gender/athena.shtml - About University of Oxford efforts to increase the representation of women scientists.
- Women in SET
http://setwomenresource.org.uk/ - UK resource centre to promote women in science, engineering and technology. Provides support, statistics, database of role models and speakers.
- Institute for Women in Trades, Technology & Science
http://www.iwitts.com/ - Dedicated to integrating women into nontraditional careers by providing training/technical assistance to the education system and employers.
- Women in Natural Resources
http://www.cnr.uidaho.edu/winr/ - 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.
- Mums in Science
http://www.mumsinscience.net/ - A portal for busy mothers who work or have worked in any aspect of science.
- 4000 Years of Women in Science
http://crux.astr.ua.edu/4000ws/4000WS.html - Lists names from our scientific and technical past.
- The Daphne Jackson Trust
http://www.daphnejackson.org/ - Enables scientists, engineers and IT specialists to return to work in the UK after a career break.
- Women and Science
http://cordis.europa.eu/improving/women/home.htm - An EU initiative for research by, for, and about women. Part of the Socio-Economic Knowledge Base and Improving the Human Research Potential programs.
- The Gender Chip Project
http://www.genderchip.org/ - "The Gender Chip Project" documentary and companion materials designed to assist teachers, parents and mentors who are encouraging girls to the pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
- European Platform of Women Scientists
http://www.epws.org - The European Platform of Women Scientists will give European women scientists a voice in the research policy debate. The aim is to promote the understanding of the gender issue in science.
- Women in Science -- UT Austin
http://www.utexas.edu/students/wis/ - Austin Chapter. A community for female students in the Natural Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin.
- Women Scientists
http://www.iwaswondering.com - A project of the National Academy of Sciences intended for young people; aims to showcase the accomplishments of contemporary women in science.
- Alliance of Technology and Women
http://www.atwinternational.org/ - Career management, mentoring for women, and scholarships for girls in technology fields.
- WSSLinks: Science and Technology
http://libraries.mit.edu/humanities/WomensStudies/Tech2.html - A large collection of links to websites relating to Women in Science and Technology.
- Technicalwoman.com
http://www.itssewgood.com/techwomen/ - A discussion board for technical women across the world.
- Girls Go Tech
http://www.girlsgotech.org/ - Encourages girls to become interested in math, science, and technology. Also contains games, careers information, and other resources.
- Women Who Walk Through Time
http://www.earth.utah.edu/women - Exploring Earth science with women scientists. Many of the resources are for girls and young women.
- WiSETI - The University of Cambridge Women in Science, Engineering and Technology Initiative
http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/personnel/equality/wiseti/ - WiSETI - The University of Cambridge Women in Science, Engineering and Technology Initiative. Organizes events (workshops and lectures).
- Athena SWAN
http://www.athenaswan.org.uk/ - The Athena SWAN Charter is a recognition scheme for UK universities and their science, engineering and technology (SET) departments. It aims to assist the recruitment, retention and progression of women in SET.
- WomenTechWorld - the Women's Technician Club
http://www.womentechworld.org/ - Forum for women in technology and trade careers to network with other women technicians and/or employers – offering job listings, e-mentoring, biographies of women role models & an email discussion group.
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