Open Directory - Society: People: Women: Science and Technology
See also: - Extensive and frequently updated, Includes articles, sites, and projects concerned with information technology - Lists names from our scientific and technical past. - 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. - Site intended for girls that highlights opportunities in engineering careers in the United States. Includes links, profiles of women engineers, and interactive features. - 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. - Global web portal presented by the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (UNCSTD). Resources, publications, and policy recommendations pertaining to sustainable development. - Career site for women in information technology, providing access to jobs, mentors, training and career development resources to help techy women get ahead. - Encourages girls to become interested in math, science, and technology. Also contains games, careers information, and other resources. - 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. - Think tank for investigating how technology should be developed for maximum accessibility and usefulness to women. - Dedicated to integrating women into nontraditional careers by providing training/technical assistance to the education system and employers. - A portal for busy mothers who work or have worked in any aspect of science. - Serves as a national focus to advocate action for increasing the participation of women in the science and engineering workforce. - 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. - A paper zine published by women who stand outside the social norm. Includes issue excerpts and publication information. - For and by women and grrls in the UK in or interested in new media and technology and other grrl stuff. - European research project by 5 leading universities on current state of women and ICTs, from use through careers to design. - An agenda for action for business to increase the talent available to them by encouraging more young women into science, engineering and technology. - A discussion board for technical women across the world. - Enables scientists, engineers and IT specialists to return to work in the UK after a career break. - "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. - Dedicated to gender equity in physics, astronomy, and the sciences in general; with resources for students, teachers, and scientists. - A large collection of links to websites relating to Women in Science and Technology. - WiSETI - The University of Cambridge Women in Science, Engineering and Technology Initiative. Organizes events (workshops and lectures). - Aims to attract and retain women in mathematics and science courses and careers through a multi-level activity and mentoring program. - A project of the National Academy of Sciences intended for young people; aims to showcase the accomplishments of contemporary women in science. - Encourages women and girls and the organizations which serve them to use technology to share ideas, opinions, support, creativity and political action. - An EU initiative for research by, for, and about women. Part of the Socio-Economic Knowledge Base and Improving the Human Research Potential programs. - 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. - WITI - support and services for women in business and technology. - Vermont Technical College's project to encourage young women in middle school and high school to study math, science and technology. Lots of links. - Profiles, events, archives. - A support group for women in science. - 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. - Frequently-updated, annotated listing of women-related e-mail lists that focus on science and/or technology. - 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 and an email discussion group. - Women in science. From Scientific American. (April 27, 1998)
