Resources for Women and Girls

These are some resources that are useful to explore as ways to encourage girls in trades and technology.

• Programs for Girls
• Web Resources for Adults & Girls
• Print Resources

Programs for Girls

Rosie's Girls
Rosie's Girls is a three-week trades exploration camp for girls entering 6th - 8th grade

Women Can Do
Conference for high school girls
Started in 1999, this conference brings over 350 girls from around Vermont together at Vermont Technical College to spend a day getting up to their elbows in trades and technology. In 2005, 79% of the girls told us that their ideas about what they could do expanded that day; 57% said that attending the conference made them more likely to consider a career in trades or technology; and 64% of the girls who came from tech centers said that the conference made them feel that they will have a better experience in their center from now on.

http://www.techsavvygirls.com
Our mission is to provide girls with opportunities to see themselves as tech-savvy. Gaining confidence and skills necessary to function in an increasingly high tech world

http://www.womenintech/com
A federally funded women in technology project to increase the
number of women and girls working in emerging high technical
fields. info: Claire Miyasato, 808 875 2300 e-mail Claire@medb.org

http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/index.htm
Girls' E-Mentoring Program for Science, Engineering and Technology
Women's Bureau, U.S.Dept of Labor

http://www.ssane.com/koot-witt/camp.htm
Girls Exploring Trades and Technology (GETT) Camp.

http://www.ssane.com/koot-witt/kwitt.htm
Kooteny Women in Trades and Technology

http://www.chicagowomenintrades.org/programs_services/direct_nontraditional.html
Chicago Women in Trades' Girls' Programs

http://www.womenventure.com/girlventure.cfm
WomenVenture's Girls' Programs - GirlVenture

http://www.tradeswomen.net/togo.html
Oregon Tradeswomen's Girls' Programs - Trades Offer Girls Options (TO GO)

http://www.greenriver.edu/news/TradesTechnologyEvent.htm
A Trades and Technology Day for high school girls in Auburn , Washington

http://www.wrdc.nf.ca/tech/info.html
Techsploration - Trades and Technology Exploration for Girls

http://www.chabotspace.org/visit/programs/techbridge/resources.asp
Links to Resources for Encouraging Girls in Technology

Resources for Adults & Girls

http://www.vermontinstitutes.org/equity
This web site has links to equity resources, showcase web sites of student
equity work, equity data analysis, equity professional development
opportunities in Vermont, and more. THE VERMONT INSTITUTES' EQUITY GOAL is
to promote learning opportunities and equitable outcomes for ALL students.
"Equity" in education does not mean treating all students the same, but
rather treating students in ways that encourage each to develop, learn, and
perform at his or her best. It does not mean that everyone does the same
thing, but it does mean that certain groups are not consistently excluded
from or unable to achieve in certain areas, such as science, math, and
technology.

http://www.edc.org/WomensEquity/
The WEEA Equity Resource Center is a national center that for 25 years has
been promoting gender-equitable education for all students. The center
offers educators and others a range of resources that help make gender
equity a reality in the classroom and in educational systems, focusing
especially on equity for girls and women who face multiple barriers due to
gender and race, ethnic origin, disability, or age. These resources include
a regularly published research-to-practice digest; training and online
professional development; field-tested curricula, training manuals, and
other products; FAQ packets; and individualized assistance available free of
charge or at cost.

http://www.work4women.org
Tools, strategies and a virtual community that supports women in nontraditional occupations.

http://www.womentechworld.org
Biographies and news stories of over 50 women in a variety of nontraditional career roles, listed by occupational category

http://www.riroe.k12.il.us/riroe/ilstw/gendereq.html
Resources for teachers working on gender equity

http://www.nwhp.org
National Women's History project

http://www.awsem.org
Advocates for Women in Science, Engineering and Math for girls,
professional women, educators and parents

http://www.girlsintechnology.com

http://www.autodesk.com/dyf/dyfmain2.html
Design Your Future-math, science and technology for girls

Chabot Space Center
http://www.chabotspace.org/visit/programs/first.asp
FIRST-Female Involvement in Real Science and Technology

http://www.cs.yale.edu/homes/tap/tap-junior.html
TAP jr- resources for encouraging girls and teens in science, computers
and technology

Women of NASA

http://www.girlstart.org
A nonprofit organization to educate and empower girls in math,
sciences and technology.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0624/p11s01-coop.htm
A Christian Science Monitor article about the failure of Title IX in vocational education

http://www.commondreams.org/news2002/0606-02.htm
More about the failure of Title IX in vocational education

http://www.tolerance.org
A Web project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, Tolerance.org encourages
people from all walks of life to "fight hate and promote tolerance."
Teachers will find a clearinghouse of information about anti-bias programs
and activities on our sister site, TeachingTolerance.org. A Web extension of
Teaching Tolerance magazine, the site offers lesson plans and classroom
tutorials for Planet Tolerance features, plus a guide to the best
tolerance-related sites on the Web. A teacher forum offers discussion. You
may also order free, high quality anti-bias materials.

http://www.adl.org/education/edu_awod/default_awod.asp
Anti-Bias Education and Training
A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE ® Institute
A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® Institute programs provide hands-on training to help
children and adults challenge prejudice and discrimination and learn to live
and work successfully and civilly and an increasingly diverse world.
ADL's A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE Institute is the leading provider of diversity
and anti-bias training and resources.

http://www.womentechworld.org/links.htm
Links for women in technology websites and Girls in Technology
websites.

http://www.sdsc.edu/~woodka/resources.html
Internet for Girls: WWW resources list

http://www.academic.org
"Expect the Best from a Girl"- that's what you'll get
-resource links and sample programs.

http://www.vtc.edu/wit/links.htm
Links to lots of resources and programs to encourage girls in technology.

Print Resources

If you have questions about how to obtain any of these resources, please contact us at Vermont Works for Women.

Careers
A Diversity of Gifts: Vermont Women at Work . D'Ann Calhoun Fago, ISBN: 0-88150- 144-1.

A to Z of Women in Science and Math . Lisa Yount, ISBN: 0-8160-3797-3.

Career Choices: A Guide for Teens and Young Adults . Mindy Bingham, Judy Edmondson, Sandy Stryker, ISBN: 1-878787-02-0.

Hard-Hatted Women -- Stories of Struggle and Success in the Trades. Edited by Molly Martin. ISBN: 0-931188-66-0.

Talking 9 to 5: How Women's and Men's Conversational Styles Differ. Deborah Tannen, Ph.D, ISBN: 0-688-11243-9.

We'll Call You if We Need You: Experiences of Women Working in Construction. Susan Eisenberg, ISBN: 0-8014-8605-X.

Working Women A to Z. Maria A. Kunstader, ISBN: 0-917846-25-7.

Harassment
Flirting or Hurting: A Teacher's Guide on Student-to-Student Sexual Harassment in Schools (Grades 6-12). Nan Stein and Lisa Sjostrom, ISBN: 0-81-6-1864-8.

Hostile Hallways: Bully, Teasing & Sexual Harassment in Schools. Commissioned by the AAUW Educational Foundation, ISBN: 1-879922-28-2.

Research on Women's Issues / Girls's Issues
Raising Their Voices -- The Politics of Girls' Anger. Lyn Mikel Brown, ISBN: 0-674-74721-6.

Under Her Wing -- The Mentors Who Changed our Lives. Tina Schwager & Michele Schuerger, ISBN: 1-5742-059-7.

Venus in Blue Jeans: Why Mothers and Daughers Need to Talk About Sex. Nathalie Bartle, Ed.D, ISBN: 0-44050-880-0

Wellesley Centers for Women's Research

Resources for Girls
33 Things Every Girl Should Know -- Stories, Songs, Poems, and Smart Talk by 33 Extraordinary Women. ISBN: 0-517-70936-8.

Cool Women: A Thinking Girl's Guide to the Hippest Women in History. Dawn Chipman, Mari Florence, Naomi Wax, ISBN: 0-9659754-0-1.

Fearless Girls, Wise Women & Beloved Sisters. Kathleen Ragan, ISBN: 0-393-3204604.

Girl Pages: Handbook of the Best Resources for Strong, Confident, Creative Girls. Charlotte Milholland, ISBN: 1-57224-197-7.

Girls and Young Women Leading the Way -- 20 Short Stories. Frances A. Karnes & Suzanne M. Bean, ISBN: 0-915793-52-0.

Girls Speak Out: Finding Your True Self. Andrea Johnson, ISBN: 0-590-89796-9.

Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women. Catherine Thimmeah, ISBN: 0-395-93744-2.

Girls to the Rescue: Tales of Clever, Courageous Girls from Around the World. Edited by Bruce Lansky, ISBN: 0-399-51986-6.

Girls who Rocked the World -- Heroines from Sacagawea to Sheryl Swoopes. Amelie Welden, ISBN:1-885223-68-4.

Girls who Rocked the World 2 -- Heroines from Harriet Tubman to Mia Hamm. Michelle Roehm, ISBN: 1-58270-025-7.

Gutsy Girls: Young Women Who Dare. Tina Schwager & Michele Schuerger, ISBN: 1-57542-059-7.

Student Workbooks
Challenges: A Young Man's Journal for Self-Awareness and Personal Planning. Bingham, Edmondson & Stryker, ISBN: 0-911655-24-7.

Choices: A Teen Women's Journey of Self Awareness and Personal Planning. Bingham, Edmondson & Stryker, ISBN: 0-911655-22-0.

Making Choices: Life Skills for Adolescents. Mary Halter and Barbara Fierro Long, ISBN: 0-91165549-2

Teaching for Equity
Equal Educational Opportunities and Nondiscrimination for Girls in Advanced Math, Science, and Technology Education. A Report of the US Commission on Civil Rights - July 2000 - Federal Enforcement of Title IX.

Gender Equity Expert Panel -- Exemplary and Promising Gender Equity Programs. Booklet by the US Department of Education, ISBN: 0-16-050904-1.

Gender Equity Rights from the Start. Jo Sanders, Janice Koch, Josephine Urso,
ISBN: 0-8058-2337-9.

Gender Equity Sources and Resources for Education Students. Sanders, Koch & Urso,
ISBN: 0-8058-2887-7.

Gender Equity Toolbox - A Manual for Education. Notebook compiled by the Vermont Department of Education.

Gender Gaps: Where Schools Still Fail our Children. AAUW Executive Summary 1998 (booklet), ISBN: 1-879922-20-7.

Gender Matters -- Training for Educators Working with Students with Disabilities. Harilyn Rousso & Michael Whmeyer, ISBN: 0-89292-425-2.

How Schools Shortchange Girls. The AAUW Report, ISBN: 0-8106-2501-6.

Lifting the Barriers: 600 Strategies that Really Work to Increase Girls' Participation in Science, Math, and Computers. Jo Sanders.

The Scientist Within You. Rebecca Lowe & Mary H. Thompson, ISBN: 1-884414-16-8.

Women's History
Feminine Ingenuity -- How Women Changed America. Anne L. MacDonald, ISBN: 0-7868-8109-7.

Herstory: Women who Changed the World. Edited by Ruth Ashby & Deborah Gore Ohrn, ISBN: 0-670-85434-4.

Timelines of American Women's History. Sue Hinemann, ISBN: 0-399-51986-6.

Women Invent America -- From Indian Corn to Outer Space. Ellen H. Stowell, ISBN: 0-942389-10-7.

Women's World - A Timeline of Women in History. Irene M. Franck & David Brownstone,
ISBN: 0-06-273336-2.

If you have questions about how to obtain any of these resources, please contact us at Vermont Works for Women