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The Center for Women & Information Technology
, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
This site provides resources, news, and announcements with the aim of encouraging more women and girls to study computer science and/or information systems and to pursue careers in IT. Its initiatives include the CWIT Scholars Program, a Speakers Series, & Computer Mania Day.
Tech Savvy: Education Girls in the New Computer Age (2000)
Tech-Savvy is the culmination of two years of work by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Educational Foundation Commission on Technology, Gender, and Teacher Education. The report combines the insights of its 14 commissioners (researchers, educators, journalists, and entrepreneurs) at the forefront of cyberculture and education, findings from the Foundation's online survey of 900 teachers, qualitative focus group research with more than 70 girls, and reviews of existing research.
Gender Gaps: Where the Schools Still Fail our Students
The report finds some gains in girls' achievement, some areas where boys—not girls—lag, and some areas, like technology, where needs have not yet been addressed. Based on these findings, the Foundation offers more than 35 recommendations for action by states, local school districts, educators, and researchers in order to reach high educational achievement through gender equity.
Tech Check for Schools
AAUW Tech Check for Schools is a guide to help schools assess the technology opportunities they offer female students. For a free copy of Tech Check, call 800/326-AAUW or e-mail.
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