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World Wide Web Sites that Address Gender EquityAAUW Maryland AAUW Maryland seeks to increase diversity in membership, political advocacy, and giving to Educational Foundation and Legal Advocacy Fund, in support of education and equity for women and girls. Add-Ventures for Girls: Building Math Confidence http://www.edc.org/WomensEquity/ For elementary and middle through early secondary school math teachers. "Fun," hands-on activities expose elementary and middle school girls to the exciting world of math. Activities and information on teacher-student interaction patterns, girls' learning styles, and the importance of parent involvement help teachers create an environment that makes math work for elementary and middle school girls. Available from the Women's Educational Equity Act Publishing Center (see above URL). Annotated Bibliography of Books Related to Gender Equity in Math and Science http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/women/resources/annbib.html Campbell-Kibler Associates http://www.tiac.net/users/ckassoc/ For the past 25 years Dr. Patricia B. Campbell of Campbell-Kibler Associates has been doing research and evaluation to increase gender and race equity in math, science and technology education. Many of the results of her work can be found in a "user friendly" set of brochures on Math and Science in the Coed Classroom. Community Learning Network Designed to help K-12 teachers integrate technology into their classrooms. Over 1,200 links to educational WWW sites including links to curricular content, instructional materials (e.g., lesson plans), background information on technology integration, practical help for teachers looking for keypals/projects, internet guidebooks, software repositories, listservs, school pages, a "what's new section", and on-line technology courses. Critical Issue: Ensuring Equity and Excellence in Mathematics http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/content/cntareas/math/ma100.htm Pathways addresses critical issues identified by educators, researchers, and community leaders. National leaders in each area provide practical, research-based solutions to these issues. Contributors to Pathways come from America's leading educational research centers and universities. Critical Issue: Ensuring Equity and Excellence in Science http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/content/cntareas/science/sc200.htm Pathways addresses critical issues identified by educators, researchers, and community leaders. National leaders in each area provide practical, research-based solutions to these issues. Contributors to Pathways come from America's leading educational research centers and universities. Equity Online http://www.edc.org/CEEC/WEEA/index.html Equity Online is a national center providing gender-fair multicultural materials, training, consulting and referrals. At this site, you'll find listings of information on the Center and Women's Educational Equity Act Program grantees; technical assistance; and information on educational equity resources. Equity Resources on the Web http://www.nwrel.org/cnorse/equity.html Links to various equity resources. Gender Equity in Higher Education http://www.peg.apc.org/~polsoc/ppas_ed.htm Abstract of a report entitled "Gender Equity - Higher Education Students", dated September 1994. Information provided for obtaining copies. Gender-Related Electronic Forums http://www-unix.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/forums Extensive, alphabetical listing of publicly-accessible electronic forums (or "lists") related to women or to gender issues. Gender, Science and Technology: International Policy Issues http://www.ifias.ca/gsd/gsdinfo.html The Gender, Science and Development (GSD) Programme is an international policy research network of scientists and technologists who work together on issues of importance to women in international science and technology. This page provides links to information on the activities and reports of GSD and its collaborators. IEEE Women-In-Engineering Home Page http://www.ieee.org/organizations/corporate/women/ This page presents information regarding issues and activities important to the Woman Engineer. Links to other sources of information on science, engineering, and technology. Organizations Encouraging Women in Science and Engineering Listing of professional organizations interested in the education and employment of women in science and engineering. The Regional Alliance for Mathematics and Science Education Reform: Equity http://ra.terc.edu/regional_networks/equity/equity.html The Equity Network addresses issues, tools and strategies to enhance equity and access for all students. Includes links to resources for women. The Scientist Within You http://www.teleport.com/~alphaci Provides information on the Scientist Within You Series that helps young people discover science skills and history through hands-on experiments and activities inspired by the work of women scientists. This site also features biographies of women in science. University of Maryland Diversity Database http://www.inform.umd.edu:8080/EdRes/Topic/Diversity This database contains campus, local, national and international academic material relating to the following areas of diversity as defined by the Office of Human Relations at the University of Maryland at College Park: age, class, disability, ethnicity, gender, national origin, race, religion and sexual orientation. U.S. Department of Education Equity Initiatives http://www.ed.gov/offices/ODS/equity.html Information on various equity initiatives instituted by the U.S. Department of Education. Provides links to other resources on women and education, including a link to the President's Interagency Council on Women. Women and Science http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~karavan/afl/home.html Targeted to pre-college girls. Provides information and resources for encouraging girls to become involved in the sciences. Women's Education Equity Act --WEEA http://www.edc.org/WomensEquity/ The WEEA Resource Center is funded by the US Department of Education to provide technical resources and classroom materials for educators who want to develop gender-fair education for all students. Some of the website's added features are:
Women in Science and Engineering Program http://www.umich.edu/~info/maps.html/wise.html This program provides a unique residence hall-based experience for first and second-year women students intending to emphasize science, mathematics or engineering in their undergraduate education at the University of Michigan. Women and Computing http://www.cpsr.org/dox/program/gender/index.html Resource to help support women who want to enter into computer-related fields. Links to the most current information and scholarship on gender and computing available online. Includes a page for job leads in the areas of women's studies, computer science, and other jobs relating to gender and computing. Women in Technology, Science and Engineering http://ccn.cs.dal.ca/Technology/TechWomenWorld.html This site has various information about the use of the web and other issues which are important to women. There are several links to explore that address web technology.
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