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PA Metro Library Services

Friday, January 13, 2006

University Day Resources on Gender Issues

These resources were provided in the bibliography available on the Library display table during University Day 1/13/06. Follow the links to gain access to the online resources profiled in the bibliography.

Association of Women in Science- www.awis.org

DeVry Women in Information Science and Engineering- http://facweb.phi.devry.edu/clubs/wise/

Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day & National Engineers Week- www.eweek.org

The Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS)- www.jets.org

Society of Women Engineers- www.swe.org

Women in Engineering Programs & Advocates Network- www.wepan.org

Women in Technology International (WITI)- www.witi.com

Hitchcock, Corey. “Testing 1,2,3; Technology to Girls: Hello?”. 1998.- www.sfgate.com

American Association of University Women. Tech Savvy: Educating Girls in the New Computer Age. Washington, D.C.: AAUW Educational Foundation, 2000.- www.aauw.org/research/girls_education/techsavvy.cfm

Commission of the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering, and Technology Development. “Land of Plenty: Diversity as America’s Competitive Edge in Science, Engineering, and Technology.” 2000. National Science Foundation.- www.nsf.gov/od/cawmset

Fisher, Allan and Jane Margolis. “Women in Computer Sciences: Closing the Gender Gap in Higher Education.” School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mello University.-
http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~gendergap/

Gatta, Mary. “Women in Science, Engineering, and Technology: Equity in the 21st Century.” 2002. Center for Women and Work, Rutgers University.- http://rci.rutgers.edu/~cww

--, with Dianne Mills McKay. “Engineering Their Futures: The Educational and Workplace Experiences of Female Engineers.” Trenton, NJ: Council on Gender Parity in Labor and Education, New Jersey State Employment and Training Commision.- www.ncrc.rutgers.edu/Research/engineerfuture.pdf

--- and Mary Trigg. “Bridging the Gap: Gender Equity in Science, Engineering, and Technology.” 2001. Center for Women and Work. Rutgers Unicersity.- www.rci.rutgers.edu/~cww

Gutbezahl, Jennifer. How Negative Expectancies and Attitudes Undermine Females’
Math Confidence. Masters’ Thesis: University of Massachusetts, 2000.- www.inform.umd.edu/UMS+State/UMD-projects/MCTP/Essays/WomenAndMath.txt