Here are some additional resources for parents and young women interested in learning more about math, science and technology.

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Northeastern U. Program Wins AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund Progress in Equity Award

Washington, D.C. – The American Association (AAUW) Legal Advocacy Fund, a program of the AAUW Educational Foundation, has named the Connections program at Northeastern University its 2005 Progress in Equity Award winner, noting the program’s unique and expansive approach to supporting women and girls in math, science, and engineering fields.
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Click here to read about other Progress in Equity Award Winners.

It’s Still A Pink And Blue World:
Cosmetology For Girls, Carpentry For Boys
Girls’ Opportunities Severely Limited in High School Technical Education Programs
Nov. 2, 2005

High school career and technical education programs haven’t progressed much since the days when girls were required to take home economics and boys were required to enroll in shop, according to Tools of the Trade, a report released last week by the National Women’s Law Center. (To view the report, including state-specific fact sheets, visit: http://www.nwlc.org/details.cfm?id=2462&section=education.)

A new report by the National Women's Law Center (NWLC) examines girls’ participation in career and technical education (CTE) programs that are nontraditional for their gender. The report finds that, in spite of the 33-year-old Title IX law that prohibits sex discrimination in education, girls still represent the vast majority of students in traditionally female fields and boys are nearly all the students enrolled in traditionally male programs – a pattern virtually unchanged over the last three decades.
Read the news release from AAUW Expanding Your Horizons™.
Read the news release from NWLC.
Read the full report.

Sending Your Daughters To Space
by Erika Brown, Forbes.com, October 5, 2005

NEW YORK - Twenty-two years after her first trip into space, astronaut Sally Ride is still breaking barriers. These days Ride, the first American woman to orbit the Earth, is teaming up with tech companies, like Intel, IBM and Google, to get young girls excited about studying math and science.
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House Recognizes the Significance of African American Women Scientists
From AAUW Action Alert, June 2005

On April 26 the House approved by voice vote a resolution (H. Con. Res. 96) Recognizing the Significance of African American Women in the United States Scientific Community for significant contributions and achievements as scientists, inventors, and mathematicians. The resolution was sponsored by Rep. Eddie

Bernice Johnson (D-TX). The resolution states, “African American women, once considered nontraditional participants in the United States scientific community, have become an indispensable part of the new technology society.” Further, the resolution notes that of the 427,740 individuals who hold a science or engineering degree in the United States, only 25 percent are women and less than 1 percent are African American women. AAUW commends the House for honoring the importance of African American women scientists and looks forward to helping the House put words into action in the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.

Exploding Myths About Women in Science and Engineering
From MentorNet News, by MentorNet, the E-Mentoring Network for Women in Engineering and Science. www.MentorNet.net
June 2005

Decoding Why Few Girls Choose Science, Math
By Valerie Strauss
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, February 1, 2005; Page A07

College Readiness Begins In Middle School
Many of America's middle and high school students need more help from schools to effectively plan for the future, according to a recent study by ACT. The study suggests that many students don't start thinking about their post-high school plans early enough, and that those who do may not be taking the right classes to prepare to meet their goals.
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Resources for Teachers

Airspace Systems Education Cohort - nationwide network of motivated and creative teacher-mentors who inspire the next generation of explorers as only NASA can.

Computer Programming Contests - ACSL organizes computer science contests and computer programming contests for junior and senior high school students.

Digital Sistas - TONS of info. Great site.

Girls Inc. Operation SMART®: Science, Math and Relevant Technology - A formula for success in getting girls interested in M/S/T.

GirlTECH - a collection of resources concerned with spurring girls' interest in mathematics and computer science.

Hands-On Lesson Plans: Girls learn science best when using a hands-on approach. Try these interesting lessons to engage the girls in your classroom.

Lilith Computer Clubs - a model program for afterschool computer clubs for girls.

National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers - Preparing tomorrow's teachers to use technology project.

National Engineers Week - Information about the event and tons of useful links.

Science, Gender and Afterschool - The SGA Community of Practice is an interactive forum for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers eager to strengthen the role of afterschool education in increasing girls' participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and careers.

Trendsetters Network - an exciting conference on careers in science, engineering, technology, new media, and the building trades for 500 8th and 9th grade girls in New York City.

Virtual Skies - If you're a high school teacher looking for a way to capture your students' attention while teaching them geography, mathematics or science concepts, then this is the Web site for which you've been searching.

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