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Association for Women In Science (AWIS)
Nationwide organzation for professional women in the sciences, both in academe and industry. May be of more networking interest for those in the traditional sciences (rather than engineers, computer scientists, etc.), but lots of good career development
(http://www.awis.org)
Astronaut Jerrie Cobb
Jerrie Cobb was one of the Mercury 13, our first female astronauts, who never flew in space. At 67, after a life of missionary service in the Amazon, she is ready for her chance to fly in the Space Shuttle.
(http://www.execpc.com/~shepler/cobb.html)
Biographies of African-American women scientists
Short biographies of contemporary African-American women scientists profiled in "The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences."
(http://www.lib.lsu.edu/lib/chem/display/women.html)
CPSR's Women and Computing Page
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility page of web resources discussing women, mainly in computing. Job listings and grants information available.
(http://snyside.sunnyside.com/dox/program/gender/index.html)
CRA's Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research
Information for women in the field of computing, from the Computing Research Association. Likely to be of more interest to women in academe. Mentoring and job information available.
(http://www.cra.org/Activities/craw/)
GirlGeeks
Dedicated to publicizing women's contributions to computing, with an emphasis on their portrayal in the mainstream media. Contains short bios of several well-known women in computing.
(http://www.girlgeeks.com/)
Institute for Women and Technology
Think tank for investigating how technology should be developed for maximum accessibility and usefulness to women. Their projects cover both current technology and proposals for the future.
(http://www.parc.xerox.com/oct/projects/iwt.org/)
MentorNet
Arranges for mentoring of women students of science and engineering by women in industry. Mentoring is via e-mail.
(http://www.mentornet.net/)
Systers
Mailing list for women in all fields of computing, including people in industry, government, academe and students. Job listings are posted periodically. Discussions are limited to issues pertaining to both women and computing.
(http://www.systers.org)
TAP: The Ada Project
Lots of resources here for women in Computer Science. Also a link to TAP Junior, a site for resources for encouraging girls/teens to get interested in science, computers, and technology. Job hunting resources and grant information available.
(http://www.cs.yale.edu/homes/tap/tap.html)
Third World Organization for Women in Science
International organization for women in the sciences.
(http://www.ictp.trieste.it/~twas/TWOWS.html)
UMBC's Center for Women & Information Technology
Lots of links here on information about women and technology, as well as women's issues, in general. There is a very nice collection of links to syllabi of gender-related courses at universities around the US, arranged by field. The information about th
(http://www.umbc.edu/cwit/)
Women & Computer Science
Links to online writings about women in computer science, and more links to both computer and internet resources... The archival picture alone is worth a visit!
(http://www.mills.edu/ACAD_INFO/MCS/SPERTUS/Gender/gender.html)
Women in Endocrinology Home Page
Home page for professional organization.
(http://www.women-in-endo.org/)
Women in Information Technology
Nice annotated listing of assorted web sites having to do with women and IT. Sort of like what I am supposed to be doing, but they give more details, and are mainly limited to computing.
(http://lucien.sims.berkeley.edu/womeninit/index.shtml)
Women in Science: A Status Report
Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty? from Scientific American: Explorations: April 27, 1998
(http://www.sciam.com:/explorations/1998/051898women/women.html)
Women in Transportation
Historical contributions of women to transportation technologies, as well as career opportunities. From U.S. Federal Highway Administration.
(http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/wit/page1.htm)
Women-Related Science/Technology Sites
Listing of selected women-related sites focusing on science and technology.
(http://research.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/links_sci.html)
Lycos Directory: Meet the Editors: wabse
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(dir.lycos.com/profiles/wabse.html)
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