Advocates for Women in
Science, Engineering and Mathematics
Provides mentorship programs and workshops to encourage and
support women and girls with science, engineering, and mathematics
BinaryGirl
A community dedicated to women involved in the Internet
and new media technology, offering profiles, reference material,
message boards, and online shopping.
Institute
for Women and Technology
Spearheads initiatives and programs to that bridge the
gap between technology and women professionals, students,
girls, and those in underserved communities.
Institute
for Women In Trades, Technology & Science
An online resource to encourage and integrate women in technology
and law enforcement careers
MentorNet
An online mentoring network for women in science and technology
National
Women's History Project
An educational nonprofit organization that celebrates the
diverse and historic accomplishments of women by providing
educational resources and programs.
San
Francisco Women on the Web (SFWOW)
A member-based non-profit organization with a very active
list group that seeks to empower women in technology and new
media in San Francisco.
Silicon
Salley
A great resource for women in the internet and programming
industry that includes profiles, product reviews and links
covering topics from online investing to script coding.
The
Systers Community
An email community devoted only to women in computing.
Wired
Woman Society
A member-based organization in Canada that offers mentorship
and educational programs as well as awards to encourage women
and girls to get involved in technology.
Women
in Technology International
A member-based association with regional branches and
conferences around the United States.
Women
and Girls Tech Up
An online zine for women and girls to participate in discussions
about mentoring, networking, technology recruitment, and media
images.
Women
in Trades and Technology National Network
A non-profit organization that promotes education, recruitment
and training of women in trades, technology, and operations.
Women In Multimedia
A non-profit that provides women with resources and education
for emerging new media and internet careers.
Women
of NASA
Meet, Interact, and Read biographies of inspiring women
who have math, science, and technology careers at NASA.
WomenTechWorld.org
An online
community for women technicians in various industries to connect
with one another
Women's
Work
A resource center for women's groups and activists involved
in collaborative projects.
Resources and Outreach Programs for Girls
and Technology:
Autodesk:
Design Your Future
A program created by Autodesk, the makers of AutCAD an other
3D modeling software. Its aim is to get more girls interested
in math, science and technology through mentoring, job shadowing
and internship programs.
Center
for Children and Technology
Researches, designs and develops curriculum that integrates
technology with education and after school programs.
Cyber
Sisters
An educational telementoring program for science-math and
technology for girls.Matches a middle school girl with a university
woman mentor. Site includes a book list-"the Technology Book
for Girls" and The Science Book for Girls".
Expanding
Your Horizons
Conferences hosted at various universities in the U.S. that
include workshops aimed at empowering middle and high school
girls to pursue math-based careers like computer science,
biometrics and engineering.
Eyes to the Future
Multi-age mentoring program that supports middle-school
girls as they make the transition to high school and has published
an e-zine called "Speak Out!".
GEM-SET
A mentoring program that posts a daily digest of Q&A's
between girls and women. Also includes short profiles of women
who work in the technology, science and math fields.
Girls
in Technology
A
mentorship program that includes after-school activities that
focus on science, environmental studies, robotics and cool
high-tech projects and field trips to science centers, museums
and university laboratories.
Girlstart
Founded in Austin, Texas, the Girlstart Tech Center offers
after school programs, weekend and summer camps that focus
on science, math and technology.
Girl
Tech
A great online community for girls to interact and to
get tons of resources on technology and invention, as well
as learn more about inspiring women role models in the field.
Robot
Chick Union (RCU)
Focus on high school girls interested in science and technology.
Also has opportunites for women college students and professionals
to become mentors to these girls.
Tap
Junior
An online resource providing links and articles focused on
girls interested in science, math and technology
Techbridge
A project through the Chabot Space and Science center that
seeks to connect middle and high school girls in Oakland with
technology through mentorship programs, training programs
for teachers, and available technical resources.
Women
and Girls Tech Up
An online zine for women and girls to participate in discussions
about mentoring, networking, technology recruitment, and media
images.
If you would like to suggest a link
or resource to add to this page, please feel free to email
it to us at bavc@girlgeeks.org
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