 Introducing the Recruiting Women Technoblog
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 IWITTS has gone Web 2.0! We are proud to announce that we have just launched the Recruiting Women Technoblog, written personally by our Executive Director Donna Milgram. This week's blog posts: News Flash - girls and boys are different! & What message are the photos on your school's website sending?
The Recruiting Women Technoblog provides a more casual and interactive venue to present and discuss recruitment and retention strategies, so please speak up. We hope to encourage a lively discussion with our readers in our comments section! Donna will be posting on a twice weekly basis, so make sure to subscribe to our RSS feed for the blog.
Check out the new Recruiting Women Technoblog!
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Thirteen Groups Receive $2.4 Million in Grants to Help Girls in Math and Science |
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 On June 23, 2009, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the awarding of $2.4 million in grants to 13 groups for projects that help high school girls in math and science. The date marked the 37th anniversary of the passage of Title IX, which barred any educational institution receiving federal funding from limiting anyone's participation in education due to their gender.
The grants were given out by the Women's Educational Equity Act Program. The 13 awardees were chosen from a group of 63 eligible applicants. Applicants received extra points if their program targeted at-risk students and helped them meet state academic standards and graduate.
Read the Department of Education press release.
Read abstracts on the grantees.
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Conference to Encourage Minority Women in Math |
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 The Infinite Possibilities Conference, taking place March 19-20, 2010, aims to promote, educate, encourage and support minority women interested in mathematics and statistics. Highlights of conference activities include: Professional development workshop series; panel discussions on graduate studies in mathematics; research talks given by professionals; student poster sessions; special activities for high school students; roundtable discussions on experiences with mathematics.
African-American, Hispanic/Latina and American Indian women have been historically underrepresented in mathematics. In 2002, less than 1% of the doctoral degrees in the mathematical sciences were awarded to American women from underrepresented minority groups. This conference supports the idea that in order to increase and support diversity in the mathematics community, a paradigm shift needs to occur in the way we think about the image of a mathematician and about the role a mathematician plays in society.
The conference will be hosted by Building Diversity in Science, The Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics and the University of California, Los Angeles.
Learn more about the Infinite Possibilities Conference.
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Career Videos of Women in 35 High Wage, High Demand Science, Technology and Trades Occupations |
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 We are so excited to bring you these 35 outstanding career videos featuring women in traditionally male jobs that will inspire your female students to enter these technology, trades and science occupations!
Each 24-minute DVD reveals the personal experiences and insights of successful role models in technology and trades. They send the message that the sky is the limit to women and girls! Career areas range from Automotive and Aviation to Engineering, Robotics and Automation, to Heavy Equipment Operation.
Our career series will make a great addition to any career counseling center, library, technology classroom, or outreach team! Purchase the DVDs individually or as a 35-DVD set.
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Think Women Can't? Think Again - Poster Series |
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IWITTS is pleased to offer its two specialized poster series: Think Women Can't? Think Again
1)Women in Technology & Trades
Think Women Can't? Think Again! set of 7 posters
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2) Women in Engineering
Think Women Can't? Think Again! set of 7 posters
These large, colorful posters come in sets of 7 occupational areas in tech/trades or engineering and are perfect for school classrooms, counseling offices and hallways.
Preview all Think Women Can't Be: Think Again Posters |
PicoCricket Kits Teach Your Female Students Robotics, Engineering and Programming Skills! |
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 We're delighted to bring you PicoCricket Kits to engage your female students in robotics, programming, math, science, and engineering principles! PicoCrickets are tiny computers that can make things spin, light up, and play music! As your female students work on PicoCricket project themes, they learn important math, science, and engineering principles -- and gain a deeper understanding of the process of design and invention. Your girls (or boys!) can plug lights, motors, sensors, and other devices into a PicoCricket, then program them to react, interact, and communicate. Let your students' creativity thrive with the many possibilities that PicoCrickets provide!
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Featured Tools |
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Women in Science Kits Provide 9 Real Women Scientists as Role Models for Your Students!
PicoCricket Kits will teach your female students robotics, engineering and programming skills!
These 35 career videos will inspire your female students to enter exciting tech, trades and science occupations!
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Quick Links |
The CalWomenTech Learning Library identifies software and pubs for educators and students that boost tech building block skills.
The WomenTech Portal connects educators with research-based articles on recruiting and retaining women in technology.
WomenTech Proven Practices Library
Research-based articles for educators on recruiting and retaining more women in the technology classroom. View article descriptions and choose which articles to download - free.
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Our Mission |
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 IWITTS provides the tools to successfully integrate women into male-dominated careers -- such as technology and law enforcement -- via our training, publications, products, e-strategies, and NSF-research projects.
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