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4000 Years of Women in Science - (dead link)
A biographical directory of over 125 scientists.
The Ada Project (TAP)
Tapping Internet Resources for Women in Computer Science
"Designed to serve as a clearinghouse for information and resources relating to women in computing...TAP includes information on conferences, projects, discussion groups and organizations, fellowships and grants, notable women in Computer Science, and other electronically accessible information sites. TAP also maintains a substantive bibliography of references."
- Center for History of Physics
- Marie Curie and The Science of Radioactivity
Material on the site is based on the book by the same name by Naomi Pasachoff, 1996.
- Marie Curie and The Science of Radioactivity
Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG)
Association for Computing Machinery Committee on Women in Computing
Association for Women in Computing (AWC)
Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM)
Association for Women in Science
Autodesk - Math, Science, and Technology for Girls - (dead link)
"Our mission is to provide practical, inspiring, hands-on opportunities for young women to become aware of, explore, and pursue math, science, and technology-based careers."
Computing Research Association - Committee on the Status of Women in Computing
Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics
"A historical archive with information about 20th century women who have made original and important contributions to physics. Organized under the names of the women, you will find brief documented descriptions of their major contributions to physics, biographical data, and a potpourri of some interesting information regarding their lives, achievements, and conditions of work."
Engineer Girl
"...is part of the NAE's Celebration of Women in Engineering project. This project tries to bring national attention to the opportunity that engineering represents to all people at any age, but particularly to women and girls. The Celebration is the first of several projects focusing on gender and diversity in the engineering workforce."
National Academy of Engineering
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta - Working Papers - (dead link)
- "Does Science Discriminate against Women? Evidence from Academia, 1973-97" - (dead link)
By Donna K. Ginther, February 2001.
The Gazette - (dead link)
The newsletter of the APS Committee on the Status of Women in Physics (CSWP)
- Gender and Science Digital Library (GSDL)
"The primary objective of the GSDL is to create a high-quality, interactive library of gender and science STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics] resources for K-12, higher education (community college and university), women's studies, teacher preparation programs, and informal learning environments."
Girls Go Tech
"Girl Scouts is challenging all corporations and nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, government entities and policymakers, parents and families, and the media to take action to ensure that girls have full access to every opportunity for education and careers in math, science and technology."
Sections include: Resources by Age Group ; Activities ; Careers ; Links
- A Girl Scout Initiative
Institute for Electronical and Electronics Engineers - Women in Engineering Committee
Institute for Women and Technology
Iowa State University Archives of Women in Science and Engineering
They are "interested in the personal papers of individual women as well as the records of women's organizations in engineering and the sciences. It seeks not only the papers of the most notable women whose names are already in the history books, but also those of women who have labored in the background, sometimes with little or no recognition."
IUPAP International Conference on Women in Physics
Paris, France, March 7-9, 2002
International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP)
NASA Quest - An Educational Web Site
"Dedicated to bringing NASA people, space and science to classrooms through the Internet."
- Women of NASA - (dead link) (K12)
"...area offers opportunities to find out about their education, career journeys, and current work via online profiles, live webchats, interactive video webcasts, and textbased forums. Young women give peer perspectives of working at NASA through their adventure journals, photos and videos."
National Academy of Engineering - Committee for Women in Engineering - (dead link)
National Academy Press (free online versions)
- 2004
- Achieving XXcellence in Science: Role of Professional Societies in Advancing Women in Science
Proceedings of a Workshop, AXXS 2002.
- Achieving XXcellence in Science: Role of Professional Societies in Advancing Women in Science
- 2002
- Diversity in Engineering: Managing the Workforce of the Future
Committee on Diversity in the Engineering Workforce, 2002.
- Diversity in Engineering: Managing the Workforce of the Future
- 2001
- Female Engineering Faculty at U.S. Institutions: A Data Profile
Committee on Women in Science and Engineering, National Research Council, 2001. - From Scarcity to Visibility: Gender Differences in the Careers of Doctoral Scientists and Engineers
J. Scott Long, Editors; Panel for the Study of Gender Differences in Career Outcomes of Science and Engineering Ph.D.s, Committee on Women in Science and Engineering, National Research Council, 2001. - Nobel Prize Women in Science: Their Lives, Struggles, and Momentous Discoveries
By Sharon Bertsch McGrayne, 2nd ed., 2001.
- Female Engineering Faculty at U.S. Institutions: A Data Profile
- 2000
- Who Will Do the Science of the Future?: A Symposium of Careers of Women in Science
National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Women in Science and Engineering, National Research Council; 2000. - Women in the Chemical Workforce:
A Workshop Report to the Chemical Sciences Roundtable
Chemical Sciences Roundtable, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, National Research Council, 2000.
- Who Will Do the Science of the Future?: A Symposium of Careers of Women in Science
- 1992
National Institutes of Health - Office of Science Education (OSE)
"...coordinates science education activities at the NIH and develops and sponsors science education projects in house. These programs serve elementary, secondary, and college students and teachers and the public."
National Research Council - Committee on Women in Science and Engineering - (dead link)
Nobel e-Museum - Chemistry - (dead link)
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1911 - Marie Curie - (dead link)
Sections include: Biography ; Nobel Lecture ; Banquet Speech ; Swedish Nobel Stamps ; Article ; Other Resources.
Nobel e-Museum - Physics - (dead link)
- Nobel Prize in Physics 1903 - Marie Curie - (dead link)
Sections include: Biography ; Swedish Nobel Stamps ; Article ; Other Resources.
Oceanography Careers - Women in Marine Sciences
"In this site we feature the careers of remarkable women in oceanography. Each woman has followed a different path to her career and has gathered unique insights about her profession. Learn how these women are contributing to our understanding and appreciation of the ocean and how they go about their daily work."
- Particle Physics Education Sites
Sections include: Education & Information ; National Laboratory Education Programs ; Women and Minorities in Physics ; Other Physics Sites ; Physics Alliance ; Accelerators at National Laboratories.
PBS - NOVA - Secret of Photo 51 (April 2003)
Meet the Unsung Heroine Behind the Discovery of DNA's Double Helix.
"...unravels the mystery behind the discovery of the double helix and investigates the seminal role that Rosalind Franklin and her remarkable X-ray photograph played in one of the greatest discoveries in the history of science... The program draws on extensive interviews with surviving major participants in the DNA drama."
Sections include: Article & Interview ; Slide Shows & Interactives ; Resources ; Links & Books ; Program Transcript.
PhysicsWorld
Web interface for
Physics World
Sections include: Latest Issue ; News ; Physics World ; Jobs ; Resources ; Events ; Best of Physics Web ; Industry.
- Women in Physics
Theme of March 2002 issue
Profiles in Science
National Library of Medicine
- Barbara McClintock Papers
"Barbara McClintock (1902-1992) was an American geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her discovery of genetic transposition, or the ability of genes to change position on the chromosome...The collection contains laboratory notes, correspondence, unpublished manuscripts, lecture notes, photographs, charts, illustrations, and audiovisual materials."
Science Magazine - Essays On Science and Society
- Islamic Women in Science
Essay by Farkhonda Hassan, Prof. of Geology, American University, Cairo.
Silicon Salley!
"It's about women. It's about the Internet. It's about time."
"...an Internet Company dedicated to promoting visibility and creating opportunities for women in technology and new media.'
Third World Organization for Women in Science (TWOWS)
University of Maryland, Baltimore County - Center for Women & Information Technology
University of Melbourne - Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
- Where are the Women in Australian Science?
"...provides information about women and the roles they played in the history of Australian science, technology and medicine from the earliest periods of European engagement to the present day."
Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering - (dead link)
Includes sections on women, racial minorities, and sexual minorities. A very extensive collection of links.
Maintained by Ellen Spertus
Women in Aviation Resource Center
"Educational, networking, and career resources to empower women involved in all aspects of aviation."
By Henry M. Holden
Women in Biology Internet Launch Page
"This page is a starting point for finding information about biologists who happen to be women; essentially, it is a list of bookmarks to the ample original content already available on the web. Many of the links are aimed towards women who are graduate students, postdocs, or more senior scientists, but there are also sites relevant to undergraduates or even high school students who may be contemplating a career in biology."
By S.L. Forsburg
Women in Chemistry - Her Lab in Your Life
- Chemical Heritage Foundation
Women in Engineering Programs and Advocates Network (WEPAN) - (dead link)
Women in Physics
"Data on the current and historic trends in the representation of women in physics, including comparative data on women in related fields."
Report from the American Institute of Physics
Women in Math Project
"This Web site contains a collection of bibliographies of publications (topics include gender & mathematics and feminist theories of science .... 20 categories altogether), a search engine for the bibliographies, information and links to informational sites on various journals, newsletters, and catalogs on or of interest to women in mathematics."
Women in Technology International (WITI)
Women Researchers: Opportunities and Resources - (dead link)
An alphabetical listing from the CRADA Corporation
Women, Science, and Technology at Georgia Tech - (dead link)
"The Women, Science, & Technology (WST) program does what no other gender studies program does--it links science and technology issues to those issues more traditionally associated with women's studies. This program is unique."
World Book - Women in Science and Medicine (K12)
"To celebrate the achievements of these women, World Book editors have compiled a series of articles about some of the most influential women in science and medicine and how their efforts have helped explain how the world works."
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