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Toward Equality

Throughout our section on Women, we will look at women's journey toward achieving "Equality under the Law" (and actually). Supporting Education for & by Women presents information on individuals and organizations who fight for equality in Education through legislative action, by supporting women through advocacy and by providing scholarships or monetary awards for achievement in their fields.

While most of the information currently pertains to women's struggle for equality in the United States, we invite you to help us expand our scope and this section. Please email us at village@nedv.net with your memories, suggestions or references to information about all women's struggle for equal education and advancement.

Supporting Education for & by Women

National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education: Updates on relevant federal education legislation, useful resources and NCWGE publications.
cite: ncwge.org

Why Title IX Is Still Critical: Access to Higher Education: Women still face obstacles in higher education. Women still lag behind men in earning doctoral and professional degrees. There are fewer women in math and science (receiving, for example, only 18% of undergraduate engineering degrees and 12% of doctoral engineering degrees), due in large part to the hostile environment many face in these fields. Schools are eliminating affirmative action programs responsible for increasing access to higher education for women, particularly women of color.
cite: titleix.info

The Center for the Study of Adult Literacy: Promoting Women and Literacy.
cite: gsu.edu

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Association for Women in Mathematics: Encouraging women and girls to study and to have active careers in the mathematical sciences, and to promote equal opportunity and the equal treatment of women and girls in the mathematical sciences.
cite: awm-math.org

Association for Women in Science: AWIS was established in 1971 with the advent of Women's Rights and Title IX. Dedicated to achieving equity and full participation for women in science, mathematics, engineering and technology. Members in fields spanning the life and physical sciences, mathematics, social science, and engineering. Over 50% of AWIS members have doctorates in their respective fields, and hold positions at all levels of industry, academia, and government.
cite: awis.org

Association for Women in Computing: Non-profit professional organization for women and men who have an interest in information and technology. The Association is dedicated to the advancement of women in the technology fields.
cite: awc-hq.org

Computer Research Association's Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research: CRA-W is an action oriented organization dedicated to increasing the number of women participating in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) research and education at all levels. In addition to increasing the number of women involved, we also seek to increase the degree of success they experience and to provide a forum for addressing problems that often fall disproportionately within women's domain. We are hopeful that the committee activities will also have a positive impact for other underrepresented groups in CSE and we are committed to improving the working environment for Computer Scientists and Engineers of both genders.
cite: cra.org

Preparing Women and Minorities for the IT Workforce: The Role of Nontraditional Educational Pathways: This study examines the role of nontraditional educational pathways in preparing women and underrepresented minorities for the information technology (IT) workforce. It was sparked by the finding that the nation's number one producer of bachelor's degrees in information technology and computer science (IT/CS) was not a major research university, but instead was Strayer University, a for-profit institution with many campuses in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. Not only was Strayer the top producer overall, but it also produced the largest number of women and African American graduates with baccalaureates in IT/CS. Report available as .pdf file off the Commission's HERE.
cite: cpst.org

Women in Science and Engineering (WISE): Staff at the National Academies created the Women in Science and Engineering group in 1993 as a "sister effort" to existing WISE groups in federal agencies. The WISE members search for ways to increase the participation and visibility of women in Research Council activities and in the scientific community as a whole.
cite: nationalacademies.org

Women in Technology International (WITI) : Founded in 1989, WITI is the nation's leading, global trade association for tech savvy professional women. WITI's mission is to empower women worldwide to achieve unimagined possibilities and transformations through technology, leadership and economic prosperity.
cite: witi.com

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Women in Neuroscience (WIN): Founded in 1980 as an international organization with the chief purpose of fostering the development and career advancement of women scientists, particularly in the field of neuroscience.

To raise the visibility of preeminent women in Neuroscience, WIN established the Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award, Louise Hanson Marshall Special Recognition Award, the Patricia Goldman-Rakic Hall of Honor and the Young Investigator Award to name a few. The Young Investigator Awardan award for a researcher in the early stages of her career who has made exceptional scientific contributions to neuroscience and exhibits the potential for continuing a high level of scientific endeavor while fostering the career development of young scientists.
cite: womeninneuroscience.org

Families and Advocates Partnership for Education (FAPE): Partnership that aims to improve the educational outcomes for children with disabilities. It links families, advocates, and self-advocates to information about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The project is designed to address the information needs of the 6 million families throughout the Country whose children with disabilities receive special education services.
cite: fape.org

Gender, Diversities, and Technology Institute: a learning exchange, an incubator for new ideas and approaches, a generator of new policy. We are a global institute dedicated to improving the well-being of individuals and organizations through innovative approaches to life-long learning. We believe that the connection between learning and human development is most powerful when the unique pespectives and strengths associated with gender, race, ethnicity, and other diversities guide and inform the process.
cite: edc.org

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