Here are some resources on career education compiled by the WEEA Equity
Resource Center:
ˇ AAUW Tech Check for Schools
A self-assessment guide for schools to examine technology opportunities
for girls and boys. Guide helps identify strengths and challenges of
school programs in addressing gender equity and offers 25 excellent
resources to help schools take action to overcome those challenges. 8
pages/1999. Price 1-24, $2.50; 25-100, $2.00; over 100, $1.75. Available
from AAUW/Newton Mfg Company; Attn: FULFILLMENT DEPARTMENT, 1123 First
Ave E, Newton, IA 50208, USA; phone: (800) 225-9998; fax: (800)
500-5118.
. Creating Opportunities for Students in Nontraditional Training
An 81/2 x 11 four-fold brochure to provide educators and parents with
strategies for developing and implementing successful nontraditional
training and employment programs. It covers institutional support,
outreach and recruitment, programs, events, training and evaluation as
well as current statistics. Additional resources are located at the NAPE
web site. A single copy of the publication is available free (multiple
copies are $1.00 each) from: National Alliance for Partnerships in
Equity, Mimi Lufkin, Executive Director, 172 Hood Road, P.O. Box 369,
Cochranville, PA 19330-0369, Tel: 610-345-7155; Fax: 610-869-4380;
E-mail: mimilufkin@aol.com; www.napequity.org
. Educating All Our Children: A Resource and Planning Guide that
Supports a Commitment to Excellence, Equity, Diversity and
Inclusiveness.
This publication outlines a five-phase process that helps groups address
equity issues, team building, and assessment in schools. Activities are
designed to integrate equity into career education or any other
initiative or program in K-12 schools. Available from K2 Associates,
LLC, 2 Science Court, Madison, WI 53711. Free of charge through the
first printing. Please send a letter of request on your letterhead
stating how you will use the book.
. Executive Mentoring: Myths, Issues, Strategies
Adapted by national corporations, Executive Mentoring provides tested
guidelines for developing mentor programs for executives, academic
administrators, and human resources staff. Assesses mentors' needs,
defines the problems they face, and examines the role mentoring plays in
their organizations. Discussions of topics such as reasons be a mentor,
ways to select a protégé, and ways to structure the relationship are
included (# 2712, 34 pp., $12.50). N. Mertz, Olga Welch, and J.
Henderson, University of Tennessee 1990.). Available from the WEEA
Equity Resource Center, 55 Chapel Street, Newton, MA 02458; Tel: (800)
225-3088; Fax: (617) 332-4318; www.edc.org/womensequity
. Futures Video: Preparing Young Women for High Skilled, High Wage
Careers and Facilitator's Guide
This 40-minute interactive teacher training video produced by the
Institute for Women In Trades, Technology and Science (IWITTS) combines
acted vignettes with documentary footage of teachers, students,
internship coordinators and parents. The video follows the fictional
Lisa from career counseling to the classroom to an internship. Viewers
observe how her teacher, counselor and internship coordinator support
her. Group discussion questions follow each section: Recruitment,
Classroom Retention, and the Workplace. The Facilitator's Guide
highlights strategies and key points from the video. Available from:
National IWITTS, 1150 Ballena Blvd., Suite 102, Alameda, CA 94501-3682
or Tel: (510) 749-0200; Fax: (510) 749-0500; E-mail: info@iwitts.com;
www.iwitts.com
. Hand in Hand: Mentoring Young Women
Hand in Hand is used by a wide range of mentoring programs. Field-tested
materials train career women of color to be effective mentors for high
school girls of color. This three-volume set includes a manual for
workshop leaders that provides guidelines for setting up a program and
for establishing an active partnership between schools and businesses.
(Book #1, 103 pp., $27.50); and "ideabook" with workshop activities and
guidance for both mentors and students about their time together. (Book
#2 and Journal, 36 pp., $22.50); and a journal for students to record
their thoughts and insights as they learn about themselves and begin
planning for a realistic adventure toward adulthood. (Book #3, 58 pp.,
$9.00). Available from the WEEA Equity Resource Center, 55 Chapel
Street, Newton, MA 02458; Tel: (800) 225-3088; Fax: (617) 332-4318;
www.edc.org/womensequity
. Jobs That Pay! Nontraditional Occupations for the 21st Century
This resource helps programs educate and motivate women to pursue a
career in a broad range of high-wage fields. The guide includes: 1) 70
job profiles and descriptions of emerging nontraditional occupations; 2)
information on how to advocate and market nontraditional training to
women as well as state and local decision-makers; and 3) an overview of
federal funding opportunities for nontraditional training. Available
for $49.95 plus 15% for shipping/handling from Women Work! The National
Network for Women's Employment, 1625 K Street, NW, Suite 300,
Washington, DC 20006; www.womenwork.org.
. National Science Foundation Program Announcement 99-25, Program for
Gender Equity in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology.
Funding for research in educational approaches (K-16) that will increase
the interest and participation of girls and young women in fields where
they are underrepresented, such as computer science, engineering,
physical sciences. It is available online at
http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf9925 or contact: National Science
Foundation, Division of Human Resource Development, 4201 Wilson
Boulevard, Suite 815, Arlington, Virginia 22230; Tel: (703) 292-8640;
Fax: (703) 292-9018; www.ehr.nsf.gov/ehr/hrd/pge.asp
. Pioneering: Poems from the Construction Site
When a collection of poems about her experiences as an apprentice
electrician was published in 1984, Susan Eisenberg began to receive
letters from her counterparts in other trades and other regions of the
country. Her ensuing dialogue with a national community of tradeswomen
inspired the poems in Pioneering. (An ILR Press Book, 1998, 88 pages,
paper ISBN 0-8014-8526-6 $12.95.) Available at local bookstores, from
Cornell Press at (607) 277-2211, or online at:
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu.
. Putting the Law on Your Side ? A Guide for Women and Girls to Equal
Opportunity to Career Education and Job Training
This publication is for girls in middle or high school, or women in
post-secondary or job training programs. It explains the law that
applies to career education and offers advice about how to deal with sex
discrimination in programs. To order copies, please contact National
Women's Law Center, Attention: Putting the Law on Your Side, 11 Dupont
Circle, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: (202) 588-5180; Fax: (202) 588-5185;
www.nwlc.org
ˇ School-to-Work All Students/Special Populations
The mission and commitment of the School-to-Work All Students/ Special
Populations Work Group is to ensure equity in access, outreach,
participation, and treatment for educational and work opportunities and
outcomes for all students in the school-to-work system. It is available
online at http://www.k12.wa.us/equity/S2WORKDOC.asp or contact: Office
of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Old Capitol Building, PO Box
47200, Olympia, WA 98504; Tel: (360) 753 6738; Fax: (360) 664-3631;
www.k12.wa.us
ˇ School-to-Work Equitable Outcomes
School-to-work programs succeed at recruiting, retaining, and helping
all students, if they meet the needs of girls, students of color,
students whose first language is not English, students with
disabilities, and pregnant and parenting teens. School-to-Work
Equitable Outcomes: outlines the School-to-Work Opportunities Act;
looks at specific equity and diversity issues in school-to-work;
describes how gender-biased messages influence girls' and boys'career
choices; and offers strategies to build an inclusive climate that
supports all students (#2764, 26 pp., $5.00). Available from the WEEA
Equity Resource Center, 55 Chapel Street, Newton, MA 02458; Tel: (800)
225-3088; Fax: (617) 332-4318; www.edc.org/womensequity
ˇ School-to-Work Jump-Start Equity Kit
Offers a wide variety of resources that will enhance and strengthen all
career programs. Articles examine the role of equity in school-to-work
and skill standards. More than 25 pages of interesting activities and
guidelines for school- and work-based learning; a school-to-work fact
sheet; information on key programs and publications; and a worksheet to
disaggregate data to ensure success for all students (#2766, 88 pp.,
$18.75). Available from the WEEA Equity Resource Center, 55 Chapel
Street, Newton, MA 02458; Tel: (800) 225-3088; Fax: (617) 332-4318;
www.edc.org/womensequity
ˇ Single Mother's Resource Handbook
An important addition to programs serving adult women in
welfare-to-work, community college, or transition programs as well as
pregnant and parenting teens. This publication helps single mothers
develop positive self-images, recognize available alternatives, better
express their needs and feelings, positively influence their children,
and use problem-solving skills to make better decisions. Updated in 1992
and translated into Spanish, this easy-to-use guide is a valuable
resource for all women who are facing the challenges of motherhood (53
pp., $12.50). Annette Fernando and David Newbert, Head Start Child
Development Corporation, Revised 1992 (# 2147 English and #2741
Spanish). Available from the WEEA Equity Resource Center, 55 Chapel
Street, Newton, MA 02458; Tel: (800) 225-3088; Fax: (617) 332-4318;
www.edc.org/womensequity
ˇ Tech-Savvy: Educating Girls in the New Computer Age
Explores girls' and teachers' perspectives of today's computer culture
and technology use at school, home, and the workplace. Presents
recommendations for broadening access to computers for girls and others
who don't fit the "male hacker/computer geek" stereotype. 2000. Price
1-24, $11.95; 25-100, $10.95; over 100, $9.00. Available from
AAUW/Newton Mfg Company; Attn: FULFILLMENT DEPARTMENT, 1123 First Ave E,
Newton, IA 50208, USA; phone: (800) 225-9998; fax: (800) 500-5118;
www.aauw.org
ˇ Tradeswomen of Tomorrow: An Educator's Guide to Nontraditional Career
Awareness for Girls
This guide for elementary school counselors and teachers includes
hands-on activities for encouraging girls' interests in nontraditional
occupations. Available from: Chicago Women in Trades, Inc., 220 S.
Ashland Ave., Suite 101, Chicago, IL 60607; Tel: (312) 942-1444; Fax:
(312) 942-0802; www.womenintrades.org
WEEA Digest: The School-to-Work Opportunities Act--An Opportunity to
Serve All Students
A thorough examination of how equity can make career development really
effective for all students. Available free from the WEEA Equity
Resource Center, 55 Chapel Street, Newton, MA 02458; Tel: (800)
225-3088; Fax: (617) 332-4318; www.edc.org/womensequity
ˇ We'll Call You If We Need You: Experiences of Women Working
Construction
Susan Eisenberg became an apprentice electrician in 1978, believing that
she was part of a growing trend. But women ironworkers, electricians,
carpenters, painters, and plumbers remain rare today (less than 2
percent of the construction workforce). Her book features the voices of
thirty women from across the country who recall their decisions to enter
the trades, their first days on the job, and their strategies to gain
training and acceptance. (An ILR Press Book, 1988, 256 pages, cloth ISBN
0-8014-3360-6 $25.00; paper ISBN 0-8014-8605-X $14.95.) Available at
local bookstores, from Cornell Press at (607) 277-2211, or online at:
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu.
Web Sites
ˇ American Association of University Women
www.aauw.org
AAUW is a national organization that promotes education and equity for
all women and girls. Its web site includes resources developed by the
AAUW Educational Foundation which funds pioneering research on girls and
education, community action projects, and fellowships and grants for
outstanding women around the globe.
ˇ Chicago Women in Trades
www.womenintrades.org
Founded in 1981, CWIT is dedicated to increasing women's economic
equity through greater access to and representation of women in
nontraditional, blue-collar, high-wage occupations and to eliminate the
barriers that prohibit women and girls from entering and succeeding in
nontraditional fields.
ˇ Educators Website for Information Technology
www.edc.org/ewit
EWIT is a learning community of academic and technical educators and
community-based and business partnerships. EWIT supports the
innovative use of IT skills and academic standards to enhance learning
and to develop IT skills for work. The site provides a variety of
resources for people interested in IT careers.
ˇ The Information Technology Association of America Workforce Resources
http://www.itaa.org/workforce/resources/partner.htm
This site provides useful links for women and girls interested in
information technology careers.
ˇ Institute for Women In Trades, Technology and Science
www.iwitts.com
IWITTS is dedicated to integrating women into nontraditional
careers by providing training and technical assistance and publications
to the
educational system and employers.
ˇ National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity
www.napequity.org
NAPE is a consortium of state agencies responsible for vocational and
technical education joining forces to provide national leadership for
sex equity in vocational education. Chartered in 1990, NAPE
supports the work of states in carrying out the vocational equity duties
prescribed in federal legislation.
ˇ National Coalition for Sex Equity in Education
www.ncsee.org
A nonprofit membership organization that provides leadership in the
identification and infusion of sex equity in all educational programs
and processes.
ˇ National Women's Law Center
www.nwlc.org
The NWLC has worked since its inception in 1972 to protect and advance
the progress of women and girls at work, in school, and in virtually
every aspect of their lives. The Center brings to its work extensive
subject expertise in the major areas of family economic security,
health, employment and education.
ˇ National Science Foundation, Program for Gender Equity
www.ehr.nsf.gov/ehr/hrd/pge.asp
Efforts in the Program for Gender Equity are dedicated to changing
factors that have discouraged the early, and continuing, interest in
science, mathematics, engineering and technology, and to
developing interest, knowledge, and involvement of girls and young women
in these fields.
ˇ Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Washington State
www.k12.wa.us
ˇ U.S. Department of Labor
www.dol.gov
Women's Bureau
www.dol.gov/dol/wb
Since its establishment in June 1920, the Women's Bureau has been the
only unit at the federal level exclusively concerned with serving
and
promoting the interests of working women. Central to its mission is
the responsibility to advocate and inform women directly and the
public
as well, of women's work rights and employment issues.
Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training
www.doleta.gov/bat
The Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training (BAT) is the federal agency
responsible for the administration of the National Apprenticeship
System.
Established in 1937, BAT is a service agency that promotes and
provides technical assistance to potential and current sponsors
in establishing and
maintaining registered apprenticeship programs. The agency also has
the responsibility for promoting equality of opportunity in these
programs.
Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Act
www.workplacesolutions.org/about/grantees.cfm
The WANTO Act Technical Assistance Grants program was implemented in
fiscal year 1994. Funded through the Jobs Training Partnership
Act,the Women's Bureau and the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training
may award grants on a competitive basis to community-based, union
or
employer organizations who provide technical assistance to employers
and labor unions to prepare them to recruit, select, train, and
retain women
in apprenticeship and nontraditional occupations.
ˇ Women Work! The National Network for Women's Employment
www.womenwork.org
Women Work! is a network of over 1,400 education, training and
employment programs across America dedicated to empowering women from
diverse backgrounds and helping them achieve economic self-sufficiency.
ˇ Women's Educational Equity Act (WEEA) Center
www.edc.org/WomensEquity
The national WEEA Center provides technical assistance, referrals,
resources, curricula, and publications?all focused on equity and
excellence. The Center, a project of Education Development Center,
Inc., is funded by the U.S. Department of Education Women's Educational
Equity Act Program. The web site includes research, fact sheets,
online resources, and links to other resources and organizations.
ˇ Work 4 Women
www.work4women.org
A project of Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW), this web site
provides tools, strategies and a virtual community to help increase
women and girls' integration and retention in high wage jobs that
are considered nontraditional. It includes information about
nontraditional occupations, training programs, finding work, support
and networks, "cool jobs for girls," and a resource clearinghouse.
ˇ Workplace Solutions
www.workplacesolutions.org
A national online network that provides strategies and resources to
help employers, unions, and apprenticeship programs recruit, orient,
train,place, and retain women in high wage occupations that are
nontraditional and to prevent sexual harassment.
For more information, please contact:
WEEA Equity Resource Center
55 Chapel Street
Newton, MA 02458
Tel: (800) 225-3088.
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