WEB SITES FOR BEGINNING RESEARCH ON GENDER EQUITY*
* = Athletic Site
Achieving Athletic Equity ****http://www.k12.wa.us/equity/waia/index.asp
Developed by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in
consultation with the Seattle Office of the Office for Civil Rights, U.S.
Department of Education, and the Washington Interscholastic Activities
Association this comprehensive site offers an entire schema (with forms)
that can be used to evaluate gender equity in athletics. Also at this site
are links to the major legal documents controlling gender equity in
athletics in the Everett School District and elsewhere.
Achieving Athletic Equity - Q&A ***
http://www.wiaawi.org/handbook/genderqa.html
An excellent question-and-answer session on High School Athletics. The
specifics of the discussion are tailored for Wisconsin but with very few
exceptions the discussion is helpful.
Basics in Interscholastic Equity In Wisconsin ***
http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlsea/equity/pdf/athletics.pdf
Excellent background article on the website maintained by the Department of
Instruction for the State of Wisconsin. These are very basic and
fundamental ideas on equity and this article is an excellent place to
start.
Achieving Gender Equity in Science Classrooms
http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Science_Education/Gender_Equity/
Compiled by Women Science Students and Science Faculty and Staff at NECUSE
Colleges and Based Upon Initial Work by Students at Brown University.
The Ada Project
http://tap.mills.edu/
Taps Internet resource for women in computer sciences.
merican Association for the Advancement of Science--Collaboration for
Equity http://ehr.aaas.org/3_2_3.html
An annotated work in progress, a compilation of publications, resources,
and organizations that are produced by, affiliated with, or invaluable to
the research of the partners of the Collaboration for Equity. It is a
resource for anyone seeking to develop equitable access, practice, and
outcomes in schools, the community, the government, and the home.
Center for Research on Parallel Computation GirlTECH
http://www.crpc.rice.edu/CRPC/Women/GirlTECH/A teacher training and student
technology council program. During GirlTECH's initial two-week training
period, held July 6 through July 17 at The Rice School and Rice University
in Houston, Texas, participating teachers from the Houston area will
receive intensive technology training and explore innovative teaching
strategies that impact gender equity in the classroom.
Classroom Interactions
http://www.engr.ucdavis.edu/college/information/gender/hand3.html
Clearinghouse on Gender, Science and Technology for Development
http://gstgateway.wigsat.org
The Gateway is designed to be an information "one-stop shop" for
development experts, governments, and the private sector.
Connections Across Cultures http://www.wvmccd.cc.ca.us/mc/cac/
The Connections Across Cultures Project started with a network of
twenty-six classroom teachers. Fifteen are members of groups which are
underrepresented in science, math, engineering, and technology. Sixteen
works in technical fields, ten specialize in humanities.
EAC Resource Center
http://www.nyu.edu/education/metrocenter/eac/resource.htm
Maintains a special collection of print and videotapes to promote
educational equity (K-12) in all curricular areas, from language arts to
science and technology. Materials on equity in curriculum and policy, the
integration of gender equity and multicultural education, and on
stereotyping and role expectations provide educators with the tools to
revise the curriculum, develop staff in-service programs, and promote
parent/school partnerships. Provides reference and lending services to all
interested persons, including a long distance borrowing service and has the
facilities for reviewing books and previewing videotapes and films at the
barracks. Subject bibliographies based on the materials in the collection
are available.
Assuring Gender Equity in Classroom Interactions
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/content/cntareas/science/sc200.htm
Environmental Checklist http://ehrweb.aaas.org/ehr/3_2_1.html
American Association for the Advancement of Science's Directorate for
Education and Human Resources Programs designed this list to help you
create a better learning environment for all students in your school and
school district. The checklist is divided into five critical areas:
administrative policies/data collection, curriculum instruction, teacher
development, family and community development, and learning environment.
EQUALS http://www.lhs.berkeley.edu/equals/EQhomeFrm.htm
Programs at the Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California at
Berkeley, provide workshops and curriculum materials in mathematics for
teachers, parents, and community members. These programs include the EQUALS
Workshops in mathematics and equity, a series of professional development
workshops, and the FAMILY MATH Program.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/cor/coord/t9final.htm
In several cases the Department of Justice is weighing in on the side of
the plaintiffs using a somewhat broader application of the concepts of
Title IX but applying the precedents with a broader brush than strictly
schools.
Equity Center http://www.nwrel.org/cnorse/index.html
Welcome to the Equity Center (formerly the Center for National Origin,
Race, and Sex Equity) serving Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii,
American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic of
Palau.
Equity Education - Washington State **http://www.k12.wa.us/equity/
The Equity staff provides technical assistance to districts as directed by
federal and state laws and monitors school districts to ensure an equitable
educational program for students in relation to race, national origin,
gender, and special needs.
Equity Education On-Line http://www.etdc.wednet.edu/equity/default.html
Equity Education On Line was developed by EOIS (Equal Opportunities in
Science), a committee of the Washington Science Teacher's Association and
was funded by an Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Act grant. Web pages
and database design were done by the Educational Technology Development
Center at Puget Sound Educational Service District in Seattle, Washington.
Equity@ENC: Equity Materials
http://www.enc.org/topics/equity
This list of regional and national equity projects provides contact names,
mailing addresses, e-mail addresses, and other program information.
Although it is not comprehensive, the list includes both new and mature
projects as a starting point for those concerned about equity in math,
science, and technology instruction.
Gender Equity in Education
http://www.crpc.rice.edu/CRPC/GT/mborrow/GenderEquity/gendsite.html
A list of sites related to gender equity compiled by Martha C.
Phelps-Borrowman. The pages contain hundreds of links to information for
everyone who cares about the education of all of our children. This site
was constructed to promote a heightened awareness of the need for gender
equity in education for both girls and boys.
Gender Equity In Sports **** http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/ge/
An ongoing project being maintained by Mary C. Curtis and Dr. Christine
H.B. Grant at The University of Iowa this is the comprehensive site for
those monitoring competitive intercollegiate athletics. Included on the
site is one of the most complete historical summaries of efforts to achieve
equity at the college level.
Gender Equity Resources for K-12 Teachers
http://www.aauw.org/1000/geneqrsc.html
These gender equity resources for K-12 teachers are presented by the
American Association of University Women Educational Foundation through a
grant from Whirlpool Foundation.
InGEAR: Integrating Gender Equity and Reform
http://128.192.78.66/ingear.html
InGEAR is a three-year, collaborative project of five Georgia universities
and is funded by the National Science Foundation. The five participating
universities are The University of Georgia, Georgia Institute of
Technology, Georgia State University, Georgia Southern University, and
Clark-Atlanta University. This site links to curriculum materials that
promote excellence and equity in mathematics, science, and engineering
instruction.
Making It Equal http://www.momentummedia.com/articles/cm/cm0807/equal.htm
This broad-based discussion written for Coaching Management Magazine by an
Associate Editor for MomentumMedia covers the fundamentals of Title IX and
its application to athletics. The specific emphasis of the article on
equal access to facilities makes this one of the more focused resources
available.
The Marymount Institute for the Education of Women & Girls
http://uta.marymt.edu/~wominst/
The Institute aims to become a national center for teacher training and
educational research whose mission is the improvement of education for all
women and girls.
The Mid Atlantic Equity Center http://www.maec.org/mac.html
THE MID-ATLANTIC EQUITY CENTER, part of the Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium,
Inc., is funded by the U.S. Department of Education. It is one of the
federally-funded Equity Assistance Centers (formerly called "Desegregation
Assistance Centers") across the country that provide technical assistance
and training services to school districts.
Weaving Gender Equity Into Math Reform http://www.terc.edu/wge
Funded by the National Science Foundation, Weaving Gender Equity into Math
Reform (based at TERC in Cambridge, MA) seeks to assist staff developers,
curriculum writers, and workshop leaders in expanding the equity content of
their workshops, videos, and written materials for teachers. This project
is investigating the specific question of gender equity in math reform, as
well as the larger equity issues that these reforms pose for students from
various academic, socio-economic, and linguistic backgrounds.
National Women's Law Center www.nwlc.org/
http://www.nwlc.org/pdf/Checkitout.pdf
The NWLC has developed an athletic equity questionnaire that can be
downloaded as a .PDF file or read from the site. This is a fairly
comprehensive analysis of the issues of equity in athletics and makes good
use of the background of some top staff attorneys cooperating at the
National Women's Law Center.
NWREL's Northwest Educational Technology Consortium (Northwest Regional
Educational Laboratory)http://www.netc.org/equity/index.html
Closing the Equity Gap in Technology Access and Use: A Practical Guide for
K-12 Educators-planning for equity guidelines and issues and intervention
strategies presented.
Resources for Gender Equity in Nebraska Industrial Technology Education
http://www.nde.state.ne.us/ITECH/gender.html
Rural and Urban Images: Voices of Girls in Science, Mathematics, and
Technology http://www.ael.org/nsf/voices/
These units designed to teach science and mathematics concepts through
activities indigenous to rural culture and to help build bridges between
daily life and school science and mathematics. Workshops were designed
around activities that would engage girls as well as boys.
Schiller Law Firm http://www.schillerlawfirm.com/
This exceptional public service law firm has consistently acted as a
resource for parents and players at both the interscholastic and
intercollegiate levels in defense of equal rights compliance litigation. A
highly recommended firm where law school staff works with the complex
issues of gender equity to erase the second class citizenship inherent in
Title IX violations. The website features a special summary of Title IX
cases involving the firm. Unique to this firm is the involvement of Raymond
Yasser, law professor and author of one of the leading texts in this field,
Sports Law.
Strategies for Achieving Equity http://enc.org/reform/journals/scimath.htm
Equity in the Reform of Mathematics and Science Education, Southwest
Educational Development Laboratory--Reform Support Documents for Science
and Mathematics.
Texas Civil Rights Project *** http://www.igc.org/tcrp/TitleIX/TitleIX.htm
The Texas Civil Rights Project is a joint effort of many public service
affiliations. Currently the Project has an initiative headed by Andrea
Gunn and designed to approach every school district in Texas.
Women's Educational Equity Act (WEEA) Equity Resource Center
WEEA ERC works to improve educational, social, and economic outcomes for
women and girls.
WEEA Materials to Support Title IX Mandates
http://www.edc.org/WomensEquity/pubs/digests/digest-title9.html#materials
Also at WEEA's site:
Books in English and Spanish for Educators and Parents
http://www.edc.org/WomensEquity/pubs/catalog.html/#science
Lifting the Barriers: 600 Strategies That Really Work to Increase Girls'
Participation in Science, Mathematics, and Computers For K-12 educators,
and La Igualdad de Género para Educadores, Padres, y la Comunidad (Spanish
translation of Gender Equity for Educators, Parents, and Community) Equity
in Education Series. For K-12 teachers, administrators, parents, and
community programs.
http://www.edc.org/WomensEquity/pubs/catalog.html/expanel/paneldescr.html#encouraging
Math, Science, and Your Daughter: What Can Parents Do? / Las Matemáticas,
Las Ciencias y Su Hija helps parents encourage their daughters in math and
science and overcome the barriers of sex discrimination by learning about
the roles women play in science.
Working Together, Making Changes: Working in and out of School to Encourage
Girls in Math and Science addresses school staff and special program staff
about the importance of working together to provide the highest level of
success for girls.
The Women of NASA Project http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/women/POW.html
K-12 Internet Initiative showing female role models in high-tech careers
Also from NASA:
Annotated Bibliography
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/women/resources/annbib.html
A bibliography of books related to gender equity in math and science.
* Special thanks to Gae Broadwater who started this list as a part of her
larger project.
Herb Dempsey
Instigator and Agitator
dempsy@ix.netcom.com
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