The Women in Technology Project at Vermont Technical College, in
collaboration with Tech Corps Vermont, is starting up just such a
program for Vermont girls in grades 7 - 9 this fall
( http://www.vtc.vsc.edu/wit/telementoring/tmentor.htm ). We're
pairing up girls with professional women working in math, science,
and technology in an effort to address just the concerns you
mentioned.
Our program is only for Vermont girls right now, although mentors can
come from anywhere. For programs that serve girls in other areas,
check out the Center for Children and Technology at the EDC - they
have a very similar project - http://www.edc.org/CCT/telementoring -
and also you might want to look at these sites:
Cybersisters - http://www.efn.org/~wistec/cybersis/
Hewlett Packard E-mail Mentor program -
http://mentor.external.hp.com/
Cary Brown
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Cary Brown
Director
Women in Technology Project 802/728-1510
Vermont Technical College
Randolph Center VT 05061-0500 http://www.vtc.vsc.edu/wit
CBrown3@vtc.vsc.edu
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