Gender Career Resources & Professional Organizations
Nontraditional Career Resource Center (NCRC) focuses on collaborations between the education and workforce development communities to increase awareness of 7th - 12th grade students of nontraditional careers. The website has resources for students, teachers, and parents.
http://www.ncrc.rutgers.edu
Project Lead The Way Inc. (PLTW) is a national program forming partnerships among public schools, higher education institutions and the private sector to increase the quantity and quality of engineers and engineering technologists graduating from our education system. Website offers resources for parents, students, teachers, counselors, and higher education.
http://www.pltw.org/aindex.htm
4000 Years of Women in Science is devoted to women in science and technology and includes biographies and photographs.
http://www.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/4000WS.html
Men in Nursing is a web site devoted to helping males explore careers as nurses. Site includes commonly asked questions and assistance in locating nursing schools.
http://www.allnursingschools.com/faqs/men.php
Men Equipped to Nurture (MEN) is program of specialized teacher education at Bowie State University aimed at recruiting and certifying men as teachers.
http://education.bowiestate.edu/?page_id=88
Men Teach is a recruitment program for men in education.
http://www.menteach.org
Society of Women Engineers offers career development resources, a magazine, and a career center at this site. Scholarship information is also available.
http://www.swe.org/stellent/idcplg?IdcService
=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=10&ssSourceNodeId=18
National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) was organized to create a support network. NAWIC's core purpose is to enhance the success of women in the construction industry.
http://www.nawic.org
Advocates for Women in Science, Engineering and Mathematics (AWSEM) is a science and math advocacy program for girls in middle and high schools.
http://www.saturdayacademy.org/group/awsem/ContractAWSEM.aspx
Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science (IWITTS) provides the tools to successfully integrate women into male-dominated careers such as technology and law enforcement. The web site includes links about education, employment, mentoring, and state and local training opportunities.
http://www.iwitts.com
Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW) works to promote economic independence for America's families, women, and girls. For more than 40 years, WOW has helped women with programs emphasizing literacy, technical and nontraditional skills, the welfare-to-work transition and career development.
http://www.wowonline.org