http:^^lucien.berkeley.edu^women_in_it.html

This data set contains WWW-pages collected from computer science departments of various universities

<dt><!WA96><a href="http://www.cco.caltech.edu:80/~wcenter">Caltech Women's
Center</a><p>

<dd>With both a calendar of events and a
newsletter collection.  You can also find information through the
Center regarding the <!WA97><a href="http://www.cco.caltech.edu:80/~wiseup/wise.html">Women In Science
& Engineering</a> chapter at Caltech, as well as the Caltech
chapter of the <!WA98><a href="http://www.cco.caltech.edu/~swe/index.html">Society of Women Engineers</a>.<p>

<dt><!WA99><a href="http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wes/index.html">Women's Engineering
Society - Southampton Group</a><p>

<dd>At University of Southampton, UK.  WES-SG is "a support group 
which can help female students overcome any
difficulties they meet during their course at Southampton and which
provides professional and social activities for all female engineers at
the University, whether they are academic staff, researchers or 
undergraduates."<p>

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<i>Professional</i><p>
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<dt><!WA100><a href="http://www.halcyon.com/monih/awc.html">Association for Women in
Computing</a><p>

<dd>"The Association for Women in Computing (AWC) is a national, nonprofit,
professional organization for individuals with an interest in information
technology.  AWC is dedicated to the advancement of women in the computing
fields, in business, industry, science, education, and government."  AWC
states that it's three primary goals are to "promote awareness of issues
affecting women in the computing industry, further the professional
development and advancement of women in computing, and establish and
promote growth of local AWC chapters."  AWC now has chapter in 13 states,
as well as a number of independent members.<p>

<dt><!WA101><a href="http://www.sea.uct.ac.za/sawise/">South African Women in
Science and Engineering</a><p>

<dd>"The objectives of SA WISE are: 1. to raise the profile of women
scientists and engineers; 2. to highlight problems faced specifically by
women in science and engineering; 3. to lobby for the advancement of
women in science and engineering; 4. to provide input to the development
of science policy in South Africa; 5. to provide leadership and role
models for young people wishing to enter the fields of science and
engineering."<p>

<dt><!WA102><a href="http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/~andreap/awis.html">New England
Chapter of the Association of Women in Science</a><br>
<!WA103><a href="http://orca.astro.washington.edu/jbrown/awis.html">Seattle Area Chapter of the Association of Women in Science</a><p>

<dd>AWIS is a national organization devoted to promoting equal 
opportunities for women to enter the professions and achieve their
career goals.<P>

<dt><!WA104><a href="http://www.witi.com/">WITI</a><p>

<dd>The International Network of Women in Technology, is 
"a professional association of women 
representing a tremendous diversity of backgrounds, positions, and 
disciplines working in technology organizations."  Founded in response
to the 1989 Glass Ceiling Report, WITI is devoted to helping women
improve their position within industry by developing a wider range
of national and international contacts.  WITI is sponsoring a
conference, the <!WA105><a href="http://www.witi.com/Center/Channels/">1996 Women in Technology Conference -- Channels for Change</a>.<P>

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<i>Political</i><p>
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<dt><!WA106><a href="http://www.igc.org/">Institute for Global Communications</a><p>

<dd>Home for the five IGC networks: PeaceNet, EcoNet,
ConflictNet, LaborNet, and <!WA107><a href="http://www.igc.apc.org/womensnet/">WomensNet</a>.  They have a page devoted to <!WA108><a
href="http://www.igc.apc.org/womensnet/wom.issues.html">women's issues
and women's resources</a>, and are also making available a great deal of
information about the <!WA109><a href="http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/cairo.html">
United Nations International Conference on Population and Development 
(ICPD)</a> in Cairo.  Also check out their latest addition,
<!WA110><a href="http://www.igc.apc.org/vsister/vsister.html">Virtual
Sisterhood</a>, "<i>a global women's electronic support network,</i>...
dedicated to increasing women's access to and effective use of
electronic communications."  A very useful site for anyone interested in 
progressive politics.<P>

<dt><!WA111><a href="http://www.rain.org/wic.html">Women's Internet Council</a><p>

<dd>"The Mission of WIC is to establish a point of presence for Women
working with the Internet.... WIC works to help establish 
a new paradigm that will allow the Internet
to be a truly Global Community not dominated by one gender or one 
racial/social or economic group."
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<a name="career"><b>CAREER & FUNDING INFO.</b></a><p>
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<dt><!WA112><a href="http://www.sst.ph.ic.ac.uk/trust/">The Daphne Jackson
Memorial Fellowships Trust</a><p>

<dd>The Daphne Jackson Fellowships exist to enable high-level scientists
and engineers to return to their professions after a career break.<p>

<dt><!WA113><a href="http://www.occ.com/occ/WomenMinority.html">Cultural
Diversity</a><p>

<dd>"The Internet's Online Career Center," with information
about career resources for women and minorities.<p>

<dt><!WA114><a href="http://www.anl.gov/WIST/Wist.html">Women in Science and
Technology Program</a><p>

<dd>Located at Argonne National Laboratory, the program has information
both on their own efforts on trying to provide outreach to female
students to encourage them to pursue careers in science, and on
women in science and technical fields generally (including a 
variety of WWW pointers).<p>

<dt><!WA115><a href="http://www.igc.apc.org/gfw/">The Global Fund
for Women</a><p>

<dd>An international grantmaking organization devoted to
improving women's well-being and working for women's full
participation in society on a global basis.  Check their page to find
out how you can help (or how they might help you).<P>

<dt><i>[You may also want to look for career information under the
various professional women's societies pages listed above]</i><p>

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<a name="alternative"><b>E-PRESS</b></a><p>
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<dt><!WA116><a href="http://www.women-online.com/">Women Online</a><p>

<dd>A joint venture between Women Online founder Amy Goodloe and WWWomen co-founder Kathleen McMahone, Women Online is intended to provide articles by and about prominent women online, regular features on online content, and "how to" tips for the WWW technically-inclined.  Interactive forums are also available through the site.<p>

<dt><!WA117><a href="http://www.virago-net.com/brillo">BRILLO Extra Abrasive</a><p>

<dd>A publication which appears to be tackling head-on the issue that
the Internet is male-dominated sphere (and a rather viciously
maintained one at that).  Here's their initial description from their press release:<p>

<i>Brillo is an electronic magazine challenging the exclusion of 
white women and people of color from new technologies.  We hope to show 
that there are people and organizations out there changing how we think 
about technology in significant and productive ways.  And we're not just 
talking about the Internet and the WWW, but about how talented, brave 
people are challenging paradigms of all kinds -- paradigms that actively 
exclude "minorities" from a broad spectrum of cultural activites and 
pursuits -- from the media to business to electronic resources.  We hope 
that we can provide not simply ideology, but practical examples and 
models of how these paradigms can be changed and how we can create 
useful alliances to effect substantial social change.  Always aggressive 
and always abrasive, this first issue of Brillo, "Armed and Dangerous," 
seeks to empower and inform the 15.5%.  (Statistic from the Guerilla 
Girls - The Internet is 84.5% male.)</i><p>

The initial isue consists mainly of interviews, including interviews
with Daria Ulunga from <i>Plugged In</i>, DeeDee Halleck from <i>Paper
Tiger Television</i>, and Brandee Amber Selck of IUMA.  Worth
watching, particularly if they expand editorial content to include
non-interview materials.<p>

<dt><!WA118><a href="http://www.PLGRM.com/">Pilgrim New Media</a><p>

<dd>"Pilgrim New Media is a multimedia developer and publisher that
specializes in creating CD-ROM titles on topics of particular interest
to women."  Their first title, <!WA119><a
href="http://www.PLGRM.com/Her_Heritage.html">Her Heritage</a>, is a
biographical encyclopedia of famous american women (yes, Grace Hopper
is in there).  And since, we <b><i>are</i></b> librarians here at
Web-sters', we should note that <i>Her Heritage</i> was named one of
the top seven Best CD-ROMs of 1994 by <!WA120><a
href="http://www.cahners.com/cahners/mags\mainmag\lj.htm"><i>Library
Journal</i></a>.  A commercial site worth keeping an eye on.<p>

<dt><!WA121><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/examiner/womensweb.html">Women's
Web</a><p>

<dd>"Women's Web will contain news, Internet resources and a forum for
the discussion of women's issues."  Provided by SF Gate, a project of
the San Francisco Chronicle and San Francisco Examiner.<p>

<dt><!WA122><a href="http://www.voiceofwomen.com/">VOWWorld: Voices of Women</a><p>

<dd>"where solid state meets the Goddess."  I
<i>like</i> it.  Includes both articles from the Voices of Women print
publication, a directory of a large number of differing resources
for women, a calendar of events, and links to a variety of other
resources.  Beware: this page is <i>extremely</i> netscape-enhanced.  
Don't try downloading images at home unless you're the patient sort.<p>

<dt><!WA123><a href="http://www.nav.com/gallery/planet">Planet Woman</a><p>

<dd>Provides a sub-page devoted women in science & technology, as well
as other pages on such issues as the arts, business & careers, health,
leisure activities, political & legal issues, etc.  Also maintains a
calendar of upcoming events of interest to women.<p>

<dt><!WA124><a href="http://www.io.com/user/ixora/">ELECTRIC ANIMA Home Page</a><p>

<dd>"(Technological fun with a feminine twist...not for the vaginally-fearful!)" -- what more can I say, really?<p>

<dt><!WA125><a href="http://www.next.com.au/spyfood/geekgirl/">geekgirl</a><p>

<dd>A women-oriented electronic zine from Australia, with truly wonderful
graphics<p>

<dt><!WA126><a href="http://www.echonyc.com/~onissues">On the Issues</a><p>

<dd>"a feminist, humanist magazine of critical thinking, dedicated to 
fostering collective responsibility for positive social change."<p>

<dt><!WA127><a href="http://www.women.com/">Women's Wire</a><p>

<dd>An interactive magazine focusing on women's interests,
 provided by the Women's
Wire online service.  For information on how to subscribe to
their online service, check out their <!WA128><a
href="http://www.women.com/wwire/html/wom.html">about us</a> page.<P>

<dt><!WA129><a href="http://www.wcmh.com/oc/wic/">Women in Computing</a><p>

<dd>"The newsletter for the top women in IS," a monthly publication from
McGraw-Hill.  It's devoted to discussing the non-technical issues affecting
women in IS and IT, including mentoring, networking, salary and promotions,
etc.  Strong practical and business orientation.  Only the first two issues
are available on-line, unfortunately, with subscription information available
through the page.  Be sure to check out their <!WA130><a href="http://www.wcmh.com/wic/previous/96top100.html">1996 Top 100 Women in Computing</a> page, complete
with suggestions for IT companies looking to expand gender diversity
in their upper echelongs, useful WWW resources, and biographical sketches
of the top 100.<p>

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<a name="news"><b>NEWSGROUPS & LISTS</b></a>
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<dt><!WA131><a href="http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~holman/FTF/ftf.html">ALA's Social Repsonsibilities Round Table Feminist Task Force</a><p>

<dd>The ALA-SRRT-FTF runs the <!WA132><a href="http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~holman/FTF/ftflist.html"><i>Feminist</i></a> listserv ([e-mail]), which both communicates the work of the FTF and encourages discussion of feminism as
it applies to librarianship.<p>

<dt><!WA133><a href="http://www.tile.net/tile/listserv/educomw.html">EDUCOM-W</a><p>

<dd>Educom's listserv on women and information technology.<p>

<dt><!WA134><a href="http://www-unix.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/forums.html">Gender-Related Electronic Forums</a><p>

<dd>A large list of listservs (with instructions on subscribing), put 
together by Joan Korenman of the University of Maryland Baltimore County's
Women's Studies Dept., dealing with
gender issues and women.  Lists are divided into subcategories of Activists
Lists, Arts & Humanities, Education, Health, International Lists, Internet
Information, Religion/Spirituality, Science/Technology, Sexuality/Sexual
Orientation, Social Science Lists, Women of Color Lists, and Women's Studies
Lists.  The <!WA135><a href="http://www-unix.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/f_sci.html">Women-Related Science/Technology Lists</a> may be of particular interest.  Very
comprehensive resource, and regularly updated.<p>
 
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Again, if you know of anything you think belongs on this page that you
don't see here, e-mail me at the address below.  Keep spinning.<P>
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<ADDRESS>
Jerome P. McDonough: <!WA137><a href="mailto:[e-mail]">[e-mail]</a><br>
207C South Hall, School of Information Management & Systems<br>
University of California, Berkeley<br>
Berkeley, California 94720<br>
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