Find out 19 specific recommendations to recruit and retain more women to a computer science major, with action steps for implementation.
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McGrath Cohoon, J., "Recruiting and Retaining Women in Undergraduate Computing Majors," SIGCSE Bulletin, Vol. 34, No.2, June 2002. |
Researchers interviewed IT employers, professionals and educators about recruiting women to technology and developed steps for educators interested in building their own IT Outreach Campaign.
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Bush, Sharon; Henle, Toni; Cohen, Shoshana; Jenkins, Davis; Kossy, Judith, "Recruiting Lower-Income Women Into Information Technology Careers: Building a Foundation for Action," Women Employed Institute, 2002. |
Sending a strong message that women are wanted is one way to recruit applicants. Learn about the techniques that led to a 59% jump in the number of female apprentices in Hawaii.
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Andrews, Christine L., and Leslie Wilkins. "Recruiting Women to the Trades: Marketing Strategies that Work!!!" Maui Economic Development Board, Women in Technology Project. The Women in Technology Project is administered by the Maui Economic Development Board and funded in part by the U.S. Department of Labor. |
Eleven students, including 4 women, participated in an Adaptive Optics Science internship. A year later, 80% of the students were continuing their science education and at least eight had received job offers.
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Andrews, Christine, Leslie Wilkins, Malika Moutawakkil, Lisa Hunter, "Tapping the Rich Diversity of the Community Colleges: Akamai Summer Internship Program - An REU Model at Maui Community College," Proceedings of the 2005 WEPAN/NAMEPA Joint Conference. 2005 WEPAN NAMEPA. The Women in Technology Project is administered by the Maui Economic Development Board and funded in part by the U.S. Department of Labor. |
How to Develop and Market a Career Development Course to Recruit Women in Technology Related Classes
Geri Hertel, M. Ed., takes you through the step-by-step process of creating a Women in Technology class, including a sample curriculum.
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