Grades 9-12 Searches
I am looking for information on non-traditional careers for women in science.
Keywords to search: Aerospace Engineer, Astronauts, Engineering career, engineers
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Getting Involved
http://www.nae.edu/nae/cwe/cwemain.nsf/weblinks/KGRN-5AZS5A?OpenDocument
This section of the A Celebration of Women in Engineering website provides information on how to help girls question their beliefs about engineering and to challenge their doubts about their ability to suceed in the math, science, and technology fields. .......
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Statistics about women in engineering in the USA
http://www.swe.org/SWE/ProgDev/stat/stathome.html
This section of the Society of Women Engineers' (SWE)website provides data, viewable in chart or table format, regarding the numbers of women enrolled in undergraduate programs, holding degrees, enrolled in specific engineering fields, and salary information compared to that of male engineers. SWE is a non-profit educational service organization dedicated to making known the need for women engineers.......
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An interview with Mary Gallegos
http://www.eweek.org/site/engineers/theengineers/gallegos.shtml
This interview, part of a series on the National Engineers Week website, reveals how one woman, Mary Gallegos, became a Director of Engineering. She explains what led her to choose engineering as a career, what her work entails, and the most challenging and rewarding aspects of her work. This resource is appropriate for all users, particularly for girls, because it identifies women role models or.......
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Celeste Baine
http://www.eweek.org/site/engineers/theengineers/baine.shtml
In this article author and engineer Celeste Baine discusses how she became an engineer, and experiences in college that prompted her to write books on engineering. This resource also offers contact information. This resource is appropriate for all users, particularly for girls, because it identifies a female role models in the engineering fields........
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Alexandra, electrical engineer at Micron
http://www.eweek.org/2002/Engineers/theengineers/electronics.shtml
In this article, one of a series on the National Engineers Week website, Alexandra relates how she became an engineer, what she likes about it and what a typical day is like. This resource is appropriate for all users, particularly for girls, because it identifies a female role models in the engineering field and demonstrates the applications of engineering to real life situations........
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Engineer List
http://www.engineergirl.org/nae/cwe/egdir.nsf/ProfilesAlpha?OpenForm
As part of the Engineer Girl website, this resource provides an alphabetical list of female engineers. Read about each engineer's career, access definitions of different types of engineering, and contact engineers via email. This resource is appropriate for all users, particularly for girls, because it identifies women role models in the engineering field, acknowledges women's contributions to STEM,.......
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EngineerGIrl engineering careers
http://www.engineergirl.org/nae/cwe/egcars.nsf/webviews/
As part of the Engineering Girl website, this section lists several branches of the engineering field. Click on a title to view a job description, find information on education, work environment, and salary, and read a profile of a woman in each field. This resource is appropriate for all users, particularly for girls and women, because it targets girls or women........
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Yvonne Darlene Cagle
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/cagle.html
This resource provides biographical information about a female African American astronaut. This resource is appropriate for all users, particularly for girls and young women, because it identifies a woman of ethnic minorities as a role model in a STEM field and acknowledges her contributions to the field of aerospace medicine........
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Joan E Higginbotham
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/higginbo.html
This resource provides biographical information about a female African American astronaut. This resource is appropriate for all users, particularly for girls and young women, because it identifies a woman of ethnic minorities as a role model in a STEM field and acknowledges her contributions to the field of electrical engineering........
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Stephanie D Wilson
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/wilson.html
This resource provides biographical information about a female African American astronaut. This resource is appropriate for all users, particularly for girls and young women, because it identifies a woman of ethnic minorities as a role model in a STEM field and acknowledges her contributions to the field of aerospace engineering........
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