Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM)

Since the 2001 release of NCRW’s seminal publication "Balancing the Equation: Where Are Women and Girls in Science, Engineering and Technology?" women have made significant strides in STEM-related studies and careers. However, progress in some areas has fallen short, particularly in technical fields – engineering, biochemistry and computer science/technology – in which women are still largely under-represented. The barriers and obstacles to women’s advancement are numerous and complex including gender bias, lack of mentoring and economic hardship. Efforts need to be stepped up to reduce these constraints. Explore the resources listed below, including Related Categories links, or use the Keyword Search for more information.

Resources: Business Schools Sweeten Lures for Women

Business schools are trying to boost stubbornly low rates of female enrollment. New York University's program, which has the highest proportion of women among co-ed programs, is only 40 percent female.

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http://www.womensenews.org/story/business/100121/business-schools-sweeten-lures-women

“Michigan Women and the High-Tech Knowledge Economy,” Susan Kaufmann (2008)

"Michigan Women and the High-Tech Knowledge Economy," Susan Kaufmann (2008), explores barriers girls and women experience while outlining actions that state and federal government, local school boards, colleges and universities, and Michigan families can take to ensure that women take their full place in the highly-trained technology workforce.

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http://www.umich.edu/~cew/
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University of Arizona Southwest Institute for Research on Women

Established at the University of Arizona in 1976 the University of Arizona's Women in Science and Technology (WISE) program encourages women to become leaders in the fields of science and technology. More information can be found here: http://ws.web.arizona.edu/people/staff/powell.pho

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http://ws.web.arizona.edu/people/staff/powell.pho

The Center’s program Girls Excelling in Math and Science (GEMS)

The Center's program Girls Excelling in Math and Science (GEMS) was featured in a recent addition of the Atlanta Journal Constitution. The front-page article featured Inman Middle School's GEMS club. The middle schoolers work with students from Georgia Tech's Center for the Study of Women, Science & Technology. The article can be found here:

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http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/02/09/girlscience0209.html

Southwest Institute for Research on Women

Contact

925 N Tyndall Ave
Tucson, AZ 85721-0438
Ph. 520-621-7338
Fx. 520-621-1533
http://sirow.arizona.edu
sstevens@dakotacom.net
sirow@email.arizona.edu

The Southwest Institute for Research on Women (SIROW) is a regional research and resource affiliated with the Gender & Women's Studies Department at the University of Arizona committed to developing interdisciplinary research, professional development, and outreach programs. SIROW conducts research on projects centered around women and gender in the Southwest and Northwestern Mexico, including education, employment, health, history, literature, culture, and the advancement of women and girls in science and engineering. The institute is connected to 30 campuses in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Texas, Wyoming, and with El Colegio de la Frontera Norte and El Colegio de Sonora in Mexico.

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Admin. Staff:

Sally Stevens, Ph.D., Executive Director
Ph. 520-626-9558
Fax: 520-621-1533
E-mail: sstevens@email.arizona.edu

Erin Durban, Graduate Research Assistant
Ph. 520-626-4911
Fax: 520-621-1533
E-mail: durban@email.arizona.edu

Terry Mullin, Business Manager, Senior
Ph. 520-621-7339
Fax: 520-621-1533
E-mail: mullin@email.arizona.edu

Lupita Loftus, Accounting Specialist
Ph. 520-621-3839
E-mail: loftusm@email.arizona.edu


Program Staff and Grad Students:

Jeri Alexander, Research Technician
Ph. 520-670-9075
Fax: 520-670-9136
E-mail: jla3@email.arizona.edu

Thomas Bogart, Instructional Specialist
E-mail: tbogart@email.arizona.edu

Corrie Brinley, Research Specialist/Health Educator
Ph. 520-670-9075
Fax: 520-670-9136
E-mail: cbrinley@email.arizona.edu

Monica Davis, Health Educator
Ph. 520-295-9339
E-mail: midavis@email.arizona.edu

Linda Shaird, Research and Prevention Specialist
Ph. 520-670-9075
Fax: 520-670-9136
E-mail: llshaird@email.arizona.edu

Stephanie Springer, MPH, Program Coordinator
Ph. 520-295-9339
E-mail: stephks@email.arizona.edu

Andrea Verdin, Therapist
Phone: 520-670-9075
Fax: 520-670-9136
E-mail: averdin@email.arizona.edu


Areas of Expertise:

Barriers & Opportunities, Culture & Identity, Girls & STEM, Diversity & Inclusion, Family & Society, Higher Education, Women in STEM, Women in History, Women's, Gender & Feminist Studies, Communications, Culture & Society, Education & Education Reform, Health, Reproductive Rights & Sexuality, Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM)

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The projects that SIROW undertakes either focus on women and gender in the Southwest and the Mexico-U.S. border region from a multicultural perspective, or are developed because they interest scholars in the region.  They are divided into the following topics categories:
 

 

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Reports & Resources

Ruiz B., Stevens, S., Fuhriman, J., Bogart, J., & Korchmaros, J. 2009. "A juvenile drug court model in southern Arizona: Substance abuse, deliquency, and sexual risk outcomes by gender and race/ethnicity." Journal of Offender Rehabilitation. 

Ruiz, B., Hedges, K., Greene, A., Arnold, A., Colonna, H., Stevens, S., Andrade, R., & O'Neill, S. 2009. "School and community counseling collaboration: A promising approach to address youth substance abuse." School Counseling Research and Practice.

Rabin, N. 2009. Unseen prisoners: A report on women in immigration detention facilities in Arizona. University of Arizona, SIROW.

Stevens, S., Andrade, R.A.C., Ruiz, B.S. 2009. Women and substance abuse: Gender, age and cultural consideration.
Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse.

 

 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 

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Get Involved!

SIROW is open to those who want to make a difference in the lives of women and families through collaborative and innovative research and the integration of new knowledge into policy and practice.

There are various way you can become involved with SIROW.   Including collaboration, financial contribution, internships, work study and volunteer positions, and participation on one our advisory boards. Please click on the links to the left to find out more about each of these valuable contributions.
If you are interested in developing further connections with SIROW, please contact Sally Stevens at sstevens@u.arizona.edu

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Clayman Institute for Gender Research

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589 Capistrano Way
Stanford, CA 94305-8640
Ph. (650) 723-1994
Fx. (650) 725-0374
http://gender.stanford.edu/
gender-email@stanford.edu


The Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University was founded in 1974. It supports interdisciplinary research on women's changing economic and social roles, and wider issues of gender. The Institute sponsors annual lectures and seminars. In 2000, the Institute embarked on a new academic initiative entitled, "The Difficult Dialogues Program," which brings together distinguished Stanford faculty, eminent visiting scholars, and policy makers to consider critical social issues facing our nation that influence and are influenced by issues of gender and ethnicity. The findings of the first Dialogue, "Aging in the 21st century," were summarized in a white paper in 2002. The second Dialogue, "The Changing Structure of the Modern American Family" ran from 2002 to 2004, and its findings will be published shortly. The Institute has recently embarked on its third Dialogue, on the "Dual Career Couples in the Academy".

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Shelley J. Correll, Director
Ph. (650) 723-1994
E-mail: scorrell@stanford.edu

Lori Nishiura Mackenzie, Associate Director
E-mail: Lorim@stanford.edu

Jane Gruba-Chevalier, Program Manager
E-mail: jmgruba@stanford.edu

Ann Enthoven, Events Manager
E-mail: ann.enthoven@stanford.edu

Cindi Trost, Director of Development
E-mail: cjtrost@stanford.edu

Areas of Expertise:

Awareness & Education, Barriers & Opportunities, Disparities, Higher Education, Women in STEM, Title IX, Women's, Gender & Feminist Studies, Education & Education Reform, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM)

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"The Changing Structure of the Modern American Family". The focus of this forum was to consider myths surrounding the modern family, to consider the different structures which modern families take and the pressures under which they exist, and to provide practical suggestions to policy makers on ways to support the family, in all its diverse forms. Conclusions will be published in 2006.

"Dual Career Couples in the Academy". The focus of this research, which began in fall 2005, is to tease out the problems facing dual career couples, and to offer practical suggestions to universities which face difficulties in recruiting and retaining high quality faculty. The study is planned to continue till 2008.

Science, math, engineering and technology

Technical Women in Silicon Valley. This study aims to discover why relatively few technical women make it to the highest ranks of Silicon Valley's technology industries. The object is to develop proposals for the industry as a whole to help recruit and retain women in technical roles. This research began in fall 2005, and is planned to continue till 2008.

Science and Engineering Graduate Women's Association. The Institute sponsors this umbrella group which provides social and profession support to female graduate students in science and engineering disciplines at Stanford University.

Gendered Innovations in Science and Engineering. In April 2005, the Institute hosted an international conference on how the tools of gender analysis, when turned to science, medicine, and engineering, can profoundly alter human knowledge. This two-day conference focused on specific ways in which gender analysis has brought spark and creativity to particular fields of science. Examples of the success of gender analysis come from fields such as medicine, biology, and archaeology. It was the goal of this conference to highlight and analyze these successes. Questions remain concerning whether gender analysis has anything to offer physics, mathematics, computer science, or chemistry - issues we also addressed. The question is how can an understanding of how gender operates in science and engineering open new vistas for future research. Co-sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the Provost Office Gabilan Fund . Video: The DVDs of conference sessions are available through Stanford's libraries for educational use. They are also available through Interlibrary Loan. The call numbers are: ZDVD 10246 c.1, 2: Gendered innovations in science & engineering [7 discs set]: April 15-16, 2005 / Institute for Research on Women & Gender.

 

 

Wed 3/17/2010 9:00 AM ~ Thu 3/18/2010 1:00 PM

Serra House Conference Room

589 Capistrano Way

Stanford, CA

Projects:  

Difficult Dialogues "Aging in the 21 st Century".. The focus of this forum concerned cultural and social policy changes that would enable older adults to maximize their contributions to society. The consensus report was published in 2002: copies are available from the Institute.

 

Reports & Resources

Forthcoming Publication:

Henderson, Andrea,  Justine Tinkler, Manwai Ku, and Londa Schiebinger, "Venture Capitalist Decision-Making: Gendered Assumptions about Technical Knowledge and Social Networks." (forthcoming)

 

Aging

Yalom, Marilyn & Carstensen, Laura (eds). Inside the American Couple. ( Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2002>

Difficult Dialogues Program - Institute for Research on Women and Gender. Aging in the 21st Century consensus report. ( Stanford, CA: Stanford University, 2002)

 

Economic and social status of women

Clayman Institute. 2008. Climbing The Tech Ladder; Obstacles and Solutions for Mid-Level Women in Information Technology. Written by A. Henderson, C. Simard, S. Gilmartin, L. Schiebinger, and T. Whitney.

Strober, Myra and Agnes Miling Keneko Chan. The Road Winds Uphill All the Way: Gender, Work, and Family in the United States and Japan. (Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1999)


Family

Clayman Institute. 2008. Dual-Career Academic Couples: What Universities Need To Know. Written by L. Schiebinger, A. Henderson, and S. Gilmartin.

Yalom, Marilyn. A History of the Wife. ( New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers Inc., 2001)

Yalom, Marilyn and Thorne, Barrie (eds). Rethinking the Family. (Albany, NY: State University New York Press, 1990)

 

Feminist Thought and Scholarship

Rhode, Deborah L. Speaking of Sex: The Denial of Gender Inequality. (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1997)

Rhode, Deborah L. Theoretical Perspectives on Sexual Difference. (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1990)

Boxer, Marilyn Jacoby. When Women Ask the Questions: Creating Women's Studies in America. (Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998)

Freedman, Estelle. No Turning Back. ( Westminster, MD: Ballantine Books, 2002)

 

Global Issues

Walker-Moffat, Wendy. The Other Side of the Asian American Success Story. (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1995)

Mahadevi Varma. Translated by Neera Kuckerja Sohoni. Sketches from My Past: Encounters with India's Oppressed. (Boston, MA: Northeastern University Press, 1997)

Mankekar, Purnima. Screening Culture, Viewing Politics: Television, Womanhood and Nation in Modern India. ( Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2000)

Zheng, Wang. Women in the Chinese Enlightenment: Oral and Textual Histories. (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, Berkeley, 1999)

 

Health and Health Care

Litt, Iris. Taking Our Pulse: The Health of America's Women. (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1997)


History

Freedman, Estelle. Maternal Justice: Miriam Van Waters and the Female Reform Tradition. (Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1996)

Gelles, Edith. First Thoughts: Life and Letters of Abigail Adams. (New York, NY: Twayne Publishers, 1998)

Gelles, Edith. Portia: The World of Abigail Adams. (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1992)

McCurry, Stephanie. Masters of Small Worlds: Yeoman Households, Gender Relations and the Political Culture of Antebellum South Carolina Low Country. (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1995)

Offen, Karen. European Feminisms, 1700-1950: A Political History. ( Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2000)

Schiebinger, Londa. Plants and Empire: Colonial Bioprospecting in the Atlantic World ( Harvard University Press, 2004)
Yalom, Marilyn. A History of the Breast. (New York, NY: Knopf, 1997)

 

Science

Schiebinger, L., (ed.). 2008. Gendered Innovations in Science and Engineering. Stanford University Press, 2008 was published on March 12, 2008.  

Schiebinger, Londa. Nature's Body: Gender in the Making of Modern Science (Beacon Press, 1993; Rutgers University Press, 2004)

Schiebinger, Londa. Has Feminism Changed Science? (Harvard University Press, 1999)

Schiebinger, Londa. The Mind Has No Sex? Women in the Origins of Modern Science (Harvard University Press, 1989)


Sexuality

Lewin, Ellen. Inventing Lesbian Cultures in America. (Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 1996)

Mintz, Beth & Rothblum, Esther (eds). Lesbians in Academia: Degrees of Freedom. (New York, NY: Routledge, 1997)

 

 

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Opportunities, Grants & Fellowships

Grants and Prizes

The Clayman Institute offers the following awards and prizes for individual members of the Stanford community:

 

For more information, visit: http://www.stanford.edu/group/gender/FundingOpportunities/index.html.

 

Faculty Research Fellowship Program

 

Call for Applications: 2010-2011

Deadline: December 15, 2009

The Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University invites applications for residential fellowships for the academic year 2010-2011 from tenured and tenure-track faculty (or the equivalent), and postdoctoral scholars, from the U.S. and international universities.>

Applications for one, two or three quarters will be considered. Fellows must remain on faculty and be in residence at the Clayman Institute for the duration of their fellowship. Fellowships will be non-stipendiary in 2010-2011, except for the postdoctoral appointment where stipend and benefits will be set and adjusted in accordance with Stanford University rules.

 

Fellows are provided with faculty-equivalent privileges for using Stanford's library and other facilities, an office at the Institute, and the collegiality of a diverse community of gender scholars from across the spectrum of academic disciplines and ranks.

 

Thematic Focus: "Reinvigorating the Revolution: Advancing Gender Equality in the Twenty-first Century"

 

Projects are supported in all disciplines including the humanities, social sciences, science and engineering, business, law, and medicine, among others, so long as they focus centrally on gender. Possible sub-topics include (but are not limited to):

 

• The gender division of household labor • Families and women's careers: the 2nd shift, opting out, on-ramping, and flexible schedules • Representations of women in culture and history • Gender stereotyping and bias in the workplace • Gendered meanings and practices at work and home • Women's experiences in male-dominated fields, such as science and engineering • Gendered innovations in knowledge: Bringing gender analysis into the practice of science • Gender and culture in history or literature • Advancing women's progress in the professions of business, medicine, and law • Historical and cross-national comparisons of women's educational and occupational progress • Effects of legal mandates (such a Title IX and FMLA) on women's careers • National policies, organizational polices, and work-family balance: what works? • Men's involvement in gender equality movements • Gender, leadership, and entrepreneurship

 

How to Apply: Applications are to be received in our office by 5:00pm (PST) on Tuesday, December 15, 2009. Instructions and detailed information are available at http://gender.stanford.edu under “Fellowships.”

 


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Women's Research & Resource Center

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350 Spelman Lane
Atlanta, GA 30314
Ph. 404/270-5625
Fx. 404/223-7665
http://www.spelman.edu/about_us/distinction/womenscenter/index.shtml
kuumba@spelman.edu
bsheftall@aol.com

The WRRC is the first women's research center at a historically Black college and the first one to offer a women 's studies major. Over the course of its 25 year history, with sustained support from the Ford Foundation, the Center has facilitated faculty and student leadership development; collaborated with other departments/programs on and off campus to establish new courses (most recently in the sciences) that address issues of gender and race; established international linkages with universities outside the U.S. to increase their capacity to promote faculty and student development; and hosted a number of conferences that explore the lives of African and African descended women in a variety of cultural contexts.

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Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Dir. Women's Research & Resource Center & Anna Julia Cooper Prof. of Women's Studies
E-mail: bsheftal@spelman.edu

M. Bahati Kuumba, Dir. Women's Research & Resource Center & Associate Professor
E-mail: kuumba@spelman.edu

Ayoka Chenzira, Director of Digital Moving Salon and Professor of Women's Studies
E-mail: chenzira@spelman.edu

Monica Melton, Assistant Professor Women's Studies
E-mail: mmelton2@spelman.edu

Yvonne Vinson, Program Coordinator
E-mail: yvinson@spelman.edu

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Diversity & Leadership, Awareness & Education, Girls & STEM, Higher Education, Women's, Gender & Feminist Studies, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM)

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Feminist Thought & Scholarship

Sojourner Truth Women's Studies Collective. Founded in 1999, the Sojourner Collective is a feminist organization designed to support not only Comparative Women's Studies majors/minors but all people interested in progressive struggle to end sexist/racist/classist/heterosexist oppression.

 

 

 

 

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Newsletter

 

Sisters of the Word, bi-annual newsletter.

 

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Toni Cade Bambara Writer/Scholar/Activist Program and Collective. This unique internship/mentoring program, builds on a long tradition of black feminist scholar/activism at the College. Founded in 1985, this unique student leadership development program was renamed in 1996 in honor of the late scholar/activist Toni Cade Bambara. Bambara's writings and political activism reflected a profound understanding of the interconnections of race, gender, class, and sexuality. This program is designed to attract and help nurture committed students who are interested in becoming scholar/activists.

 

 


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Girl Scouts of the USA

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420 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10018-2798
Ph. (212) 852-8000 / 1 800 478-7248
Fx. (212) 852-6509/6510
http://www.girlscouts.org



Founded in 1912, the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA), has long been preparing girls for leadership roles. As the largest voluntary organization for girls in the world, the Girl Scouts are committed to peaking the interest and listening to the voices of millions of girls, as well as the women and men who serve them. The purpose of Girl Scouting is to inspire girls with the highest ideals of character and conduct, so that they may become capable and inspired citizens. Girl Scouting seeks to accomplish this goal through innovative programs that provide girls with opportunities to explore the world's possibilities while having fun with their peers in supportive, all-girl settings.

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Kathy Cloninger, CEO
E-mail: kcloninger@girlscouts.org

Florence Corsello, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Business Services

Delphia York Duckens, Senior Vice President, Fund Development

Jaclyn E. Libowitz, Chief of Staff

Deborah Long, Senior Vice President, Governance and Corporate Administration

Laurel J. Richie, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

Michael Watson, Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Laurie A. Westley, Senior Vice President, Public Policy, Advocacy & the Research Institute

Kelvin Lynn Cothren, Director of Administration, Office of the Chair & CEO
Ph. (212) 852-8624
E-mail: LCothren@girlscouts.org

Sheriza Mohammed, Administrative Assistant
Ph. (212) 852-5004
E-mail: Smohammed@girlscouts.org

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Awareness & Education, K-12, Education & Education Reform, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM), Women's & Girls' Leadership

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The Girl Scouts have a program with age appropriate and progressive resources based on four program goals for girls. Every girl who particpates in Girl Scouting benefits from the following four program goals:

Developing to her full potential.


Relating to others with increasing understanding, skill and respect.


Developing values to guide her actions and to provide the foundation for sound decision-making.


Contributing to the improvement of society through the use of her abilities and leadership skills, working in cooperation with others.


Below is a sampling of the kinds of newer initiatives that are adjuncts to the core program:

Community Service

All Girl Scouts are encouraged to perform community service projects. Once girls reach the age of nine, and through the age of 17, they can take on projects of increasing complexity and can receive nationally-recognized awards for their achievements.

Cultural, Racial, and Ethnic Diversity

Thinking Day. Held annually on February 22, the Girl Scouts celebrates girls and the diverse cultures in which they live by learning more about sister Girl Scouts and Girl Guides from neighboring countries. Girls at every Girl Scout age level engage in many activities that foster respect for others and respect for themselves.

Environment

The Elliot Wildlife Values project is the environmental education unit of the organization. Under its umbrella, a variety of projects take place. Some examples are:

Linking Girls to the Land. In cooperation with various environmental agencies, Girl Scout Councils plan outdoor recreational activities and environmental education programs, including service projects in natural areas for local Girl Scouts groups.

EarthPACT (plant and animal conservation team) supports partnerships between Girl Scout councils and local environmental education, nature, or science-related institutions to involve girls in field conservation activities and provide career exporation activities.

From Sidewalks to Treetops- Neighborhood Environmental Exploration workshops in Spanish and English teach council staff and administrative volunteers how to use the streets of their own communities as outdoor learning centers for girls. The workshop is also available as a training video in English and Spanish for leaders.
As part of a collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, young adults are provided with ongoing ocean science and exploration experience, including working in the field with scientists, designing projects to continue at home, and an e-mentoring project between girls and NOAA ocean scientists.

Financial Literacy


A curriculum that promotes financial iteracy, an e-learning web site, and grants for locally-administered projects have been launched to teach girls the skills they need to become fiscally responsible.

Girls and Adolescents

The Girl Scout Research Institute (GSRI) is a center for research and public policy information on the healthy development of girls as they mature toward adulthood. The GSRI, through synthesis of original research and existing material, is building a body of knowledge on girls and key issues affecting them and encourages practical use of the information by policy makers, educators, youth-serving organizations, volunteers, parents, and girls. Girl Scouts has completed a national research study focused on girls ages 11-17 and, based on this research, has designed new ways for girls in this age range to participate in Girl Scout activities. With a new line of resources and new opportunities to connect with other girls and adults, this project gives girls the benefits of belonging to a larger youth organization while individualizing the program to suit specific needs and interests.


Health -- Sports and Fitness

GirlSports 2000. Initiated to encourage healthy living, GirlSports creates opportunities for girls to engage in various sporting events and to cooperate with others to develop leadership and healthy living habits. National participating organizations include the Ladies Professional Golf Association, American Youth Soccer Organization, Amateur Softball Association/USA Softball, US Swimming, United States Tennis Association, USA Volleyball, Women's National Basketball Association, Women's Sports Foundation, and the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sport.

Literacy

Follow the Reader, a Girl Scout/White House Family Reading Project, is a series of activity books in Spanish and English that girls and families use together to explore the world of reading. Local community projects based on the activity books extend the scope of this initiative.

Mentoring


The Mentoring Girls Project, made possible by the Metropolitan Life Foundation, is specially designed to link adults with girls between 11 and 17 years of age.

Science and Technology

The Intel Fair Play Camp Initiative provides project mentoring, career exploration, and assistance with science fair projects to girls at sites across the country.

The Lockheed Martin Science Career Exploration Fund gives girls and young adults experiences in science, ranging from space journey simulations to paleontologist digs.

GirlFACTS (Girls, Families, and Communities Together in Science) encourages girls' interest in science by involving their families as well.

Violence Against Girls

Project Anti-Violence Education (PAVE the WAY). A major federally funded project for Girl Scouts to work with local communities on prevention and intervention to stem the tide of violence in children's lives on both a personal and community level. The project was started in Missouri, and extensive national development is planned to end the current trend of the violent victimization of youth.

 

 

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The Girl Scout Research Institute produces original research studies, research reviews,and outcome measurement guides focused on issues for girls ages 5-17. For the latest information on these publications, see the GSRI (www.girlscouts.org/about/ResearchInstitute/GSRIMain.htm).

Other publications of interest include:

Girl Power! With the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Girl Scouts offer constructive resource guides for 9-14 year olds and the adults who most influence them. These guides promote creative problem-solving techniques and practical communication strategies in order to influence positive and healthy decision-making (1998).

Just for Girls Web Pages (jfg.girlscouts.org). Receiving awards for excellence of content, these pages include the extremely popular "Ask Doctor M" column, in which girls can ask questions about their concerns and hear from both a developmental psychologist and her daughter. The web site also contains information on Girl Scouting, updated activities for girls, links to the Girl Scout Virtual Museum, badge work, and profiles of high-achieving contemporary career women.

Videos:

Valientes y Fuertes (Courageous and Strong). Produced in Spanish, the video is an effort to urge adults to support girl-adult interactive partnerships in Spanish-speaking communities (1998).

 

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The Juliette Low World Friendship Fund (JLWFF). Named in honor of the founder of the Girl Scouts, this fund fosters foreign exchange programs, special projects to fight illiteracy, hunger, and disease (often in cooperation with the United Nations), and provides aid for any Girl Scouts or Girl Guides worldwide abated by natural disaster.

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