The Institute for Women in Trades, Technology & Science (IWITTS) has launched
its second-generation web site at www.serve.com/iwitts.
FEATURING:
* A clip-art gallery of women in nontraditional occupations… Download images
of women in a variety of occupations for free!
* Tips on recruiting female students to upper level math and science and trade
and technical classes and activities.
* Information on IWITTS's new interactive teacher training video "Futures:
Preparing Young Women for High-Skilled, High Wage Careers" and other
publications on recruiting female students to classes in which they are
underrepresented, retaining them in the classroom and preparing employers to
receive them successfully in work-based learning experiences.
*Information on train-the-trainer workshops by IWITTS, including IWITTS's
national workshops and how you can bring IWITTS to your state or community.
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A national organization dedicated to integrating women into nontraditional
careers, IWITTS has worked extensively with the school-to-work and education
systems to educate teachers, counselors, administrators, and school-to-work
and gender equity coordinators about recruiting and retaining female students
in trades, technology & science classes and activities. Check out IWITTS
today at www.serve.com/iwitts.
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Donna Milgram
IWITTS (Institute for Women in Trades, Technology & Science)
3010 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Suite E-10
Washington, DC 20016
(202)686-7275
www.serve.com/iwitts