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E-Mentoring

Girls' E-Mentoring: Girls' E-Mentoring in science, engineering & technology program, sponsored by the Center for Research on Women and Gender at the University if Illinois in Chicago, Women's Bureau-Department of Labor, and Illinois Office of Educational Services. This is the home page for GEM-SET.
Benefits of E-Mentoring: Site sponsored by Silicon Prairie Technology Association discusses benefits of e-mentoring and guides teachers in designing a mentoring project
Connecting to Success: University of Minnesota's Connecting to Success E-mentoring Project connects disabled and at-risk students with mentors
IBM MentorPlace in Germany: IBM female employees are on-line mentoring girls in grades 9-12

Legislative Services and Information

Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003
Press Release: Press release concerning the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003
Review: Angela R. Mersch of The Wildman Harrold Report reviews the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003
Gov. Blagojevich Proclaims Equal Pay Day in Illinois: Governor raises awareness on wage gap between men and women and highlights state's efforts to protect Illinois workers from wage discrimination in the workplace

Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act
The Wildman Harrold Report: Employment & Labor Law Letter review of the Illinois Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act (VESSA)
Legal Momentum: Legal Momentum (formerly the NOW Legal Defense Fund) provides information on "Employment and Housing Rights for Survivors of Abuse."

Mentoring

MentorNet: An E-Mentoring network for women in engineering and science
Title IX Info: Breaking News and General Information (http://www.titleix.info/)
What is Title IX?
Open to All: Title IX at 30: The downloadable version of Open to All: Title IX at 30, The Secretary of Education's Commission on Opportunity in Athletics
Minority Views: Downloadable Minority Views on the Report of the Commission on Opportunity in Athletics
National Women's Law Center News Room
Report card on Gender Equity: Title IX at 30 Report card on Gender Equity released by the National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education, published June 2002

Women in Technology and Engineering

American Association of University Women IT Empowerment page
GirlTECH: Ten Tips on Getting Girls Interested in Computers. Also links to related sites such as Bureau of Labor Statistics
WomenTech World: Brief profiles and advice from women technicians, site funded by the National Science Foundation
WITI - Women in Technology International
ITT Technology Institute's site with links to recommended Web sites offering information and encouragement for young women interested in technology
Advocating STEM Education as a Gateway to Ecomonic Opportunity
Technology + Girls = An Equal Chance for Success

Gender Equity in Education

Climbing the Ladder to Nontraditional Careers & Gender Equity Toolkit
National Women's Law Center's publication - Illinois Toolkit: Tools of the Trade Using the Law to Address Sex Segregation in (Illinois) High School Career and Technical Education
National Women's Law Center's publication - Tools of the Trade Using the Law to Address Sex Segregation in High School Career and Technical Education
InGear: Integrating Gender Equity and Reform
Home Page for American Association of University Women in Illinois
The National Alliance for Partnership in Equity (NAPE): many publications available on the NAPE Resources link
Southwestern College: Center for Technical Education & Career Success (CTECS)
Illinois State Board of Education: Career & Technical Education Equity Activities for Illinois schools
int An Educator's Primer to the Gender War
The Shriver Report: A Woman's National Changes Everything
Providing Quality Youth Mentoring in Schools and Communities
Working Women
Because I am a Girl
Behind the Pay Gap
The Business Case for Gender Diversity
Gender and the Media


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