Careers of Women in Science: Issues of Power and Control (Conference, May 2001)

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American Association for the Advancement of Science
Contact: AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship Programs
1200 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 326-6700

The AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowships are designed to provide a unique public policy learning experience, to demonstrate the value of science-government interaction, and to bring technical backgrounds and external perspectives to the decision-making process in governement.

Criteria: Ph.D., or master's degree in engineering and at least three years of post-degree professional experience.

Association for Women in Science
Contact: Kitty de Jong, President East Bay AWIS
2411 Ward St. #3
Berkeley, CA 94705
(510) 450-7622

The Association for Women in Science is the largest multi-disciplinary science and technology organization for women in the US. Founded in 1971, AWIS is committed to achieving equity and full participation of women in all areas of science, mathematics, engineering, and technology. AWIS is dedicated to fostering the careers of undergraduate and graduate women in science and women science professionals. To this end, AWIS relies on its chapters to provide networking for women scientists and to encourage the participation of girls and women in science by sponsoring educational activities within their communities.

Resource for: undergraduate, graduate, and professional women scientists.

National Organization
Catherine Didion, Executive Director
1200 New York Avenue, NW Suite 650
Washington, DC 20005

Berkeley Biotechnology Education, Inc.
Contact: Jonghui Lee, Program Coordinator
PO Box 2586
Berkeley, CA 94702
(510) 705-4830

The mission of Berkeley Biotechnology Education, Inc. (BBEI) is to build interest in science and technology careers among student populations typically under-represented in the sciences, and through classroom experiences and exposure to the world-of-work prepare these students for technical positions in bioscience and for more advanced educational and training pursuits. BBEI is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1992 as a result of an innovative public/private partnership between Bayer Corporation and the City of Berkeley. BBEI coordinates partnerships between industry and local schools (Berkeley High School, Oakland's Fremont High School and the Bioscience Career Institute at Laney Community College in Oakland) to provide a comprehensive biotechnology education and training program for high school and community college students.

Resource for: high school and community college students

Chemistry
Contact: Judith Klinman, chair
Department of Chemistry, UC Berkeley
2398B Hildebrand Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-1460
(510) 642-2668

Although chemistry is one of the oldest sciences and one of the most productive in improving human life, it is often not acknowledged for its contributions to our everyday lives. It is critical for the general public to understand that chemistry deals with interactions and reactions at the atomic and molecular levels that can have far-reaching effects and benefits for society. The chemical sciences continue to contribute to advances in materials, medicines, and other break-through discoveries which are derived from a knowledge of properties of chemical compounds found in nature or new compounds created for the first time in the laboratory. The American Chemical Society is the world's largest scientific society. The mission of the ACS is to encourage and support chemical professionals, as well as the practice of chemistry and chemical-related sciences, and to advance knowledge creation, scientific literacy, and beneficial use of chemistry for humanity.

Resource for : high school, undergraduate, and graduate students and professionals

Local Student Association: Iota Sigma Pi
Contact: Ryoko Kita (510) 643-3117

National Association: American Chemical Society
Contact: Mary Singleton
597 Gerard Court Pleasanton, CA 94566-6805

College of Natural Resources, UC Berkeley
Contact: Pat O'Shay
Director of Office of Undergraduate Instruction
137 Giannini Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-3100
(510) 642-0542

Teaching and research in the College of Natural Resources (CNR) integrate the natural and social sciences to address ecological problems in urban and rural landscapes, agriculture, rangelands, forests, wetlands, and watersheds. The goals of the college are to increase knowledge and understanding of ecosystems, promote sustainable use of natural resources, and provide the foundations of sustainable and equitable environmental management.

Departments: Agricultural and Resource Economics, Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM), Nutritional Sciences, Plant and Microbial Biology

Resource for: high school students

Computing Research Association
Contact: Francine Berman, Coordinator
c/o SDSC/UCSD
9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0505
La Jolla, CA 90293-0505

The Computer Research Association's Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research (CRA-W) is an action oriented organization dedicated to increasing the number of women participating in Computer Science and Engineering(CSE) research and education at all levels. In addition to increasing the number of women involved, we also seek to increase the degree of success they experience and to provide a forum for addressing problems that often fall disproportionately within women's domain. We are hopeful that the committee activities will also have a positive impact for other underrepresented groups in CSE and we are committed to improving the working environment for Computer Scientists and Engineers of both genders.

Resource for: undergraduate and graduate students and professionals

Design Your Future
Contact: Alice Ostrovsky, Project Manager
Autodesk, Inc.
111 McInnis Parkway
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 507-6076

"Design Your Future: Math, Science, and Technology for Girls" is an educational initiative that was launched by Autodesk in October, 1997. Design Your Future (DYF) is championed by Autodesk Chairman and CEO Carol Bartz, and is driven by a group of female managers at Autodesk in partnership with a team of female interns. The DYF goal is to inspire and empower girls to pursue careers in math, science, and technology, and to influence other companies to do the same. The mission of DYF is to provide practical, inspiring hands-on opportunities for young women to become aware of, explore, and pursue math, science, and technology-based careers.

Resource for: high school students

Julia Morgan Engineering Program, UCB
Contact: Carla Trujillo, Director
UC Berkeley, College of Engineering
312 McLaughlin Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-1702
(510) 643-6443
(510) 643-5600

The mission of the Julia Morgan Engineering Program (JMEP) is to stimulate all students to achieve their full potential in careers as engineers and leaders and to provide educational materials about the contributions of women in engineering. JMEP also provides academic support such as pre-admissions advising, tutoring, pre-graduate school advising, and financial aid resources. The program also provides seminars on reducing test anxiety, applying to graduate school, and enhancing communication.

Resource for: high school and undergraduate students

Math/Science Network - Expanding Your Horizons
Contact: Betty Levitin, Executive Director
5000 MacArthur Blvd.
Oakland, CA 94613

Founded in 1974, the Math/Science Network encourages young women nationwide to persevere in math and science classes through exciting, hands-on activities at our volunteer led Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Mathematics™ (EYH™) conferences. EYH introduces young women to women workshop leaders with math-based careers, shows the young women the benefits of education and its relevance to their lives, and expands their career visions to include science-and-math-based careers.

Resource for: high school students

MentorNet
Contact: Carol Muller, Executive Director
c/o San Jose State University
One Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95192-0080
(408) 924-4070

MentorNet is the National Electronic Industrial Mentoring Network for Women in Engineering and Sciences. MentorNet pairs undergraduate and graduate women students with mentors in industry, and provides a framework for them to pursue a year-long mentoring relationship via email. Women engineering and science students who are involved in mentoring relationships, a close professional relationship with a more experienced individual, are more likely to persist in their fields of study, to obtain increased commitment to their field of study, and to achieve increased degree attainment. Mentoring allows for the transmission of information about a field, bolsters self-confidence and assurance for the protégé, and provides protégés with networks, so important for the attainment of jobs and additional pre-professional development.

Resource for: undergraduate and graduate students

Mills College
Contact: Jessica Oviedo, Admission Officer
5000 MacArthur Blvd.
Oakland, CA 94613
(510) 430-2135

Mills College, founded in 1852, is a private liberal arts College located in Oakland, California. The undergraduate student body is composed of women of all ages and backgrounds while the graduate student body is co-ed. Mills offers B.A. degrees in 34 majors, M.A. and M.F.A. degrees in several disciplines, and three post-baccalaureate programs. Mills has a beautiful wooded campus with many quiet spots as well as excellent facilities for everything from fine arts to sciences to campus housing and recreation. Our location in the San Francisco Bay Area gives us access to many educational and cultural resources that support our mission.

Resource for: high school students

Museum of African American Technology Science Village
Contact: Hattie Carwell, Director
630 20th St.
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 893-6426

Oakland is home to MAAT Science Village, one of the first science museums with an African American focus. MAAT held its grand opening on December 2, 2000 at 630 20th St. It is a leading force in promoting science education and awareness for the underrepresented. MAAT Science Village chronicles the technical achievements of people of African descent from ancient times to the present, and provides science education and awareness activities for students and adults. Computer classes at the Internet Cafe, science education activities and seminars are the main services offered. Also, there is a resource library which is a one of a kind that collects the written works of African American scientists and engineers and publications about them. Scholars and teachers will find this library to be the best and most comprehensive collection of books, periodicals, video tapes in the US on the subject.

Resource for: high school students and general public

Physics
Contact: Sue Otwell, Education Programs Administrator
American Physical Society
(301) 209-3231

Physics is an organized way of conversing with nature. Physicists ask questions: nature responds. For many questions, the answers are almost predictable, but when the question is a particularly good one, the answer can be unexpected and give us new knowledge of the way the world works. These are the moments physicists live for. The fundamental ideas of physics underlie all basic science- astronomy, biology, chemistry, and geology. Physics also is essential to the applied science and engineering that has taken our world from the horse and buggy to the supersonic jet, from the candle to the laser, and from the pony express to the fax.

Resource for: high school, undergraduate and graduate students and professionals

National Organization
American Physical Society
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740

Saint Mary's College of California
Contact: Jodi Weseman
PO Box 4527
Moraga, CA 94575-4527
(925) 631-4425

One of the most distinguished colleges in the West, Saint Mary' reputation for excellence, innovation and responsiveness in education comes from its heritage as a Catholic, Lasallian Christian Brothers, Liberal Arts institution.As a comprehensive college, Saint Mary's offers undergraduate and graduate programs integrating liberal and professional education. An outstanding, committed faculty that values learning and student interaction brings the College's three traditions to life. Small classes, lively dialogue and deep relationships are part of the everyday scene at Saint Mary's, making it, above all, a community.

Resource for: high school students

School of Public Health, UC Berkeley
Contact: Carolyn Wang, GRADS Peer Advisor
19 Warren Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720
(510) 642-6698

The mission of the School of Public Health (SPH) is to develop and apply knowledge from multiple disciplines for the promotion and protection of the health of the human population, giving due consideration to principles of human rights and cultural perspectives that abound in our multicultural country and world. The school carries out this mission with programs of teaching, research, and service. These programs, grounded in an understanding of the theory and mechanisms of the basic sciences, are integrated through a focus on communities that reach from the neighborhoods surrounding the campus to international settings.

Resource for: undergraduate students

Techbridge/Chabot Space & Science Center
Contact: Linda Kekelis, Techbridge Project Director
10000 Skyline Blvd.
Oakland, CA 94619
(510) 336-7332

Techbridge is an exciting new technology program for girls. Techbridge is hosted at five middle schools and four high schools in Oakland as an after-school club meeting once a week, an early morning class meeting every day, or a lunchtime club. Techbridge programs are hosted at Edna Brewer, Frick, Bret Harte, Montera, and John Swett middle schools and Fremont, Oakland Technical, McClymonds, and Skyline high schools. Techbridge is funded by the National Science Foundation for three years. Techbridge comes at a critical time in girls' development. Girls have many important decisions to make in middle school and high school, but don't always have the support they need. Techbridge supports girls by teaching them technology skills and helping them plan for the next steps to college and careers.

Resource for: high school students

UC College Prep Initiative
Contact: Andrea Hesse, Associate Director
School and Student Services
3004 Mission Street, Suite 200
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
(831) 460-3086

The mission of the UC College Prep Initiative (UCCP) is to provide online college preparatory courses to high school students who otherwise would not have the opportunity to become eligible or competitively eligible for admission to the University of California and other top universities. Because the availability and quality of college preparatory courses varies widely between school districts, there is an arbitrary barrier to higher education for many students in the state of California. Rural and low-income students in particular often have extremely limited opportunities to enroll in the type of courses that would allow them to compete effectively for admission to leading universities. On-line courses are not envisioned as an alternative to the classroom experience but as a way to fill the void in schools where competitive college preparatory courses are simply not available.

Resource for: high school students

University of Utah, College of Engineering
Contact: Cindi Thompson, Assistant Professor
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT 84103-3320
(801) 587-9505

The mission of the University of Utah is to educate the individual and to discover, refine, and disseminate knowledge. As a major teaching and research university, the flagship institution of the Utah state system of higher education, the University of Utah strives to create an academic environment where the highest standards of scholarship and professional practice are observed and where responsibilities to students are conscientiously met. It recognizes the mutual relevance and interdependence of teaching and research as essential components of academic excellence. It welcomes students who are committed to learning and who conform to high academic standards. The right of free inquiry is zealously preserved; diversity is encouraged and respected; critical examination and creativity are promoted; and intellectual integrity and social responsibility are fostered.

Resource for: high school students

WEPAN (Women in Engineering Programs & Advocates Network)
Contact: Suzanne Brainard, Executive Director
Box 352135
Seattle, WA 98195-2135
(206) 543-4810

WEPAN, a national non-profit 501 (c)(3) educational organization, was founded in 1990 to be a catalyst for change that enhances the success of women in the engineering profession. Key strategies used to accomplish our mission include education, training, research, collaboration, leadership, diversity, advocacy, networking, sustainability, accountability, and volunteerism. WEPAN is led by a 20 person board of directors and has a membership of over 500 individuals representing nearly 200 engineering schools, fortune 500 corporations and non-profit organizations. Over $5 million has been raised from federal, foundation, and corporate sponsors in support of WEPAN initiatives.

Resource for: engineering professionals

National Organization
Cathy Deno
WEPAN Member Services
1284 CIVL Bldg. Room G167
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1284
(765) 494-5387