Equity part of the Education Reform Network

Gender and Sex

• 101 Facts on the Status of Working Women
  Facts about working women, including labor force, wages, entrepreneurs, government, family and health care.
• 4000 Years of Women in Science
  This site lists over 125 names of women from our scientific and technical past.This site grew out of the public talks given by Dr. Sethanne Howard, currently with the National Science Foundation.
• A Comparison of Gender-Related AttitudesTowards Mathematics Between Girls in Single-Sex and Co-Educational Schools
  A Comparison of Gender-Related Attitudes Towards Mathematics Between Girls in Single-Sex and Co-Educational Schools,? Hazel Clifford, University of Exeter Master Thesis, 1998. This is a report of an investigation into differences in the attitudes of girls towards the learning of mathematics.
• A Guide to Gender Fair Education in Science and Math
  A guide that can be downloaded of information and activities, including assessment exercises, intervention and teaching strategies, and actual classroom activities to increase gender equity in science and math education.
• Achieving Gender Equity in Science Classrooms
  This handbook describes the aspects of culture that researchers believe contribute to attrition from science, engineering and math majors, and there are suggestions to address each of these issues. If implemented, these changes may prevent very capable students from leaving the sciences and may also attract students initially not involved in the sciences.
• Advocates for Women in Science, Engineering and Mathematics
  AWSEM is an after-school project designed to link middle school girls with role models. Girls meet for hands-on science activities, presentations and field trips.
• American Association of University Women
  The AAUW is not your grandmother's AAUW: it now focuses much of its efforts on educational equity, following its landmark publication in 1992 of How Schools Shortchange Girls, that remains controversial and a target of the right although it merely summarized over 1100 previous research studies. Their sites is full of analysis and research briefs, and they provide a large amount of scholarships and awards, including the Eleanor Roosevelt Teacher Fellowships for teachers working on gender equity projects.
• Association for Gender Equity Leadership in Education (AGELE)
  The purpose of AGELE is to provide leadership in the identification and infusion of gender equity in all educational programs and processes and within parallel equity concerns, including, but not limited to, age, disability, ethnicity, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status. AGELE provides a strong voice for gender equity throughout the country, and provides a nationa network for individuals and organizations committed to instilling gender equity and reducing sex-role stereotyping for females and males.
• Association for Women in Computing
  The Association for Women in Computing is a non-profit professional organization for women and men who have an interest in information and technology and wish to advance women in the technology fields.
• Association for Women in Mathematics
  AWM is a nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging women and girls in the mathematical sciences. Website contains biographies, forums, awards, scholarships and other resources.
• Association for Women in Science
  AWIS is dedicated to achieving equity and full participation for women in science, mathematics, engineering and technology. Website has information about a scientist of the month, mentoring, scholarships, book reviews and forum.
• Biographies of Women Scientists
  Biographies of women scientists and related activities.
• Black Women in Mathematics
  Website contains the history of Black women in math, biographies, role models who are mathematicians and articles about Black women in math.
• Campbell-Kibler Associates
  Yet another extraordinary gender equity trainer is Pat Campbell of Campbell-Kibler Associates, especially in the area of gender equity in math, science, and technology. Her excellent website has a remarkably large number of free and "user friendly" (in her words - and she is right!) brochures and pamphlets that you may download and use.
• Center for Women and Information Technology
  Website contains numerous resources for increasing the number of women in technology.
• Changing Girls' Attitudes About Computers
  This on-line Cyber-Times article reviews AAUW's report about girls and computers.
• Chilly Climate
  The ChillyClimate website was developed by American Women In Science to serve as a guide for improving the academic environment for women in the sciences.
• Collaboration for Equity
  This website seeks to ensure that efforts to reform math and science education improve quality for all while decreasing the historical gaps in participation and performance of girls and women. Resources include checklist, vignettes, bibliography and booklets.
• Committee on Women in Science and Engineering
  The purpose of CWSE is to coordinate, monitor, and advocate action to increase the participation of women in science and engineering.
• Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics
  Website is a database of 86 20th century women who have made important contributions to physics.
• Cyber Sisters
  An educational telementoring program in science, math and technology for middle school girls.
• CyberSisters
  A mentoring program that links middle school girls with University of Oregon and Oregon State University women mentors. Mentors use e-mail and face-to-face contact to encourage communication.
• Design Your Future
  This website is designed to encourage girls to explore careers related to science, math and technology. Site contains e-mentoring, information about working women, and more.
• Desperately Seeking Difference
  Favorable Media Coverage of Scientific Sexism.
• Educating Jane
  Educating Jane is a wonderful site full of thoughtfully-chosen resources and other information. Has an excellent section on women in history.
• Equity Benchmarks for VT
  To facilitate the implementation of equitable learning environments in Vermont, the VISMT Equity Advisory Committee developed Benchmarks for schools and districts.
• Exemplary and Promising Gender Equity Programs 2000
  This well-researched report provides reviews of an exemplary other promising gender equity programs in a variety of subfields including gender equity in math, science, and technology and in career education.
• Exploring Perceived Personal and Social Gender Stereotypes of Maths with Secondary Students: An Explanation for Continued Gender Differences in Participation?
  A startling survey of student biases concerning aptitude of girls and boys for math called "An Explanation for Continued Gender Differences in Participation" by Helen Watt ofUniversity of Sydney ([email protected]).
• Gauging the Gender Gap Online
  Compares Internet use by men and women.
• Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network
  GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Educator Network, is the premiere organization for all educators concerned about the physical and emotional safety and well-being for gay, lesbian, or questioning youth both in and out of schools. Annotated resources, current issues, and information on local chapters is also provided.
• Gender Equity in the Classroom: Viewing Guide
  A remarkable free equity resource is the Viewing Guide, written by notable gender equity experts David Sadker and Phyllis Learner, for their Gender Equity in the Classroom video. The video is also available for purchase at this site.
• GrayMill
  "I just completed the exciting, energizing, enriching three day workshop on GESA facilitating and haven't felt this motivated and inspired in years._ With experience, I can assure you this is a typical comment from a participant in a training session in GESA (Gender/Ethnic Expectations and Student Achievement.) Possibly no individual has more success in teaching teachers how to teach more equitably than Dee Grayson. Along with her partner, Pam Miller, Graymill offers no-nonsense training in strategies that work to lessen the particular "disparities_ that exist within the interaction of the classroom teacher and different subgroups of students.
• How Girls Hurt
  An article from the American School Board's Journal about how girls use covert aggression against one another.
• How Negative Expectancies and Attitudes Undermine Females'Math Confidence and Performance: A Review of the Literature by Jennifer Gutbezah
  A good survey of a number of articles on factors that affect girl's discouragement at math in High School may be found by Jennifer Gutbezahl in "How Negative Expectancies and Attitudes Undermine Females' Math Confidence and Performance: A Review of the Literature._ .
• Imaginary Lines
  A collection of "did you know?" facts about girls and science.
• Infusing Equity by Gender into the Classroom:
  The Online Gender Equity Handbook is a guide of well done and organized lesson plans for teaching gender equity in K-16 classrooms.
• Is The Physics Classroom any Place for Girls?
  "Is the Physics Classroom Any Place for Girls? The Gender Imbalance in Physics Education: How it Cam About and What Teachers Can Do About It,_ by Dean Baird (February 1997) is an extensive but very readable Masters Thesis survey of barriers to girl's involvement and motivation in physics courses and techniques to overcome it in the classroom. Cites extensive literature and includes surveys done by author.
• Let There be Equity! (A Gender Equity Webquest)
  A remarkable resource and the only gender-equity webquest we could find. This leads the teacher through a professional development experience of examining resources, doing self-assessments, conducting peer observations, and creating gender equity projects.
• Male – Female Performance in an Inquiry-Based High School Chemistry Course
  The purpose of this study was to investigate the relative academic performance and attitudes toward science of 181 girls and 125 boys in an inquiry-based high school chemistry class over a 4 year period. Academic performance was measured by grades on 43 activities in 9 categories; attitude was measured by a survey given twice during the year and by students’ course exit comments.
• Math Ability: Nature verses Nurture
  Good Discussion and criticism of math gene hypothesis of Benbow and Stanley by an undergraduate student, Louise Anderson (Fall 1999) called "Math Ability: Nature verses Nurture,_ from the ERIC/CSMEE database (article ED 380 279). CSMEE is the Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education.
• Myra Sadker Advocates for Gender Equity
  David Sadker, along with his late wife Myra, are the undisputable King and Queen of research on gender equity in education in the 20th century. Of note on his website is an excellent survey and analysis of the recent bonanza of books about boys.
• National Women's Law Center
  The National Women's Law Center's section on Education has many policy briefings and texts of Congressional testimonies on issues of females and education, especially on Title IX, and has special sections on sports, sexual harassment, single-sex schooling, career education, and overall gender equity in educational achievement.
• Sorting by Sex: Sexing the Body: Gender Politics and the Construction of Sexuality
  Favorable review of Fausto-Sterling's latest book Sexing the Body in major science journal.
• Soy Unica! Soy Latina!
  The _Soy Unica! _Soy Latina! project encourages cultural pride by emphasizing the strengths inherent in the Hispanic culture. Initiative materials include posters, activity books, brochures and a Web site for 9-14-year-old girls.
• Syllabi on the Web for Women- and Gender-Related Courses
  The University of Maryland hosts this site of the Center for Women and Informational Technology, considered the 'best" website on women and computing by a top expert in the field. Good FAQ and curriculum resources.
• The National Women's History Project
  The National Women's History Project is highly recommended by many gender equity experts and is a wonderful teacher resource in planning gender-fair curriculum. Their Biography Center is an excellent place for students to begin their research.
• Weaving Gender Equity into Math Reform
  One of the best articles summarizing best practices for addressing the persistent problem in math education -- even when we get girls to take math classes in numbers close to those of boys substantially fewer girls choose math-related college majors and careers. Article has been effectively used in teacher study groups for professional development.
• WEEA Equity Resource Center
  WEEA (Women's Educational Equity Act) is the only Federal legislation devoted to issues of girls' and women's' education. Although it had received much more substantial funding to do outreach and fund small-scale research projects around the country, in the 1990s it was scaled back to only a clearinghouse of information.
• Wellesley Centers for Women
  The Wellesley Centers for Women, formerly the separate Stone Center and Wellesley Center for Research on Women, is an excellent site with many resources, links, and analysis on gender equity issues, for both girls and boys. Top line researchers in gender equity are housed in the Centers, including the work of Peggy McIntosh, Jean Baker Miller, Nan Stein, Susan McGee Bailey, and Deborah Tolman.
• What you can do to help GRRLS get into technology!
  All kinds of resources, mentoring programs, projects, and links for helping girls using science, math, technology, to cross that digital divide.