Careers: Exploring the Possibilities Published by the New
Mexico Network for Women in Science & Engineering. The possibilities
include such careers as Architecture, Space Science, Computer Science,
Engineering, Field Service Technology, Materials Science, Medical
Technology, Technical Communication and many others. Also included
in the booklet is information on the importance of education, as
well as information on job interviews, networking, cover letters,
resumes, stress management and so much more.
www.t12.lanl.gov/home/lawis/NMNWSE/EYH/CareersBook/
C00TOC.html
Cool Careers for Girls in Engineering by Ceel Pasternak,
et al (Paperback - September 1999). www.amazon.com
"Discover Engineering Through Reading." Browse
through the list of books geared toward all different age groups
with topics like career guidance, space, engineering, science fiction,
and more. www.eweek.org/2002/Library/reading.shtml
Setting the Record Straight: The History and Evolution of
Women's Professional Achievement in Engineering by Betty Reynolds
and Jill Tietjen. /www.amazon.com
Visit AWSEM's Gender Equity site to read some compelling facts,
articles, and an annotated bibliography, which focus on gender equity
in the world of science. The articles included are, In Their
Nature: Compelling Reasons to Engage Girls in Science and Gender
Equity and Mentorship in Science, Engineering and Mathematics:
1997 and they can be found at
www.awsem.com
Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in Computing by Jane Margolis
and Allan Fisher (Hardcover - December 2001).
www.amazon.com
Women and the Machine: Representations From the Spinning
Wheel to the Electronic Age by Julie Wosk. The book includes over
150 photographs, illustrations, cartoons, art works, and other
images that reveal the ways women have overcome stereotypes and
skepticism about their mechanical abilities over the past three
centuries. It includes chapters on women and electricity, women
and automobiles, women and aviation, women working in wartime,
and other material. This book is not to be missed. Find it at
www.amazon.com
Women's Science: Learning and Succeeding from the Margins
by Margaret A. Eisenhart, Elizabeth Finkel (Paperback - November
1998). www.awsem.com
You Can be a Woman Engineer by Judith Love Cohen. Also has
other non-traditional careers for women. www.cascadepass.com/brochure.html,
Parents, read through a list of suggestions for getting your daughter
interested in science at www.cascadepass.com/parent.html
Archives of Women in Science and Engineering
Iowa State University e-Library. www.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/wise/wise.html
Tanya Zanish-Belcher, Asst. Professor
Head, Special Collections Dept. & University Archives
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
Phone: (515) 294-6648
Fax: (515) 294-5525
E-mail: tzanish@iastate.edu
Society of Women Engineers Archives.
www.reuther.wayne.edu
Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
Contact: Lauren Kata, (313) 577-4024, laurenkata@wayne.edu.