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Virtual Take Our Daughters to Work Day 1997
sponsored by the Women of NASA project, is the first event of its kind in
the world. Using the most sophisticated networking technology of the day,
this project enables students, parents, and schools to dialogue with ten
of our nation's most successful female leaders via the World Wide Web. For
the first time ever, young women anywhere can share the Take Our Daughters
to Work Experience, and gain insight into their own future choices.
This day of online conversations coincides with Take Our Daughters to Work Day on
Thursday, April 24th.
In addition, the Women of NASA project is proud to announce the launch
of its newest education initiative, the Women of NASA present Women of
the World. Through this initiative, the Women of NASA will sponsor quarterly
online chats with the nation's most successful females in a wide range
of professions, making the Virtual Take Our Daughters to Work Day experience
available year-round.
The Virtual Take Our Daughters to Work Day is comprised of four interrelated
components:
- Profiles and biographies of the featured speakers are available for
online research prior to the event, and can be found by linking from
the featured woman's name on the schedule or on the profiles
page. You are strongly encouraged to research the featured women prior
to the chats in order to form appropriate questions that cannot be answered
by another source. Women from the Women of NASA's Women of the World
component are also included on this page which provides biographical
information to supplement the Virtual Take Our Daughters to Work Day
experience.
- Preregistration is essential. Although an unlimited number of participants
can take part in the chats as observers, the number of students able
to submit questions live during the chat is limited. Therefore, once
you have researched the featured women and have decided which chat(s)
you wish to participate in, you must preregister.
- There are two ways in which to participate in the live chats. When
you preregister, for a chat that is not filled, you will receive confirmation
that the chat you have selected is available. We will send you a URL
(chat room Web address/location) and a password. If the chat is filled,
an observation URL (chat room Web address/location) will be sent. On
the day and time of the chat, you log into the chat room. If you are
actively participating, there are specific chat directions that you should
become familiar with prior to the chats. If you are observing, you will
have received the observe room URL when you registered, or you can go
there from the schedule page.
- All contents and information from these pages and this event will
be archived and available as a link from the Women of NASA page. The
archived chats and profiles are a rich source of information when studying
careers, gender equity, women's issues, and information specific to
each woman's profession. Teaching tips on how you may use this event
and the Women of NASA project are available on our teaching tips page.
This NASA Quest Project is produced by Tish
Krieg
Consultant to the project is Elizabeth Share, Vice President
of the Autodesk Foundation.
Responsible NASA Official: Karen Traicoff
traicoff@quest.arc.nasa.gov
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