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Technology (IT) Workshops for Girls
Four exciting conferences
were held in the Midwest encouraging women and girls to explore careers in
science and technology. The women in IT jobs and girls were invited to engage
in a variety of day-long, hands-on activities.
These workshops helped
instill confidence in the young women by teaching them that they are capable of
performing tasks that have traditionally been conducted by men.
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Computer Lab Training for Women
The Women's Museum: An Institute for the Future is equipped with a
state-of-the-art computer laboratory that consists of 25 workstations, access
to the Internet, teaching aids, and a full-time staff. It is centrally located
in an economically disadvantaged Dallas community adjacent to a major bus line.
"Thank you so much for this opportunity. Now after
learning the basics, I am not as intimidated and feel more confident that I can
work and learn with these skills, even get a job utilizing them."
The Women's Bureau is helping the Women's Museum utilize its existing
computer laboratory and volunteer instructors to provide IT training to women
in the South Dallas area. Women, recruited from the local area (including
churches in the neighboring communities and appropriate social services
agencies) participate in a wide variety of training opportunities. Women are
enrolled in appropriate skill-level training, which provides instruction in
personal computer basics, Internet and e-mail, word processing, spreadsheets,
databasing, web design, resume writing, and job searching.
On-Line Learning for Single Moms
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version Have you ever wanted to take courses and
increase your work skills so you could earn more money? Have family
responsibilities plus your current job duties overwhelmed your schedule so
there just aren't enough hours in the day to study, to learn? We think that
many American women face this dilemma; they need an opportunity to learn at
home -- on their own time and at their own pace. To test this idea, the Women's
Bureau in conjunction with DOL's Employment and Training Administration is
working with New Jersey Department of Labor (NJDOL) to develop a distance
learning project for underemployed single mothers with children under 18 years
of age. NJDOL, in partnership with selected local Workforce Investment Boards
(or WIB's, as they are commonly called), is implementing this innovative
project in several of its counties. It is expected that upon completion of the
program, the women who participate will be placed into occupations that require
higher skills and, consequently, they will be commanding higher wages.
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For More Information About WB, Contact: U.S.
Department of Labor Women's Bureau 200 Constitution Avenue, NW - Room
S-3002 Washington, DC 20210 Telephone 1-800-827-5335 or (202)
693-6710 Fax (202) 693-6725
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