How many
WGIT's does it take for a career in science and technology?
The Women and Girls in Technology (WGIT) Program uses interactive
technology to involve girls and women in exciting discussions on topics related
to science and technology. This is how the program works: Monthly Virtual
Conference Calls highlight women who are leaders in technological industries or
academia. These speakers provide an audio lecture on the telephone, which may
be accompanied by a computer assisted PowerPoint®
presentation.
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Whether technology savvy or not,
interested individuals from across the country can sit in their office and hear
local and national speakers talk about cutting edge technology issues.
“For one brief period of time each month,
women can virtually step outside their physical office and share, learn and
apply their knowledge."
How Participants Report Benefiting
from the WGIT Program:
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"Contributes to my work as a policy analyst in a state government
workforce training and educational agency."
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"I am a program director at the Montana Center on Disabilities in
Billings, Montana. We have several
ongoing projects for which the information will be useful."
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"I am from New Orleans, Louisiana. I am teaching a class on nontraditional
fields in academia (primarily agriculture). I hope to use comments from the
conference call and the website to instigate discussion."
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“I will use this information to assist our state educators
in recruiting girls into the computer and technology voc-tech programs in our
high schools.”
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“To augment my ideas about what is needed to increase the
number of girls and women participating in education and professions in high
tech industry.” |
Listeners are encouraged to provide comments, ask questions following
the presentation and provide feedback online. Over 232 people from 36 States
have participated in the first two calls. Those topics included: Technology
Realities: Past, Present and Future, featuring an excutive director of a
technology corperation, and Developing Leadership Models for Women in
Technology, with two female CEO's of major technology corporations. This program transforms people from being passive virtual
listeners into being action takers.
In addition to this innovative virtual conferencing, the program offers
an interactive web site where visitors can search for and explore technology
skills training, career development programs, and networking events in their
own communities across the country. The website contains an archive of all the
conference call programs, which includes digital recordings, information on the
speakers, comprehensive summaries, and PowerPoint® presentations.
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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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