Related Links

At Texas A&M University

• Society for Women in Engineers(SWE)
• Women in Engineering, Science & Technology(WEST)
• Women in Science & Engineering(WISE)
• The Women's Faculty Network
• Women's Studies Department (WMST)

External Groups and Organizations

• Systers is a discussion group open to all helpful topics and questions
• The Institue for Women and Technology is working to increase the positive impact of techology for and by women
• Every year the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing brings together the women in computing
• CRA Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research (CRA-W)
• National Council for Research on Women (NCRW)
• NOW (National Organization for Women)
• Women in Technology International (WITI)
• Stanford's WICS
• UC Berkeley's WICSE
• Carnegie-Mellon's SCS Women
• UW Madison's WICS
• UC Irvine's WICS
• Women in Engineering Committee, Ryerson University

Other Resources

• Recruiting and Retenting Women in CSE:
  • The Computing Research Association (CRA) has released a new report, Recruitment and Retention of Women Graduate Students in CSE, whose goal is to provide departments with practical advice on recruitment and retention of women in CSE.
  • The National Council for Research on Women (NCRW) released a new report on women in technology and engineering. The report, Balancing the Equation: Where are Women & Girls in Science, Engineering and Technology , analyzes strategies used to attract women and girls to science and retain them in technological fields.
  • Accessibility of Computer Science: A Reflection for Faculty Members, html, postscript, Diane O'Leary, Univ Maryland
• Tips for Applying to & Succeeding in Grad School
  • Survival Manual for Grad Students in Math and Computer Science, html, postscript, Diane O'Leary, Univ Maryland
  • Research and Writing Advice - how to communicate effectively, thesis tips, more!


• Girl Geeks!
• National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Women in Engineering Website (career info, mentoring, funding, etc.)
• TAP: Tapping Internet Resources for Women in Computer Science
• Famous Contributions of Women in Computer Science
• CPSR's Gender Page (Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility)
• Biographies of Women Mathematicians
• IEEE Pre-College Technology Education Program

Job, Internship & Fellowship Opportunities

• Texas A&M Career Center
• Texas A&M Computer Science Career Information

• ACM CareerLine (Advice on transitioning from the university campus to the world of work in computing and information technology - job search, resumes, interviewing, internships, etc.)
• ACM Listing Internship Opportunities for Students
• Getting a Job (focus is academic positions and research labs)

• Bell Labs Lucent Technologies GRPW PhD Fellowships
• Microsoft Scholarships (women & minorities)
• AAUW Selected Professions Fellowships (American Association of University Women Educational Foundation)
• ACM Graduate Assistantship Directory (financial support at particular graduate schools)
• NASA/TSGC Undergraduate Scholarships & Graduate Fellowships
• The National Science Foundation offers an annual competition for graduate fellowships

• Coming soon.

• CRA job announcements (many academic posititions)