For More Information, Check These Sources:
IT Career Resources for Women
Webgrrls International (www.webgrrls.com)
- A resource for women interested in technology to facilitate
learning, networking, exchanging business and job leads, mentoring
and teaching.
Institute for Women and Technology (www.iwt.org)
- Their mission is "to increase the impact of women on all aspects
of technology, increase the positive impact of technology on
the lives of the world's women and help communities, industry,
education and governments benefit from these increases."
WorldWIT (www.worldwit.org)
- Site features over 30 e-mail lists that facilitate discussions
among women interested in information technology. These lists
provide job leads, mentoring, career advice and solutions to
technical problems.
The Association for Women in Computing (www.awc-hq.org)
- Founded in December 1978, the AWC sponsors conferences, seminars
and publications to foster professional growth for women in
technology careers. Membership in regional chapters is approximately
$42 per year.
Professional Organization Web Resources
Association for Computing Machinery (www.acm.org)
- "Founded in 1947, ACM is the world's first educational and
scientific computing society. Today, our members - over 80,000
computing professionals and students world-wide - and the public
turn to ACM for authoritative publications, pioneering conferences,
and visionary leadership for the new millennium."
IT Career and General Career Publications
Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through
the Secrets of Personality Type, Paul Tieger and Barbara
Barron-Tieger, Little, Brown & Co., Boston, 2001. Through an
exploration of personality typing, steers you toward a career
based on your personality type.
What Color is Your Parachute?, Richard Nelson Bolles,
Ten Speed Press, Berkley, CA, 2001. One of the most popular
job-hunting guides for decades. Tries to get you to focus on
your strengths and finding a job that plays to them.
Career Opportunities in Computers and Cyberspace, Harry
Henderson, Checkmark Books, New York, 1999. Provides position
descriptions for many IT jobs plus recommendations for skill
sets, education levels and employment prospects.
100 Jobs in Technology, Lori Hawkins and Betsy Dowling,
Macmillan, New York, 1996. Provides thumbnail sketches of 100
different jobs, which include profiles of real people.
Computer Technician Career Starter, 2nd Edition, Joan
Vaughn and Jason Rich, Learning Express, New York, 2001. Provides
brief overviews of jobs, advice on training and tips on looking
for jobs.
Webmaster & Information Technology Career Starter, 2nd
Edition, Joan Vaughn and Jason Rich, Learning Express, New York,
2001. Provides brief overviews of jobs, advice on training and
tips on looking for jobs.
i The Unofficial Guide to Hot Careers,
Shelly Field, IDG Books, Foster City, CA, 2000, p. 12.
ii The Taming of the Salaries, Cynthia
R. Nelson, Phillytech Magazine, April 2001, p. 16.
iiiSalary Strongholds, Marianne Kolbasuk
McGee, Informationweek.com, April 30, 2001, URL: www.informationweek.com/835/salary.htm.
iv Behind the Numbers: Premium Skills Earn Premium
Salaries, Informationweek.com, April 30, 2001, URL: www.informationweek.com/bizint/biz835/premium.htm
v Salary Strongholds, Marianne Kolbasuk
McGee, Informationweek.com, April 30, 2001, URL: www.informationweek.com/835/salary.htm.
vi No Parachute Required: Translating Your
Passion Into a Paycheck - and a Career, Jeff Gunhus,
Hyperion, New York, 2001, p. 57.
vii Do What you Are: Discover the Perfect
Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type,
Paul D. Tieger and Barbara Barron-Tieger, Little Brown & Co.,
Boston, 2001, p. 10.
viii Do What you Are: Discover the Perfect
Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type,
Paul D. Tieger and Barbara Barron-Tieger, Little Brown & Co.,
Boston, 2001, p. 29.
ix Information Technology Careers: The Hottest
Jobs for the New Millennium, Drew Bird and Mike Harwood,
The Coriolis Group, Scottsdale, AZ, 2000, p. 21.
x IT Lifestyles Backlash, Marianne
Kolbasuk McGee, Diane Rezendes Khirallah and Michelle Lodge,
InformationWeek, September 25, 2000, p. 70.
xi Companies Look to Beef Up IT Staffs,
USA Today Online, August 31, 2001.
xii ITAA and USBE Diversity Survey,
The Information Technology Association of American and U.S.
Black Engineer & IT Magazine, April 2001, URL: www.itaa.org/workforce/studies/diversityreport.pdf.
xiii Tech-Savvy: Educating Girls in the New
Computer Age, American Association of University Women,
2000, URL: www.aauw.org/2000/techsavvy.html.
xiv Why Women Hate I.T., CIO Magazine,
September 1, 2000, URL: www.cio.com/archive/090100_women_content.html.
xv Why Women Hate I.T., CIO Magazine,
September 1, 2000, URL: www.cio.com/archive/090100_women_content.html.
xvi Why Women Hate I.T., CIO Magazine,
September 1, 2000, URL: www.cio.com/archive/090100_women_content.html.
xvii Welcome to the Girls' Club, Sacha
Cohen, InfoWorld.com, April 23, 2001, URL: http://www.itworld.com/Career/1862/IWD010432cagirls/pfindex.html.
xviii Rust Belts? Try Tech Belts,
BusinessWeek, August 13, 2001, p. 55.
xix Money Still Flows for Tech, The
Denver Business Journal, August 20, 2001, URL: http://denver.bcentral.com/denver/stories/2001/08/20/story2.html.
xx We Want U, Atlanta Business Chronicle,
August 20, 2001, URL: http://atlanta.bcentral.com/atlanta/stories/2001/08/20/focus1.html.
xxi Government Looks to Compete for IT Hires,
Patrick Thibodeau, Computerworld, August 10, 2001.
xxii High Pay Doesn't Equal Affordability,
Elisabeth Goodridge, InformationWeek, August 13, 2001, URL:
www.informationweek.com/thisweek/story/IWK20010810S0009.
xxiii High Pay Doesn't Equal Affordability,
Elisabeth Goodridge, InformationWeek, August 13, 2001, URL:
www.informationweek.com/thisweek/story/IWK20010810S0009.
xxiv Information Technology Careers: The Hottest
Jobs for the New Millennium, Drew Bird and Mike Harwood,
The Coriolis Group, Scottsdale, AZ, 2000, p. 25-26.
xxv IT Favors Telecommuting, Jade
Boyd, InternetWeek, September 3, 2001, p. 10.
xxvi IT Favors Telecommuting, Jade
Boyd, InternetWeek, September 3, 2001, p. 10.
xxvii IT Lifestyles Backlash, Marianne
Kolbasuk McGee, Diane Rezendes Khirallah and Michelle Lodge,
InformationWeek, September 25, 2000, p. 58.
xxviii IT Lifestyles Backlash, Marianne
Kolbasuk McGee, Diane Rezendes Khirallah and Michelle Lodge,
InformationWeek, September 25, 2000, p. 58.
xxix Foreign IT Workers Add to the Pressure,
Marianne Kolbasuk McGee, InformationWeek, September 25, 2000,
p. 62.
xxx Is That Overwork? Or Just Enthusiasm?,
Diane Rezendes Khirallah, InformationWeek, May 28, 2001, URL:
www.informationweek.com/breakaway/839/overwork.htm.
xxxi Is That Overwork? Or Just Enthusiasm?,
Diane Rezendes Khirallah, InformationWeek, May 28, 2001, URL:
www.informationweek.com/breakaway/839/overwork.htm.
xxxii IT Lifestyles Backlash, Marianne
Kolbasuk McGee, Diane Rezendes Khirallah and Michelle Lodge,
InformationWeek, September 25, 2000, p. 52.
xxxiii IT Lifestyles: Balance, Roundtable
Discussion, InformationWeek, September 25, 2000, p.
76.
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