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Project ACE Library 
Advancing Females in STEM Careers Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics For the Betterment of the World of Science
The following links below are to our gender equity library, our science library, and some really fun math and science games websites. The University of Texas at El Paso’s Project ACE Program wants our visitors to have easy access to informative and fun websites that can help us to learn and promote gender equity in the STEM Fields. Gender Equity Library Attracting More Young Women to STEM Careers While women make up 45 percent of the U.S. workforce, they hold just 12 percent of the science and engineering jobs in business and industry. To learn more visit the Northwest Girls Collaborative Network and learn more about girls in science. Dragon Fly: Throughout its six seasons, DragonflyTV has become a unique showcase for girls in science. Tokenism is out and inclusiveness is in at DragonflyTV: girls are featured throughout our broadcasts, outreach materials, and Web site. In fact, over half of the DragonflyTV kid scientists are girls. Engaging a Diversity of Students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) The U.S. Department of Labor predicts that by 2012 more than 2 million additional professional technology-related jobs will be created in the U.S. At the same time, the number of students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is declining. As the number of entry workers declines, and the retirement of older workers shrinks the workforce in these areas, certain groups—women, minorities, people with disabilities, and those from disadvantaged economic backgrounds—continue to be underrepresented. Read more about it by visiting this website. Gender Equity for Mathematics and Science Read an independent report from Woodrow Wilson's new president calling for enriched arts and sciences majors, rigorous standards, and other reforms in teacher education. Infusing Equity by Gender into the Classroom Welcome to the Rhode Island Commission on Women's Girls' Page! Here you can find all kinds of information about girls and women in the classroom. Jo Sanders To read about gender equity in education and employment, visit Jo Sanders by linking here! Mathematics & Science Programs for Girls Research describes how schools are experienced differently by females and males. As early as nursery school and continuing through college, boys and girls sitting in the same classroom, listening to the same teachers, using the same textbooks experience different educations. Many statistics show that these disparities too often shortchange girls in mathematics and science. Below you will find some resources that can be used to encourage girls to achieve success in math and science. National Girls Collaborative Project E-Newsletter The goal of the National Girls Collaborative Project is to maximize access to shared resources within projects and with public and private sector organizations and institutions interested in expanding girls' participation in STEM. National Science Teachers Association To read the National Science Teachers Association statement on gender equity in science education click here. Not True! Gender Doesn't Limit You! Last year, a prominent researcher and an elementary school teamed up to identify what works--and what doesn't--when it comes to teaching young children about gender bullying. What they learned will surprise you. Person of the Week: Danica McKellar Named person of the week by ABC News, 'Wonder Years' actress takes a break from Hollywood to do some math, so she decided to write the book Math Doesn't Suck to change that perception. Read more about Danica's book and her ideas about teaching math "in the context of being a girl." The Southern Poverty Law Center's "Dig Deeper, Test Yourself for Hidden Bias"WAMC, Northeast Public Radio Hear educational and inspirational radio stories about fascinating women working in fields and careers related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics; AND find out about programs working to encourage young girls and young women to follow in their footsteps. Recent Scientific research has demonstrated that biases thought to be absent or extinguished remain as "Mental residue" in most of us. Wellesley Centers for Women, Wellesley College The Wellesley Centers for Women brings together an interdisciplinary community of scholars engaged in research, training, analysis, and action. For more than 30 years, our groundbreaking work has been dedicated to looking at the world through the eyes of women with the goal of shaping a better world for all.
Math and Science Game Websites
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