Despite gains, women still face bias in science careers
That, in short, is the conclusion of a g...Joint Venture Trains Minority Students for IT Careers
MADISON Watch out baby boomers, those 8th graders can talk the talk. Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash are all on their curriculum at the tender age of 13, thanks to a program that prepares students for IT-related careers. The Information Technology Academy (ITA), a joint venture of UW-Madison Division of Information Technology (DoIT) and the universitys PEOPLE Program (Pre-college Enrichme...Inacoms Youth Apprentice Program Prepares Madison Area Teens for Careers in Technology Fields
was recently recognized for its pilot project in collaboration with the Dane County Area Youth Apprenticeship Program. Since the beginning of the program in 1992, Inacom has provided information technology training, teaching and on-the-job training to primarily high-school students from Sun Prairie, Waunakee, Madison East and Monona G...Female Doctors Facing Barriers to Careers in Education and Research, Study Finds
Urgent action is needed to address gender barriers to careers in medical research and teaching, new findings show today Key findings from the year-long Women in Academic Medicine study* are published today at a BMA conference. A preliminary report states that: Women doctors are strikingly under-represented in the university sector, particularly at senior levels. Onl...