Web Sites Related to Recruiting of Women

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ere’s a list of Web sites that can help you when hiring female IT professionals.

AFL-CIO’s Working Women’s Page

The American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations(AFL-CIO) is the voluntary federation of America’s unions, representing workingwomen nationwide.

 

Association for Computing Machinery

ACM is the world’s first educational and scientific computing society,offering publications, pioneering conferences, and visionary leadership.

 

Catalyst

Catalyst offers training, research, mentoring, networking and informationresource development for non-profit agencies.

 

GirlGeeks

GirlGeeks provides jobs, high-quality career, training and motivationalservices and products for women using IT to prosper and grow. Women come toGirlGeeks to advance their careers, find appropriate training and connect withother women who have similar experiences.

 

Information Technology Association of America

The ITAA web site provides information about the IT industry, its issues,association programs, publications, meetings, seminars and links to othervaluable web sites.

 

Society of Women Engineers

SWE is a non-profit educational service organization dedicated to publicizingthe need for women engineers and encouraging young women to consider anengineering education.

 

U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau

The U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau, established by Congress in 1920,is the only federal agency mandated to represent the needs of wage-earning womenin the public policy process.

 

Women in Technology

WITI offers a vertical portal site on the Internet for women who have a highreliance on technology in both their careers and their businesses.

 

WorldWIT

WorldWIT offers a free resource for women in the form of information andadvice from other members of its community. It operates 29 e-mail lists aroundthe world.