Feminism/Gender Research Resources
Online
- The Concept of a Literary Canon: An Overview
Table of Contents page for a series of arguments revolving around the issues
of female authors and their exclusion from Literary canons and the option
of having alternate canons.
- Teaching Media - Elementary (grades K - 8)
An online resource with teaching lessons and units, Ideas for Classroom
Activities, and Supporting Resources.
- About
Face A San Francisco based group combatting negative
and distorted images of women
- Ability. 'ABILITY'S Women in Technology INDEX'. Accessed 4 May 1997.
This web site has many articles about women in technology and gender. Ability
also has its own search engine which allows you to find specific material
quickly.
- Summary
of UN and US Platforms for Action for Women, 1975 - 1995
This is an interesting resource from the Feminist Majority Foundation.
- Spender, Dale. 'Roadblocks Ahead: Managing Bias in Cyberspace'. This paper discusses use of the "information superhighway"
by males and females and why men dominate in cyberspace. Spender looks
at the causes of why men are domineering.
- Cottrell,
Janet. 'I'm a Stranger Here Myself: A Consideration of Women in Computing'. Association for Computing Machinery. Explores the dropout rate
of women computer science students, examines the assumptions about gender
differences and gender bias in software.
- Ford, Nigel and Miller, Dave. [N.Ford@Sheffield.ac.uk].
'Gender Differences in
Internet Perceptions and use'. This article explores the perception
and reported usage of the Internet in relation to individual differences
amongst higher education students. Investigated was possible relationships
between (a) perceptions and use of the Internet and (b) analytic/cognitive
styles. The most significant findings related to gender differences. (Also
includes a related article on a study of gender-related studies of computing.)
- Gender Equity: Pitting Boys Against Girls
From the Aug. 7, 1996 issues of Education Week on the Web
- Where the Girls Are.
- Gender Differences In Computer-Mediated Communication: Bringing
Familiar Baggage to their New Frontier.
Keynote talk at panel entitled "Making the Net*Work*: Is there a Z39.50
in gender communication?", American Library Association annual convention,
Miami, June 27, 1994.
- Feeling Between the Lines.
Menges, J. (1996). Publishing on the Line . . . The Third Hong Kong Web
Symposium.
- Gender Differences in Text-Based Virtual Reality
- United Nation's
Fourth World Conference on Women
- Action
Guide for Girl's Education
- Gender in Cyberspace: It's More than Meets the Eye
Zulkarnain, C. (1996).
- Voices of Women
- Feminist Majority
Foundation
Includes much information as well as a research section which may be of
value.
- Mexican American Women: Schooling, Work, and Family.
Ortiz, F. I. (1995). ERIC Digest [On-line]. ED 388 490.
- Sherry Turkle
Dr. Turkle is an MIT Sociology Professor.
- Gender Bias
Education Expert: Classroom Gender Bias Persists.
- Why
Bring Gender Online
From CMC Magazine's Special Focus: Women and Gender Online.
- Gender Without Bodies
From CMC Magazine's Special Focus: Women and Gender Online.
- Grrrls Exude Attitude
From CMC Magazine's Special Focus: Women and GenderOnline.
- Gender Issues in Computer Networking
Talk given at: Community Networking: The International Free-Net Conference
Aug. 1993.
- Gender
differences in computer mediated communication:
Bringing familiar baggage to the new frontier. Herring, S. (1994).
- Susan
Herring
Gender Differences in Computer-Mediated Communication: Bringing Familiar
Baggage to the New Frontier.
- Kay Vandergrift's Feminist Page
Numerous links in a few areas from the author of "A Feminist Research
Agenda in Youth Literature".
- Women's Studies Resources
from the University of Maryland. Links to many resources dealing with gender
issues.
- Overcome Barriers
to Women's Technological Education
Barriers to Participation of Women in Technological Education and the Role
of Distance Education by Karen Evans, Director of Graduate Studies in Education
at the Commonwealth of Learning.
- Virtual
Sisterhood
Support network to strengthen and magnify the impact of feminist organizing.
This is done by promotiing electronic communication.
- CPSR
Gender Page
This page represents the now-defunct Palo Alto chapter of CPSR working
group on women and computing, an electronic archive of information dealing
with women and computing.
- Gender/Technology
Paper
Computers and the Communication of Gender by Elizabeth Lane Lawley.
- Welcome
to Isis Plus
- Frida Kahlo
Home Page
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- COMPED First Report Stage II Chapter 6
- History of MSTE
- GEN
- Girls & Computers
- Girls
and Math, Science, and Computers
- Talking With High School Students About Computing Careers
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- Research in Math/Science Education for Girls
- Math Forum: Bibliography - Girls' attitudes toward math
- Third
International Mathematics and Science Study
- Truong,
Hoai-An. et al. [bawit-request@cpsr.org]. 'Gender Issues in Online Communications'.
This paper addresses women's professional and
social issues, computer networking and industry gender bias. It covers
Women in Computer Studies, Social Interaction and Gender-Based Perceptions,
On-line Harassment, Guidelines for Monitoring On-line harassment, Directions
and a lengthy list of sampling's from available research.
- TAP
Junior
- Women
and Computer Science
- Women,
Minorities, and Persons With Disabilities in Science & Engineering
1994 Report
- Why Are There So Few Female Computer Scientists
- GNN "No Girls Allowed"
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- CMPT 855: A Retrospective
- The World Wide Web in Computer Science Education
- Educational Pipeline Issues for Women
- Statistics
on Women in Computer Science
- Notes from a talk "Women in Computer Science: Barriers to
Academic Success"
- http://www.swe.org
Society of Women Engineers
- Women in Computers Part 1, a special report from the Sacramento
Bee
- The Systers Homepage
Books and Journals
- Brunner, C. (1992). Gender and Distance Education. Technical
Report Series: Center for Technology in Education, (19), Bank Street College
of Education.
- Gajdusek, L. and Gillotte, H. (1996). Teaching to the
developmental needs of non mainstream learners. In K. Taylor &C. Marienau
(eds.). Learning Environments for Women's Adult Development: Bridges
Toward Change. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, no
65, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Gilligan, C. (1993). Joining the resistance: Psychology,
politics, girls, and women. In L. Weis & M. Fine (eds.). Beyond
Silenced Voices: Class, Race and Gender in United States Schools. Albany:
State University of New York Press.
- Goldberg, M. (1996). "CALOS: an experiment with
computer-aided learning for operating systems" . ACM SIGCSE Bulletin.
26 (2), 175-179.
- Grace, M. (1991). Gender Issues in distance Education
-A feminist perspective. In T. Evans, & B. King, (eds.) Beyond the
Text: Contemporary Writing in Distance Education. Geelong, Victoria,
Australia: Deaken, University Press.
- Holmberg, C. & Emmothe, J. (1994). Success stories.
Some characteristics of educationally disadvantaged women making success
in a distance education course. Paper presented at the World Conference
for Distance Education Birmingham, England June 26-30, 1995. (ERIC Document
Reproduction Service No. ED 382 835)
- Inkpen, K., Upitis, R., Klawe, M., Lawry, J., Anderson,
A., Ndunda, M., Sedighian, K., Leroux, S., Hsu, D. (1994). "We
Have Never Forgetful Flowers in Our Garden: Girls' Responses To Electronic
Games ". Journal of Computers in Math and Science Teaching. 13
(4), 383-405.
- Jones, D. (1996). "Computing by distance education:
problems and solutions " . ACM SIGCSE Bulletin. 28 (Special Issue),
139-146.
- Jones, R., Ruehr, F., & Salter, R. (1996). "
Web-based laboratories in the introductory curriculum enhance formal methods".
ACM SIGCSE Bulletin. 26 (2), 160-164.
- Kirkup, G. (1988). Considering the effect on women students
of an increased use of microcomputers in distance education. Paper presented
at the International Council for Distance Education 14th World Congress.
ERIC document
- Kirkup, G. & von Prummer, C. (1990). Support and
connectedness: The needs of women distance education students. Journal
of Distance Education, V, 9-35.
- Klawe, M., & Leveson, N. (1995). "Women in
computing: where are we now? " Communications of the ACM. 38 (1),
29-44.
- Luchek, L. Women in Cyberspace. (1995). In Eyes on
the Future: Converging Images, Ideas, and Instruction. Selected Readings
from the Annual Conference of the International Visual Literacy Association
(27th), Chicago, IL. Oct. 19-22. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.
ED391 493)
- Maly, K., Wild, C., Overstreet, C., Absel-Wahab, H.,
Gupta, A., Youssef, A, Stoica, E., Talla, R., & Prabhu, A. (1996).
"Interactive remote instruction: initial experiences ". ACM
SIGCSE Bulletin. 28 (Special Issue), 147-149.
- McGill, T., & Hobs, V. (1996). "A supplementary
package for distance education students studying introductory programming
" . ACM SIGCSE Bulletin 28 (2), 73-77.
- McIver, R. & Kruger, K. (1993) Women in distance
education. Open Forum, 3, 25-50.
- Owens, M. & Hotchkis,R. (1991). Who benefits from
distance education. A research report fromAthabasca University. ERIC document
341 301.
- Pym, F.R. (1992). Women and distance education: A nursing
perspective. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 17 , 383-389.
- Rodger, S., & Walker, E. (1996). " Activities
to attract high school girls to computer science" . ACM SIGCSE
Bulletin (2). 373-377.
- Spronk, B. (1994). Gender in distance education. In Open
Praxis, 1, 10-11.
- Thomas, P., Carswell, L., Emms, J., Petre, M. Poniatowska,
B., & Price, B. (1996). "Distance education over the internet
". ACM SIGCSE Bulletin. 28 (Special Issue), 147-149.
- Werth, L. (1986). " Predicting student performance
in a beginning computer science class". ACM SIGCSE 18 (Special
Issue), 138-143.
- Tuimalaeli'ifano, CE. (1994). Addressing some gender
issues in distance education at the Univ. of the South Pacific. In Open
Praxis, 1, 10-11.
- Gender
Issues Bibliography
This bibliography was put together by Leslie Regan Shade.
- University of Maryland Women's Studies Reading Room
List of texts by and about women.
- Dale Spender's Nattering on the Net: Women, Power, and Cyberspace
Spender, D. (1995, Aug.) Nattering on the Net: Women, Power, and Cyberspace.
Australia: Spinifex Press.
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