 Toy
makers struggle to attract girls
It's hard to walk into a toy store and not be struck by the utter
excitement of children facing such a vast array of games, building
sets, race cars, dolls, action figures, arts and crafts, infant
toys and stuffed animals. But the giggles these products create
hide the underlying problems facing the toy industry: declining
sales, competition from electronics and, in a word, girls.
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It's
rational to cheer girls on in math, science
hundreds of girls will flock to the California Institute of Technology
to celebrate the joys of science. Targeted at fifth- to eighth-graders,
the Sally Ride Science Festival will encourage its pony-tailed and
barretted audience to see science as a viable, vibrant career option.
That Ride is using her cachet as our most famous female astronaut
to champion the cause of girls in science is to be applauded; what
is so dispiriting is that such efforts are still needed.
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Switching
on the Tech Gene
A new web-based show encourages young women to tune in and associate
DIY less with bread making and more with breadboard wiring.
Created by Alison Lewis, a web designer and instructor at Parsons
School of Design, Switch is a free online show connects young women
with technology by guiding them through fashion and design projects.
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Author/Writer
Reports, research results, manuals, web reviews
and various articles and papers. Thesis is currently in
development.
Trainer
Seminars, workshops and programs including:
Understanding the web design process, Searching the Internet,
promoting web sites, Introduction to the PC, Office Skills,
Basic Internet use, MS Word.
Speaker
Shireen
speaks with energy and enthuisam on every topic. She focuses
on new trends in technology use for educators, advocates,
organizations, the nonprofit sector, administrators, corporate,
and government institutions. She is also a motivational
speakers for various women's groups.
Technology
Internet research, web designer, consultant
and tech trainer. Experience building, upgrading and repairing
computers. Experience in html, Java, dhtml, desktop publishing,
PC hardware, software, and peripherals. Internet technology,
browsers, search engines, directories and more.
Human
Services
Various and detailed areas of human services
that include emotionally and neglected youths, recreational
development for the seniors with Alzheimer, individuals
with developmental disabilities on levels of job readiness
and daily living skills. Assisting individuals in the TANF
program prepare for job and educational skills.
Research
Data collection, literature reviews, document
retrieval, data input and analysis. Experience with SPSS
and extensive Internet research.
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