WGIDPO: AWSEM Advocacy Program: Expanding Outreach to Engineering and Technology

科学、工程和数学领域妇女倡导者（AWSEM）是一个面向四年级至十二年级女生的科学和数学倡导方案。 星期六学院在科学和技术的俄勒冈州研究生院的计划，AWSEM项目创建和支持科学和技术专业人士，教育工作者，家长和社区组织的区域网络，致力于丰富的机会，在科学，工程和数学的年轻女性。 这些社区领导人区域网络共同努力：（1）消除普遍存在的认为科学、工程和数学不适合妇女从事的领域的态度;（2）在当地社区及其公共和私营机构内建立联系，以促进扩大青年妇女的科学机会;以及（3）建立一个纵向支持系统，从在校女生开始，包括大学生、教师、家长和专业人员，以确保年轻妇女与科学工作者之间可持续的长期接触。 AWSEM目前在波特兰大都市地区维持着一个由18个课后科学和数学俱乐部组成的网络，致力于与职业妇女一起动手学习和现场体验。 目前，在二十多个企业、机构和学术工作场所的专业妇女在整个学年为俱乐部成员提供为期一天的互动现场访问。 其他AWSEM俱乐部已经开始使用AWSEM的课程和材料，支持和培训AWSEM的工作人员。 该方案正在通过与专业组织-妇女参与技术国际（WITI）的合作在全国范围内推广。 AWSEM维护着一个全面的科学和工程从业者区域数据库，并作为当地社区的中央资源中心，鼓励年轻女性学习科学和数学，提供为期一天的关于创建宣传计划的研讨会，并制定和 传播补充课程和材料。 这些材料包括“传递火炬”：AWSEM项目视频概览，以及AWSEM“行动工具包”，这是一本创建宣传方案的指南，包括家长、教师和专业人员的章节，许可证模板和其他重要的文书工作，以及按年龄组和领域细分的45个实践课程。 所有的模板和课程都包含在磁盘上。 妇发基金的其他材料包括“从业人员名录：青年妇女的榜样”，其中列出了150多名科学、工程、数学和技术领域有兴趣担任导师的妇女，以及“科学护照”，这是一本个人探索科学的指南。 自1983年以来，星期六学院的计划，包括AWSEM，已超过44，000积极通过整个俄勒冈州和南部华盛顿12年级的学生，提供机会，通过利用专业知识，设备和设施，在行业，高等教育和社区机构发现课堂以外的学习。 1996年，星期六学院获得了“优秀指导总统奖”，以表彰其在支持科学和工程领域代表性不足的学生方面所做的工作。

Advocates for Women in Science, Engineering and Mathematics (AWSEM) is a science and math advocacy program for fourth through twelfth grade girls. A program of Saturday Academy at Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology, the AWSEM project creates and supports regional networks of science and technology professionals, educators, parents and community organizations dedicated to enriching the opportunities in science, engineering and mathematics for young women. These regional networks of community leaders work together to: (1) dispel the pervasive attitude that science, engineering and mathematics are inappropriate fields for women; (2) create links within local communities and their public and private institutions to promote the expansion of science opportunities for young women; and (3) establish a vertical support system beginning with school girls and including college students, teachers, parents and professionals that will ensure sustainable, long-term contact between young women and science practitioners. AWSEM currently maintains a network of eighteen after-school science and math clubs in the Portland metropolitan area dedicated to hands-on learning and on-site experience with professional women. At present, professional women at over twenty corporate, agency and academic worksites provide day- long interactive site visits for club members throughout the academic year. Other, AWSEM clubs have begun with the support and training of AWSEM's staff, using AWSEM curriculum and materials. The program is in the process of expanding nationally through a collaboration with the professional organization, Women in Technology International (WITI). AWSEM maintains a comprehensive regional database of science and engineering practitioners and acts as a central resource center for local communities interested in encouraging young women to study science and mathematics, offering day-long workshops on creating advocacy programs, and developing and disseminating supplementary curriculum and materials. These materials include "Passing the Torch,: a video overview of the AWSEM Project, and the AWSEM "Action Kit," a guidebook to creating advocacy programming, including sections for parents, teachers and professional, templates for permission slips and other important paper work, and over 45 hands-on curriculum pieces broken down by age group and field. All templates and curriculum are included on disk as well. Other AWSEM materials include the "Directory of Practitioners: Role Models for Young Women," a listing of over 150 women in science, engineering, mathematics and technology interested in working as mentors, and the "Passport to Science,," a guidebook for individual explorations of science. Since 1983, Saturday Academy's programs, including AWSEM, have served over 44,000 motivated 4th through 12th grade students throughout Oregon and Southern Washington, providing opportunities to learn beyond the classroom by making use of the expertise, equipment and facilities found in industry, higher education and community agencies. In 1996 Saturday Academy received the "Presidential Award for Excellence in Mentoring" for its work in support of students from groups under-represented in science and engineering.