PGE/PG: TWIST: Triad Women in Science and Technology

三合会妇女在科学和技术（TWIST）是一个合作学院，大学和中等教育之间的皮埃蒙特三合会的北卡罗来纳州。 其目的是发展关系和机会，使三合会妇女和女孩，从11年级到大学毕业，看到和体验科学，数学和技术作为有吸引力的职业选择。 虽然许多TWIST合作伙伴已经开发了独立的项目和举措来支持自己的学生，但大多数合作伙伴缺乏时间和资源来开发全面的项目来指导和支持女性选择科学作为职业。 大多数人也无法投入人员建立社区联系--与工业界、专业科学组织和其他机构的教师建立联系--这可能会使考虑从事科学职业的学生受益。 TWIST项目旨在协调和评估其伙伴组织之间的现有方案;制定新的方案，促进三合会妇女在科学领域的互动;促进教育界与该地区更大的科学和工业界的融合。 TWIST的成立使参与机构能够相互学习，分享资源和经验，并有效地规划一个有利于整个三合会女学生的方案。 每个机构都将从合作中获得力量和能量。

Triad Women in Science and Technology (TWIST) is a collaboration among colleges, universities, and secondary education in the Piedmont Triad of North Carolina. Its purpose is to develop relationships and opportunities that will allow Triad women and girls, from the 11th grade through college graduation, to see and to experience science, mathematics, and technology as attractive career options. While many of the TWIST partners have developed independent programs and initiatives to support their own students, most lack the time and resources to develop comprehensive programs that would guide and support women in choosing science as a career. Nor can most devote personnel to establishing the community linkages - with industry, professional science organizations, and faculty at other institutions - that could benefit their students considering science careers. The TWIST project seeks to coordinate and to assess existing programs among its partnering organizations; to develop new programs that will facilitate interaction among Triad women in science; and to foster integration of the education community with the larger scientific and industrial community in the region. The formation of TWIST allows the participating institutions to learn from each other, to share resources and experiences, and to plan effectively for a program that will benefit female students throughout the Triad. Each institution will derive strength and energy from working collaboratively.