http://www.ncrw.org/ncrwbigfive/?page_id=20
The National Council for Research on Women is a website that utilizes the networking of over 115 important research, advocacy and policy centers as well as over 2000 experts. This website is committed to fully informing its readers on current issues related to women in hopes of a world where all are equal. The website features a blog called “The Real Deal” where the latest information and research on topics affecting the nation’s women are posted by the site experts. Topics in the blog include high school girls involved in engineering and technology, dealing with pregnancy in a recession, stopping violence against women, wartime rape and rights of transgender immigrants. The website also includes links to contact experts, get involved in programs, among many other things. Overall, I think that this website is extremely beneficial for women in communication and understanding what is going on in the nation today.
This website and the featured blog pertain to the themes and topics of the course by giving current and useful information to what is going on in the nation economically, as well as what women can do to advance themselves presently.
Maybe this is just me being a science nerd, but I found this blog about eight high school girls who formed their own robotics team and I got really excited about it! They even got second place at the World Championships!
http://www.ncrw.org/ncrwbigfive/rock-n%E2%80%99-roll-robots%E2%80%94who-wouldn%E2%80%99t-want-to-join#more-1433
I was really excited about it too! I think it is so good that girls are really getting involved in the sciences! I hadn’t heard about this anywhere else though; I wish that these kinds of things were reported about more … especially if we want girls to know that they can get involved in sciences and be successful! Second place at the World Championships is a pretty big deal, I hope that outside of this blog its just as big of a deal.