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Looking for information on women in ICT? Need a new job? Looking for networking opportunities? Then here are some links that will help you get connected!
Australian
The ACS Foundation website has information on scholarships for women at www.acsfoundation.com.au
www.wit.org.au Women in Information Technology (WIT) is an Australian (QLD) based network involved in promoting women working, studying or pursuing a career in the varied fields of information technology.
www.witwomen.org.au "Women are I.T." is an organisation in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth providing a framework upon which women in Information Technology can extend their network and expand their knowledge in an environment that encourages open conversation and debate.
www.webgrrls.com/sydney The Sydney chapter of Webgirls provides a friendly forum for discussion, mentoring and networking for women on the net.
www.acs.org.au/boards/cab/wittr.html Site for the Australian Computer Society's women in technology committee.
www.wis.sa.gov.au The Women's Information Service provides information on a South Australian program assisting women to gain access to IT.
www.wwda.org.au/infotech.htm Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) Improving Access to Information Technology for Women With Disabilities)
www.infocom.cqu.EDU.AU/wic The Women In Computing Committee is interested in the issue of increasing women’s participation and the quality of their learning experiences in computing courses at the Central Queensland University.
www.acs.org.au/nsw/wit/ The Australian Computer Society's Women in Information Technology group
www.itcareers.acs.org.au The Australian Computer Society IT Careers Portal
www.zonta.org Professional women's group raising awareness of women's issues internationally.
www.inspiringwomen.com.au Australian Businesswomen's Network.
www.womenonboards.org.au Women on Boards is a national program to improve the gender balance on Australian company boards. WOB has resumes from many qualified, female executives from legal, financial, IT, sales and marketing, human resources, business development and project management backgrounds who are looking for a board career.
www.wic.org.au Women in Information & Communication.
WIC is an association in Canberra designed to encourage women to enter the technology and communications industries and provide peer support for those in the industries.
www.womeningames.org.au WomenInGames.org.au was created in order to increase the numbers of women in the game industry in Australia, and to promote game development as a viable career path for women.
www.geekspeakr.com/australia Geek Speak Women has a website for connecting technical women speakers to event organisers.
www.sphinxx.org sphinxx is a community that supports businesswomen through sharing recommendations on products, services, information and events to help save time, maintain strong professional awareness and develop powerful alliances with likeminded women and influential leaders. A key focus of sphinxx is on connecting businesswomen with successful role models
BCSWomen is the women's group of the British Computer Society. For more information about their activities see http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=nav.8630.
APESMA's Mentors Online up-skills professionals who are transitioning to self-employment. For more information about Mentors Online, visit www.apesma.asn.au/mentorsonline.
International
www.witi.com Women in Technology International is a site that provides general information for women in IT around the world and in the United States.
www.femina.com Femina provides women with a comprehensive, searchable directory of links to female friendly sites and information on the World Wide Web. It has a specific section on computers and science associations, education & training.
www.wvu.edu/~womensu/#why Women's International Electronic University
An independent non-profit corporation interested in educating and empowering women: includes cross-cultural, collaborative teaching, research & projects.
http://acm.org/women Association for Computing Machinery
Activities and projects that aim to improve women's working and learning environments. Provides documents of interest to women in IT.
http://mcs.open.ac.uk/gentech Gender and Technology Study Group
Aims to provide a focus and a forum for research into all aspects of gender and technology.
http://women.com/tech Association for women in computing. Promoting the advancement of women in computing professions.
http://cra.org/Activities/craw/index.html Committee of the Status of Women in Computing Research These programs aim to take positive action to increase the number of women in computer science and engineering.
www.igc.org/igc/gateway/wnindex.html WomensNet An international movement aiming to strengthen women's organisations through the promotion of electronic communication use.
www.cybergrrl.com Informing inspiring and celebrating women, Cybergrrl has an IT section with technical tips, interviews and role models along with other topics of interest to women.
www.webgrrls.com An international networking community for women in or interested in new media and technology. (also lists local webgrrl sites).
www.iwt.org International Women in Technology mission is to increase the positive impact of technology on the lives of all women and to ensure that women influence the development of technology; in education, design, development, deployment and policy. They work with communities, industry, academia, and governments to catalyze a network of development projects that meet women's needs and advance women's participation in the technical world.
www.mentornet.net US mentor site for women studying IT and engineering.
www.linuxchix.org LinuxChix is a community for women who like Linux, and for supporting women in computing.
http://womeninit.net Women in Information Technology where it is recognised that women hold up half the Net
www.systers.org An informal organisation of technical women in computing.
www.girlgeeks.org/ An online community for women and girls interested in technology and computing.
Job agencies
au.hudson.com
www.mycareer.com.au
www.seek.com.au
www.careersonline.com.au
Volunteering
www.actnow.com.au ActNow is an innovative internet based matching service designed to foster volunteering and community involvement.
www.volunteeringaustralia.org Find a volunteering opportunity by searching this extensive site.
www.volunteer.com.au Seek Employment's site for volunteer opportunities. Browse the registered positions.
www.pathwaysaustralia.com.au The "employment" section where you can search for jobs in the not-for-profit sector.
Technical
www.cert.org/tech_tips/home_networks.html An overview of Home Network Security on the CERT Web Site containing loads of useful technical and not so technical information.
www.isoc.org The Internet Society where the whole Internet is defined and created, featuring loads of useful technical information. The Internet Society Australian Chapter is found at http:// www.isoc-au.org.au.
www.computerbank.org.au FREE refurbished computers for the disadvantaged!
Starting a business
http://www.australia.gov.au/ The Australian Government Entry Point offers comprehensive and integrated access to online government information and services.
www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au Register your Business Name in NSW
www.ato.gov.au GST & ABN
www.business.nsw.gov.au Department of State and Regional Development (NSW)
www.smallbiz.nsw.gov.au NSW Government small business web site
www.mybusiness.com.au Magazine for small business
www.dynamicbusinessmagazine.com.au Magazine for small business
www.australianbusiness.com.au Australian Business Limited - members receive events, advice, networking and advocacy.
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