Year and Award
1988 Winner — $1,000

Institution
Vermont Technical College

Program Title
Women in Technology Project

Program Director
Mary Malloy
Sex Equity Consultant
Vermont Technical College
Randolph Center , VT 05061
802/828-3131

Program Description
The Women in Technology (WIT) Project was developed to promote technical careers among Vermont women ages 14-25 through three program components: (1) Speaker Bureau: Volunteer speakers, women (and some men) currently employed in technical fields give presentations about their work at junior and senior high schools; (2) Shadow Day: High school girls are invited to VTC for an overnight program about technical career options; and (3) Summer Technology Camp: Eighth grade girls are invited to VTC for a four-day hands-on technical workshop led by professional women at the end of June.

Status
Program is active.  For the latest information, visit http://web.vtc.edu/WIT/

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