Inhalt: "Women are still not equally represented in many careers in technology and science.
Young women possess equal abilities in scientific skills in the elementary schools,
but their enrolment in science related classes diminishes as they enter high school
and college. This creates an accumulated disadvantage which deters success in science
and technology classes in college and graduate school. Sex role stereotyping and negative
teacher behaviors affect young women's attitudes about potential for success in careers
that have been stereotyped as masculine. On the other hand, role modeling has been
found to be an important means to encourage young women to choose careers in technology
and science. The intention of this study was to identify, by using the WWW, women
who are currently employed in technology related careers, or training for employment
in technology related careers, and to identify the effects of role models on their
career choices and career persistence. A Professional Women's Directory was located
using a web search, and women who indicated technology as a part of their profession
were identified. The Role Model survey developed by Smith in 1983 was modified for
this group, and sent by E-mail to a randomly selected subset of the total list of
women in technology. This report summarizes the results of the responses to that survey,
and suggests some implications for teacher and scientific professionals planning and
instruction." (author's abstract)|