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Published: March 23, 2007, 1:10 a.m.

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In this podcast we interview Donna Milgram, Executive Director of\\nInstitute for Women in Trades, Technology & Science (www.iwitts.com , www.womentechworld.org ). Donna and\\nIWITTS.com provide the tools to successfully integrate women into\\nmale-dominated careers via workshops, publications, products, e-strategies and\\ntechnical assistance.

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Gordon: Hi Donna, welcome and\\nthanks for joining Mike and I, before we get into the great details, can you\\ngive us a quick overview of IWITTS and a little bit of IWITTS history?

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See www.iwitts.com and www.womentechworld.org and\\nwww.womentechstore.com

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Mike: Can you tell us a little\\nabout your background?

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Donna discusses basic bio, IWITTS history, etc

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Gordon: \\xa0What is some of the\\nwork your organization is doing that could help National Science Foundation\\ntechnology centers and projects??

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Donna discusses the WomenTech Portal and the CalWomenTech Project\\nalong with several other IWITTS projects.

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See http://www.iwitts.com/html/womentechportal_home.html\\nand http://www.iwitts.com/html/calwomentech_summary.html

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Mike: Gordon and I both have\\ndaughters (Gordon has 2 and I have 1) so we are very interested. How are girls\\ndoing? Are they going into these technical fields?

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Donna discusses the facts that #s are still small and the AAUW\\nTech-savvy study. Research shows interventions make a difference including\\nproactive recruitment.

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Donna also discusses the Discover Engineering" program http://www.iwitts.com/html/017anderson.pdf\\n

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Gordon: My 15 year old is really\\nexcited about computer science - it is not engineering but similar. Any\\ninformation on CS?

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Donna discusses the TWiCE program http://www.iwitts.com/html/052bair.pdf

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Mike: Now you do not just focus\\non engineering and computer science. What other fields do you provide\\ninformation on?
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\\nDonna discusses the focus on emerging technology, type of technology does\\nnot\\xa0matter because principles are the same

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Gordon: Many community college\\ntechnology programs would like to have more women entering their programs but\\nthey just do not sign up. How do we change this?

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Donna discusses several methods and opportunities to recruit women.

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Mike: Many of our technology\\nprograms find that the women who do enroll tend to drop out, how do we improve\\nretention of women in technology programs?

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Donna discusses several methods and opportunities to retain women.

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Gordon: How can people get more\\ninformation about the work you are doing and how can they get in touch with\\nyou?

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See www.iwitts.com and www.womentechworld.org

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CalWomenTech Community\\n College Sites 2007

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- \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nCity College of San Francisco, Digital Home\\nIntegration Technology certification

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- \\xa0\\xa0 \\nSan Diego Mesa College, Geographic\\nInformation Systems Program

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- \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nCanada College in Redwood City, CA, 3-D Animation and\\nVideo Game Art Program

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- \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nEl Camino College in Torrance, CA, Air Conditioning\\nRefrigeration Program

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All four colleges\\nwill receive free, intensive training and assistance on recruiting and\\nretaining women in their technology programs for the next 4 years. 4 to 6 more\\ncolleges from California will be selected via\\na competitive process end of 2007.

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