Preliminary data from an NSF study of universities identifies four common factors across institutions that correlate with high retention rates of women in engineering programs. This poster displays the findings.

Lori Johnson, President of Ladies Start Your Engines, an automotive class for women, gives your students tips for developing professional relationships with men in automotive technology. She also advises women on how to advance their careers through industry networking and setting clear professional goals.

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This long-term study of more than 50 undergraduate engineering programs examined women's experiences and persistence. Discover the importance of Women in Engineering programs on campus and other tools to increase retention rates of women.

This case study describes the results of using an easy-to-follow 3-step systematic framework that empowers students by enhancing their ability to learn principles and concepts.

In 2007, 10 of Phillip Jelinek's 125 Automotive Technology students in Monrovia, CA were female. In his 21 years of teaching this class, he has always had between 3 and 13 girls in his classes. It's clear that he uses recruitment and retention strategies that work.

Geri Hertel, M. Ed., takes you through the step-by-step process of creating a Women in Technology class, including a sample curriculum.

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At North Carolina State University, female chemical engineering students start strong but quickly become discouraged. Learn how to keep more women in the engineering pipeline.

A study of over 500 women in engineering reveals lack of self-confidence leads to program drop-outs, while support networks lead to improved retention. The GPAs of women who dropped out were as high as those retained.

Find out 19 specific recommendations to recruit and retain more women to a computer science major, with action steps for implementation.

Donna Milgram, Executive Director of IWITTS, discusses strategies for educators to recruit and retain more women to technology with Gordon F. Snyder, Jr. and Mike Qaissaunee.

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Why do women abandon computer science? This in-depth study of 14 women at the beginning of a computer science degree explores the factors that shape their decisions.

El Camino College expanded lab time for their welding and electronics classes, enabling students to work on assignments while other classes are in session. This has benefited all students, but especially female students in introductory courses, who often need more time to learn lab tools and techniques. El Camino College is one of eight colleges that participated in IWITTS' NSF-funded CalWomenTech Project.

Find out the techniques used by the Women in Computer Engineering (TWiCE) program at Ohio State University to successfully retain its participants.

Sheryl A. Sorby, Ph.D., explains how improving your female students' spatial reasoning skills increases their success in the technology classroom. The webinar includes a demonstration of Dr. Sorby's software, "Introduction to 3D Spatial Visualization: An Active Approach."

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