Hello!
Below are three women-focused resources that appeared in the June issue of OVAE's Designing Instruction for Career Pathways project's Adult Career Pathway's Support Center newsletter.
As you read through these reports (or if you have already done so), please share your thoughts with the group.
Ryan
Increasing Opportunities for Low-Income Women and Student Parents in STEM at Community Colleges
2012, Institute for Women's Policy Research, Student Parent Success Initiative
This report analyzes trends in women's representation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields of study at community colleges, as well as promising institutional and broader policy initiatives for improving recruitment, retention, and completion rates for women students in general and student parents in particular. It profiles seven programs that have successfully worked to recruit and/or retain female students in community college STEM programs. The report argues that investments in STEM education at community colleges make good economic sense because students receive academic preparation and credentials to enter high-wage STEM careers and the nation benefits from an expanded STEM workforce to meet the needs of the U.S. industry.
Full report at:
http://www.iwpr.org/initiatives/student-parent-success-initiative/increasing-opportunities-for-low-income-women-and-student-parents-in-science-technology-engineering-and-math-at-community-colleges-1/view
Why Green is Your Color: A Woman's Guide to a Sustainable Career
2011, U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau
Ensuring women are prepared to succeed in a 21st century changing economy is critical to the financial stability of women and their families. Why Green Is Your Color: A Woman's Guide to a Sustainable Career is designed to assist women with job training and career development as they enter innovative and nontraditional jobs. The guide offers resources and information women need to enter and succeed in jobs in the emerging green economy. It was created to help women at all stages in their careers--whether newly entering the workforce, transitioning to new careers, or returning to the workforce. Training providers, educators, counselors, and other workforce development professionals will find it useful in promoting the recruitment and retention of women in green career paths. A web-based training resource is also available as a companion to the guide.
Access the guide at:
http://www.dol.gov/wb/Green_Jobs_Guide/index.htm
Quality Employment for Women in the Green Economy: Industry, Occupation, and State-by-State Job Estimates
2013, Institute for Women's Policy Research
This report provides the first-ever estimates of women's employment in the green economy, state-by-state, by industry, and by occupation. The analysis draws on the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey; the Brookings-Battelle Clean Economy database; and the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics' Green Goods and Services survey. The report examines women's share of employment in the occupations predicted to see the highest growth in the green economy and includes two alternative state-by-state estimates for growth in green jobs. Focusing on investments in green buildings and retrofits, the report includes a state-by-state analysis of employment in key construction occupations by age, race, ethnicity, and gender.
Download the report at:
http://www.iwpr.org/publications/pubs/quality-employment-for-women-in-the-green-economy-industry-occupation-and-state-by-state-job-estimates