However, girls enroll more in clerical and data entry computer courses, the contemporary equivalent of typing classes, than in advanced computer classes. AOL chats are often a great conversation starter for families around issues like work, family, and the future. At the end of an hour, girls will have created a web page that they can share with friends and family-and built a new skill in the process. A lot of the amazing women we'll be profiling, and even ChickClick staff, have taken non-traditional routes to get where they are. Showing girls a range of career options, Girlstart.org will present professional women in a series of moderated chats.
Girls can ask questions of women veterinarians, web designers, and engineers.
The Day will also include interactive webchats, forums, and webcasts with the NASA Quest Women of NASA program. The online events will be hosted by high school students from the Young Women of NASA Advisory Council. For more information about these activities, or to see a complete schedule of events, check out our online activities. Drawing on research showing that adult encouragement can change the course of a girl's life, the program gives girls the opportunity to see the wide range of life and career options open to them. The Ms. Foundation for Women, the national women's fund, has been creating opportunities for women for over 25 years.