Smithtown High School
School of Business
Web Link for this Assignment : www.bizteacher.com/WIT.htm
Your teachers have instructed you to attend this Women in Business Technology Forum to bring an awareness to you regarding the current need for women in Business/Technology career related areas. As you listen to the women panelist presentors, fill in the information in Section One below. Sections 2-5 are mini-research assignments that will be reviewed in class by your teacher.
Section One: The Women Panelists
As you listen to each woman panelist, record as much information as you can about the panelists below. You must fill-in information on at least two of the panelists.
Panelist One:
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| Current Employer |
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| Current Job Title |
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| Past Careers |
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| Education/Training |
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Panelist Two
| Panelists Name | |
| Current Employer |
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| Current Job Title |
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| Past Careers |
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| Education/Training |
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Panelist Three
| Panelists Name | |
| Current Employer |
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| Current Job Title |
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| Past Careers |
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| Education/Training |
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Section Two: Finding Current Employment Opportunities in Business/Technology Career Areas
Select one of the panelists from the presentation and search for current related employment opportunities in that panelists Business/ Technology career area.
| Panelists Career Title | |
| Business/Technology Career Area | |
| Employment Search Tools | www.monster.com or www.hotjobs.com |
| Job Title Found | |
| Job Description | |
| Education/Training Needed |
Section Three: Female Issues in the Workplace
Using the female workplace issue links below select one article and describe what women are facing in the workplace and how they are overcoming workplace inequality.
Fact Sheet on Female Issues in the Workplace
http://www.canow.org/issues/fact_work.html
Women Fight Gender Gap With Self-Employment
http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20000808S0016
Lies and malice at the workplace
-Sexual Harrassment in the Workplace
http://www.assureconsulting.com/workplace/workplace.shtml
Current Situation With Women in
Business/Technology Careers -What is the truth about females in IT careers.
http://www.canow.org/issues/workplace.html
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Section Four: Successful Women in Business/Technology - learn about women who have achieved their career goals from very diversified education/training backgrounds. Use the web link below to read about successful women in Business/Technology. Select two successful women in Business/Technology and describe their career paths, their struggles, their motivation, and their advice to females who are interested in entering into a Business/Technology career area.
Successfull Women in Business/Tcchnology Biographieshttp://www.witi.com/wire/witiwomen/
| 1. Name of Successful Woman | Describe their career paths, their struggles, their motivation, and their advice to females who are interested in entering into a Business/Technology career area. |
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| 2. Name of Successful Woman | Describe their career paths, their struggles, their motivation, and their advice to females who are interested in entering into a Business/Technology career area. |
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Section Five: College Majors in Business/Technology
Now it's time to take you to the next step on your career in Business/Technology. Using anyone of the "search college majors" links below, research two colleges that offer degrees in Business and Technology.
College Search Results:
| College or University | Degrees or College Majors offered in Business/Technology |
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Good luck in your career choices!