Links recommended by BCSWomen

• ACM-W – Committee on Women in Computing
• Athena SWAN Charter – for advancement of women in science, engineering and technology in H.E.
• AWC – Association for Women in Computing
• Computer Scientist: Grace Hopper
  https://store.hp.com/us/en/tech-takes/computer-scientist-grace-hopper
• ECSwomen – A group created to support the women in the Southampton University department of Electronics and Computer Science.
• EEVL – The Internet Guide to Engineering, Mathematics and Computing
• Girls in STEM, Link contributed by Katie, member of Lyndhurst STEM club for girls https://lyndhurststem.org/
• GFW – The Global Fund for Women
• GWB – A Guide to Women in Business
• HWC – History of Women and Computers: Link contributed by schoolgirl, Colleen Gibbs
• LinuxChix– Community for women who like Linux, and for supporting women in computing
• Race For Life
• SET – Science, Engineering and Technology
• Syracuse University’s Blog – Recruiting More Women Engineers Means Getting Girls More Involved in STEM
• Systers – An informal organisation for technical women in computing
• WES – Women’s Engineering Society
• WiC – Women into Computing
• WISE (Women in Science and Engineering)
• Women@CL – Women in the Computer Lab at The University of Cambridge
• Women in Engineering and Technology
  https://www.elevators.com/women-in-engineering-and-technology/

Mentoring links

• European Mentoring & Coaching Council
• Mentors Forum
• Mentorset
• The Coaching & Mentoring Network

Useful links for business people

• Federation of Small Businesses
• Inland Revenue
• Resources for Women in Business

Helping others

• ITCH (IT Can Help) – a network of volunteers who are prepared to offer computer related assistance to disabled people – a project of The BCS Disability Group (BCSDG) and REMAP.

Internet technology and web related links

Organisations with Web Responsibilities

• ICANN – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. This non-profit organisation has responsibility for the IP address space allocation, protocol parameter assignment and domain name system management
• International Webmasters Association
• Search Engine Watch – Search engine advice
• World Wide Web Consortium – Body with responsibility for web standards & policies. This site also contains many tutorials on a wide range of web-related topics.

Tutorials

• Absolute Cross – free tutorials
• Earthweb
• HTML Goodies
• HWG – HTML Writer’s Guild – an educational organisation for Web developers. Lots of advice, tutorials, mailing lists etc.
• MSDN Library – Microsoft resource for developers
• xml.com – O’Reilly books
• xml.org – OASIS the non-profit Organisation for the Advancement of Structured Information Systems
• StableGirl – graphic resources – free for non-commercial use.
• Web Teacher – numerous free tutorials

Jobseeker’s links

• Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services – Portal for institution-based career staff
• Careerjet – Jobs
• Computer Weekly – IT jobs specialists
• Employment opportunities – Support for Disabled Graduate Jobseekers
• Jobapplications.co.uk – Find online application forms for companies in the UK.
• jobs.ac.uk – Jobs in the Academic Community
• jobsgopublic – UK Public Sector Careers
• Prospects – Official graduate careers website from CSU, the Higher Education Careers Services Unit
• Strathclyde University – Graduate Fair
• The Guardian – Jobs

Note: These links to external websites are supplied for your convenience and BCSWomen are not responsible for information contained in any of the websites accessed from the above links.