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Information for Women
This section of the Career Services website provides insights and information on women in the workforce. We hope that the programs and websites listed below will empower you and contribute to your success, regardless of your career field.
View "The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Executive Women."



 

Apply Now for the IWL Leadership Scholars Program!

The Institute for Women’s Leadership (IWL) invites first year students and sophomores to apply for the Leadership Scholars Certificate Program, a two-year selective, interdisciplinary certificate program in women’s leadership. The Leadership Scholars Certificate Program, offered through the IWL and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies, is a 19-credit program that includes small seminars, career-building internships, one-on-one advising and mentoring, and funding for social action projects that connect theory and practice. The program explores women’s leadership and contributions to social change, and offers the opportunity to enhance students’ own leadership abilities.

Applications are due April 1 for Fall 2008. All majors and college affiliations are welcome; there is a minimum 3.0 GPA requirement. For more information or to apply online, please see our website at http://iwl.rutgers.edu or email Sasha Taner at sdwood@rci.rutgers.edu.


 
Buy the Newest Women For Hire Book Today!

Our third career book, "Take This Book to Work: How to Ask For (And Get) Money, Fulfillment and Advancement" has been released. Tory Johnson, CEO of Women For Hire, teamed up once again with her co-author Robyn Freedman Spizman to tackle 70-something questions every woman should know how to ask at work.


 
WINGS (Women INvesting in and Guiding Students) mentoring program
The Center for Women and Work – Institute for Women’s Leadership is seeking applications from undergraduate women for the 2006-2007 WINGS (Women INvesting in and Guiding Students) mentoring program with successful women at Johnson & Johnson, Deloitte and Touche, and Wachovia Bank.
WINGS is a voluntary opportunity for selected Rutgers sophomores, juniors and seniors to learn about the mentoring process before they enter the workforce, make connections with professional role models, develop networks to expand career opportunities, and hear first-hand accounts of successful strategies to address workplace issues.

If you are a sophomore, junior or senior and have at least a 3.0 GPA, please download an application from http://www.cww.rutgers.edu and submit application materials to Connie Ellis at ellisc@rci.rutgers.edu or send to:

Connie Ellis
ellisc@rci.rutgers.edu
Institute for Women's Leadership
162 Ryders Lane, Third Floor
New Brunswick, NJ  08901

For more information, see www.cww.rutgers.edu


 
Garden State Women's Magazine
Visit Garden State Women's Magazine. Their goal is to empower New Jersey women by providing them, through publications, events, website and professional connections, with important, relevant and actionable information, resources and contacts that can enable them to succeed both personally and professionally.

 
National Association of Female Executives
We are F.U.N. - Females United Network, a group of young (ages 20-30) Women who are looking to expand their professional development by using the experiences and skills of our contacts.

NYC Metro Network of the National Association
of Female Executives (NAFE)

We are looking to do this in a FUN, informal atmosphere. Ideas for Programs and Events include:

Mentoring Program with NAFE Members
Skill-Sharing
Networking Parties with Young Professional Organizations

For more information, please email:femalesunited@yahoo.com

Join FUN online!

Check out the membership options online at http://www.femalesunited.org/join.html. Take advantage of the benefits that membership with FUN can offer you.


 
Rutgers University - The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP)
The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) is a university-based research, education and public service center. Its mission is to promote greater knowledge and understanding about women's participation in politics and government and to enhance women's influence and leadership in public life.
(http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/index.html)

 
Rutgers’ Center for Women and Work to create Nontraditional Career Center
The Center for Women and Work at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, has been awarded nearly $1 million over three years from the New Jersey Department of Education to establish a Nontraditional Career Resource Center.
The new center will assist New Jersey students in grades seven through 12 in identifying and training for professions that now attract less than 25 percent of their gender. These include engineering, science, technology and the building trades for women, and nursing and nutrition for men.
The Nontraditional Career Resource Center offices will be located at Rutgers’ Labor Education Center, 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick.

 
Summer Housing for Women Interns in NYC
The Place:
Webster Apartments - 419 West 34th Street in Midtown Manhattan
Details:
Women interns and employees from around the world
Cost: $200 per week - includes two meals a day plus maid service
Facilities: Dining room, recreational areas, library, lounge and private garden
Rooms: 390 single rooms
To Apply: Call 800-242-7909 or 212-268-8569

 
THE VANGUARD® WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Learn about Vanguard's scholarship opportunities for women.

 
THE NEW YORK WOMEN IN COMMUNICATION INC. FOUNDATION
Learn about scholarship opportunities for women.

 
See our career-related links section for women and find additional information to help with your career development.



Updated 5/13/08