Internet Sites

• National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity, Inc.

• Gender & Diversities
  Institute

• American Association of University Women

• Midwest Equity Assistance Center

• Institute for Women
  In Trades, Technology & Science

• No Child Left Behind

Resources for Nontraditional CTE Programs

Nontraditional programs are those for which individuals from one gender comprise
less than 25 percent of those employed
in such occupation or field of work.

Materials created In/About Utah

20 Nontraditional CTE Program Brochures (created in MSWord)

•  Agriculture: (NT for Women) - Animal Science 
•  Family & Consumer Sciences: (NT for Men) -
  Child Care, Culinary Arts
•  Health Care: (NT for Men) - Dental Assisting, Health Science, Nurse Assisting
•  Information Technology: (NT for Women) -
  Information Technology
•  Technology & Engineering: (NT for Women)
  Engineering
•  Trade & Technical: (NT for Women)
  Architect, Automotive Collision
  Repair, Automotive Technician, Carpentry, Commercial Aviation, Electrician,
  Electronics, Fire Science, Law Enforcement, Machine Tool, Plumbing, Welding

PowerPoint Slideshows

Nontraditional CTE Programs PowerPoint (100+ slides)
Nontraditional Careers PowerPoint

Videos/Clips

"Skills that Pay" - CTE TV Spots with Hot Rod Hundley

Materials created Out-of-Utah

Brochures/Articles

• Girls and Women Today
• Weekly Nontrad Career Fact
• MN - Nontrad Career Information for Women
• MN - Nontrad Careers for Men
• MN - Nontrad Employment for Men and Women
• NY NET - Nontraditional Career Opportunities
• Myths and Realities About Women and Nontrad Careers
• Increasing Women's Access to higher agricultural education

Presentatons

• CISCO Network Academy - Ensuring Genger Equity (Recruitment & Retention Strategies) .ppt
• "Destination Success" - Tools for Improving Student Outcomes in Nontraditional Programs

Videos/Clips/Catalogs

• 'Her Own Words' - Women in Nontraditional Careers Videos
• Women Work! Publication and Resources Catalog
• "You Can Be Anything" - MPEG-4 Movie, 3:50 minutes

Activities

• Career & Technical Education: Equity Activities
• Virtual Job Shadow

Related Links

•  Girls, Inc.  - Inspiring all girls to be strong, smart, and bold.
•  Women Work! - the National Network for Women's Employment
•  Association for Women in Computing
•  Women in Law Enforcement
•  Advocates for Women in Science,
  Engineering and Mathematics
•  Women of NASA
•  Women Contractors Association
• Women's Techician Club

Each year more and more people look to break tradition when it comes to their future!

Nontraditional Careers can mean:

•  Higher wages
•  Financial security
•  Good benefits
•  Freedom to pursue a career related to interests and abilities

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