Women comprise about 54% of the University of Virginia student population, and 57% of the labor force (US Department of Labor). The links below provide resources and tools for women in various stages of their career development. While these electronic resources are a good place to start, please know that a career counselor is available to talk to you about issues specific to your personal career development and your identity. You can always make an appointment via Handshake.
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- Career Resources
- Job Search and Networking Tools
- UVA Student Groups and Resources
- Professional Associations
- Alumna Stories
Career Resources
- Advancing Women: provides job boards, articles, blog posts, and career development resources geared specifically toward women.
- Bestcolleges.com: this site provides scholarship and resources information for women students and sections out the information as: Subject Based, Demographic Based, and Organizationally Based.
- Women for Hire: provides resources including speeches, seminars, and a magazine focused on the success of women in the job search
- Negotiating Women: Aims to provide women with resources to advance in the workplace.
- Leanin.org: from the Sheryl Sandberg book, focuses on providing inspiration and support to help achieve goals
- http://www.shenegotiates.com/resources/
- College Scholarships for Women
- US Department of Labor Statistics on Women in the Labor Force
- Career and Job Resources for Women Job-Seekers
- 50 Great Career Resources For Women
- The Glass Hammer – Career Advice
- Women's Resources
- Career Intelligence
Job Search and Networking Tools
- Women's Job List: Job board for diversity focused employers focused on women.
- Women's Career Channel: Professional networking and job search tool that pairs members with employers focused on diversity. Part of the Professional Diversity Network
- Career Women: job postings specifically for women
- Feminist Majority Foundations Job Board
- Women In Technology International
UVA Student Groups and Resources
- Committee on Women
- Feminism is For Everyon (FIFE)
- Smart Woman Securities
- Virginia Alumni Mentoring
- Virginia Law Women
- Women for Women International
- Women in Mathematics and Science
- Women in Computing Science
- Women in Policy
- Women's Business Forum at McIntire
- Women's Center at UVA
- Women's Leadership Development Program
Professional Associations
- American Business Women's Association: a resource for working women and businesswomen to support, motivate, and provide networking with other women
- Alliance for Women in Media
- Association for Women in Science: an organization that promotes the success of women in the male-dominated field of scienc
- Society of Women Engineers: encourages women to pursue and excel in the field of engineering
- Women at NASA: serves as a means of connectivity with other female employees at NASA and provides a way to communicate about issues facing women in the workplace
- National Association for Female Executives
- Society of Women Engineers - Supporting success and advocating for women in STEM and Engineering.
- National Association of Professional Women - Networking community for knowledge sharing, career development and business promotion
- American Business Women's Association
- Federallly Employed Women
- Women in International Security
- Women's Caucus for the Arts
- American Medical Women's Association
Alumna Stories
- Micaela Connery, College '09
- Lauranett Lee, Grad '02
- Margaret Brennan, College '02
- Jenna Wortham, College '04