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• Want to learn EXACTLY what it takes to pursue a career in science? Check out the Occupational Outlook Handbook, published by the U.S. Department of Labor. For hundreds of different types of jobs, you can learn about the training and education you'll need, what the job entails and the working conditions you can expect, what you'll probably earn, and much more!
   
• Under the Microscope
  This awesome site is where women and science connect
   
• Ask A Scientist!
  A huge base of great scientists associated with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute answer YOUR questions.
  
  
• Talking About Leaving, Seymour and Hewitt
  An exploration of underlying reasons for the switch from science majors
  to non-science majors in college women.
   
• Engineer Your Life
  An awesome site is for high school girls and the adults in their lives (parents, counselors, teachers, and other educators) who want to learn more about what life and work are like for engineers.
   
• Discover Engineering, presented by the National Engineer's Week Foundation.
   
• GirlGeeks - The Source for Women in Computing
  See who the GirlGeek of the week is, and search through the archives for bios of awesome women in computing
   
• Wow! An awesome site from Micron: How much you might earn in a career
  Presented by Micron Technology, Inc.
   
• Women in Technology
  Presented by Micron Technology, Inc.
   
• Engineering: Is it You?
  Presented by Micron Technology, Inc.
   
• Meet the brave women of NASA throughout history.
  NASA Quest is an educational site presented by NASA.
   
• Awesome Female Engineers
  The National Academy of Sciences' site helps you to explore careers in engineering.
   
• Information technology is shaping the future of our world. A new era of computers and communications has changed the way we live, work and play - and you can be part of it.
  Presented by GetTech.org
   
• Explore careers in the various life sciences and learn how you can help change the world.
  This is an educational resource from the American Physiological Society.