CORPORATIONS, April 2000; Internet Prospector

April 2000
Internet Prospector

CORPORATIONS

CONTENTS:
Avon Breast Cancer Crusade
Girl Geeks - The Female Side of Computing
National Foundation for Women Business Owners
Working Woman Mag

AVON BREAST CANCER CRUSADE

Avon's mission has been to provide women with access to breast cancer education and early detection screening services. In 2000, the Crusade is expanding its funding to include:

support services for breast cancer patients and survivors: financial assistance for biopsies for uninsured women, counseling, transportation, child care and more
educational seminars that teach the "science" of breast cancer and methods of effective advocacy
medical research on breast cancer

The U.S. Crusade is one of 30 Avon-sponsored programs in countries around the world that support women's health.

Be sure to see the bios of those honored by Avon's Women of Enterprise Awards - breast cancer survivors who operate companies or organizations with annual revenues of at least $250,000.

http://www.avoncrusade.com/

GIRL GEEKS - THE FEMALE SIDE OF COMPUTING

Girlgeeks.com is "a career, training and mentoring community for aspiring women in computing, the Internet and information technology."

In the Geek Peeks section, see streaming media interviews of nearly 100 women talking about ways technology is opening their minds, ambitions and doors to opportunities.

Feeling geeky? Test yourself on the Geek-O-Meter. Check out the Girl Geek of the Week. There's serious help, however, behind all the fun at this site. Net Events features a series of chats every Wednesday from noon to 1:00 PT to ask questions, get advice and learn from women running multi-million dollar high tech businesses.

Another serious note: all of the clever "geek" terms above are copyrighted.

http://www.girlgeeks.com/

NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS

NFWBO advertises itself as the premier source of information on women business owners and their enterprises worldwide.

NFWBO features:

a study on women business owners as consumers
a study on business women and philanthropy (READ THIS!)
a roundtable for corporate executives
a leadership institute for women business owners and more

The Web site is underwritten by AT&T.

http://www.nfwbo.org/

WORKING WOMAN MAG

What a bonus for researchers! Working Woman features:

The Top 500 Women-Owned Businesses Click on groups of 50 at the top of each page.
The 1999 Salary Survey Compare salary information for men and women in 40 professions.

http://www.workingwomanmag.com/

Beverly Goodwin

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