Women's educational equity program

This is a current project.

Description

This project is addressing the need for meaningful employment for young adult women with developmental disabilities (DD). Women with DD are less likely to be employed and those who work tend to be employed in poorer types of jobs and earn lower wages. Researchers are providing young women in Kansas high schools and middle schools with career development, job exploration and employment planning. Also, a curriculum called "Girls at Work," which includes computerized modules promoting self-directed career choice, has been developed and is being used by young women with disabilities through the KU Blackboard system.

Project Administration

Wendy Parent, principal investigator

Project Contact

Wendy Parent, Ph.D. Associate Research Professor and Assistant Director, KUCDD
wparent@ku.edu
082 Dole Human Development Center
1000 Sunnyside Avenue
University of Kansas

This is a project of:

Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities (KUCDD)

Funded by:

U.S. Department of Education Women's Educational Equity Act


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