Index for WOW

			*Page last updated 15/02/01*
			Welcome The chat and discussion forum ran throughout Women's Online Week, from 27 October to the 2 November 1999. You are welcome to continue to use the discussion forum and you can also read the chat transcripts. The conversations were broad ranging, raised questions and areas for future debate. If you are interested in any of the areas covered by the forums you might like to read the transcripts. You can read the presenter's biographies from here. WOW! Online Chat & Discussion Forum was a Women's Online Week Peak Event, proudly supported by Online Australia and the Office of the Status of Women.The National Women's Justice Coalition organised the WOW! Online Chat & Discussion Forums with technical support from the University of New England. Women's Online Week was presented by Online Australia, a Commonwealth Government initiative. Visit the WOW! website, built by Looksmart.
			Transcripts for the Discussion Forums: Women's Organisations and Communities Using IT Topic: Australian women's email lists what are they and what difference are they making? Enter here Women’s Organisations On-line Topic: How to find women's organisations on-line, how can women's organisations use the internet. Enter here Women in Rural, Regional and Remote Australia Topic: Key Themes on Women in Regional, Rural and Remote Australia Online - barriers and opportunities. Enter here Women from Non English Speaking Backgrounds Topic: Key themes on Non-English Speaking Background Women Online - barriers and opportunities. Enter here
			Read the transcripts to the Chat Sessions: Welcome message by The Hon. John Anderson MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Transport and Regional Development Chat 1: Welcome to Women's Online Week Topic: Key themes of WOW, events and opportunities. What can women do online? Chat 2: Women in Business Topic: Women using the internet for business: issues and challenges Chat 3: Working and Shopping Online Topic: Have you shopped on-line? Examples, barriers and hesitancies. Chat 4: Women and IT Careers Topic: How to get started in an IT career, problems and issues women face in the IT industry Chat 5: Young Women Online Topic: What are young women doing on line, why and how?
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