| <!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in | | | | has three educational aid programs; one of them is for |
| } --> | | | | women pursuing postgraduate educations. The other |
| Ten years ago all you needed for the job market and | | | | program is an alternative student loan program, with a |
| or promotion was a Bachelors degree. Now you might | | | | 4% interest rate for $10,000. |
| get an entry level job without a graduate level work. | | | | The second organization offering these types of |
| There are many companies that won't hire you unless | | | | grants for women is those that are women only |
| you have a Master's or PhD degree, IT firms is an | | | | professional associations and/or women's chapters of |
| example. There are even fields that are being flooded | | | | professional associations. These organizations are |
| with those from other countries who have the | | | | trying to balance out the workforce in this specific field. |
| degrees desired and received help from their | | | | An example would be the Education Foundation for |
| government. For US citizens there isn't help from the | | | | Women in Accounting and the Computing Research |
| federal government, but women can potentially get | | | | Association's Committee on the Status of Women in |
| scholarships from non-profit organizations. | | | | Computing Research. |
| Masters and MBA grants geared toward women can | | | | There are also other organizations, etc that are not so |
| have strict criteria. In the 80's and 90's there was more | | | | easily classified. Some of these organizations award |
| money available than there is now. The gender gap in | | | | scholarships to women pursuing a postgraduate |
| both the higher education and workforce arena has | | | | degree in male dominated fields. In 2010 some of these |
| narrowed and doesn't look quite as bad. Since this is | | | | fields include Mathematics, Engineering, Computer |
| the case there are fewer places for women in the US | | | | Science and Architecture. If you are a minority woman |
| to receive educational help, especially for postgraduate | | | | they include Law, Medicine and Business Administration. |
| work. | | | | Many postgraduate students forget about |
| It is now easier for women to get postgraduate | | | | government-subsidized student college loans like |
| college degrees. In the past, if women didn't study full | | | | Perkins and Stafford loans. Many postgraduate |
| time they could only take evening classes on the | | | | students forget about this and are less likely to be |
| campus. That was a problem for women with children | | | | taken more so than for a bachelors degree. Perkins |
| and families. Online classes increased because of this | | | | loans are offered by the college and Stafford loans |
| demand and universities are working towards more of | | | | are offered by a private lender. Interest rates are |
| these. Women can now take classes and study | | | | lower than commercial student loans and repayment |
| whenever it is convenient for them. Since this is the | | | | terms are more flexible since these are subsidized and |
| case many organizations are giving scholarships for | | | | or guaranteed by the federal government. |
| women to get their MBA. | | | | Even though the gender gap is the workplace is |
| There are two general organizations that award | | | | narrowing, women still need to work hard and great |
| postgraduate scholarships for women. The first one is | | | | qualifications to get ahead in their careers. It is easier |
| Women's charities. An example would be the | | | | for women to pursue a Masters degree with so many |
| Philanthropic Educational Organization. This organization | | | | scholarships available. |