Has the Network done any longitudinal work to measure the impact of conferences on young women?
In 1976 the first EYH took place at Mills College. Over the years the number of conferences have increased and spread throughout the USA. There have been over 90 conferences a year for the past 15 years. Throughout our twenty-nine year history, the Math/Science Network has collected evaluations from hundreds of sites throughout the United States. This evaluative data indicates that the EYH conferences are reaching their goals. Two longitudinal evaluation studies are summarized below. In 1981-1982 a study was conducted by Barbara Gross Davis and Sheila Humphreys in 1981-82 (Davis & Humphreys). This study surveyed attendees at 6 EYH conferences in the San Francisco Bay Area on the day of the conference as well as six months later. Students were asked a variety of questions about the conference such as: How do you rate the conference? Did the conferences influence your plans to take more math? Did you initiate any career-related activities during the 6-month period following the conferenc
