Women in Engineering

WiE is the Women in Engineering Committee on campus who has a mission of keeping the UW faculty, staff, alumni and students aware of the WiE issues on campus, nationally and internationally. They also motivate women of all ages to choose engineering as a career and encourage and promote an environment where women can pursue scientific work and study.  As undergrads who have been involved with WiE for a couple of years we want WiE to be available to any students facing mistreatment in the educational community. We believe it is important that all students of any race, creed or gender feel safe and at home at our campus in Waterloo.

If you are interested in networking or learning more about the WiE community and what we do please check out www.wie.uwaterloo.ca.  You can also find out about events and activities through the mailing list, which you can join by visiting here: http://engmail.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo.

Some upcoming events being put on by WiE include a welcome lunch for female engineering students on September 23, 2010. This will be a great opportunity to meet some upper year students, graduate students, faculty and fellow female undergraduate students. If you are looking to volunteer you may be interested in GoEngGirl, which is an event for students from grade 7 to 10 to learn more about sciences and engineering. Another opportunity to get involved is the National Conference for Women in Engineering, which is a 3 day conference that discusses past and present issues that arise with respect to gender equality in the field of engineering. WiE is a resource for all engineering students and we encourage you to talk to any of the directors to find out more!