Women in Engineering (WiE)
IEEE Women in Engineering is a global network of IEEE members and volunteers dedicated to promoting women engineers and scientists, and inspiring girls around the world to follow their academic interests in a career in engineering and science. IEEE WiE members make lifelong friendships, acquire influential mentors, and make a difference for the benefit of humanity.
IEEE WiE Mission
IEEE WiE strives to:
- Provide assistance with the formation of new IEEE WIE Affinity Groups and support ongoing activities.
- Recognize the outstanding achievements of women in electrical and electronics engineering through IEEE Awards nominations.
- Organize workshops at major technical conferences to enhance networking and to promote membership in IEEE WIE.
- Advocate women in leadership roles in IEEE governance and career advancement for women in the profession.
- Promote member grade advancement for women to the IEEE membership grades of Senior Member and Fellow.
- Facilitate the development of programs and activities that promote the entry into, and retention of, women in engineering programs.
- Administer the IEEE Student-Teacher and Research Engineer/Scientist (STAR) Program to mentor young women in junior high and high schools.
IEEE WiE Affinity Groups
IEEE WiE provides members with the opportunity to network at a local level through IEEE WiE Affinity Groups. If you are an IEEE Student Member interested in volunteering with WiE, you can add IEEE Women in Engineering Membership to your standard IEEE Membership for free.
Our student branch has recently achieved to form the WiE Affinity Group (2022). The specific group has already made some events and it is going to organize many more, which will be announced in the SB’s Website and its social media, too. For more info, please stay tuned, as we are going to announce a variety of things about WiE Affinity Group of our student branch!
If you have any question about it or if you wish to contribute to the organization of the IEEE SB UTH Lamia WiE Affinity Group’ events, do not hesitate to contact us at ieeewie.uthlamia@gmail.com or through the following form.
The social media of our WiE Affinity Group are the following:
Click to each one of these and visit the “magnificence” of our WiE AG!