Pipelining – Attractive Programs for Women: IEEE Eta Kappa Nu Service After Graduation

June 1, 2019 by Dauda Ayanda

CAN STEAM EDUCATION HELP LIFT DEVELOPING NATIONS?

Is promoting science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education enough to lift a country out of poverty? How do you promote STEAM instruction in rural schools with a lack of laboratory supplies, no electricity, and pervasive gender stereotyping?

STEAM education can have a significant impact on moving people out of poverty and promoting gender equality if used with the proper cultural, gender, and economic sensitivity. The U.S. Peace Corps, in partnership with the Lesotho Ministry of Education, hosted its first-ever STEAM Camp for 66 students from 11 high schools in the Kingdom of Lesotho, a landlocked country in southern Africa.

Read more about it on IEEE Xplore Digital Library.

IEEE Women in Engineering Magazine is the first magazine to focus on issues facing women who study or work in IEEE’s fields of interest.

IEEE Women in Engineering Magazine strives to recognize women’s outstanding achievements in electrical and electronics engineering as well as enhance networking and to promote membership in IEEE Women in Engineering.

The publication also advocates for women in leadership roles and career advancement for women in STEM professions, and it facilitates the development of programs and activities that promote the entry into and retention of women in engineering programs.

Madelyn Flickinger: Creating connections in medicine

Last summer, as 21-year-old Madelyn Flickinger and her fellow panelists prepared to share their experiences as transplant recipients, donors, and caregivers at the American Transplant Congress, they wondered whether medical professionals would take the time to sit in on a patient-led panel. By the time the presentation started, though, there were nearly a hundred people in the audience. Every seat was taken. People lined the back walls.

Footer