The Region 9 (R9) Industry Engagement Committee aims to develop activities to create value for industries across IEEE. To do this, the committee identifies and acts on opportunities, gaps, and overlaps across IEEE. One of its challenges is to encourage diversity and inclusion in the industry, especially women in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics … [Read more...] about Career Advisor – WIE Inside and WIE IndustrIEEE: Projects that encourage women in the industry
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Julia Griffin: Mentor Moments Matter
In 2023, the IEEE Japan Council partnered with IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) to launch a new initiative to promote gender diversity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM): the Manga Story Contest, featuring fictional STEM-savvy high school student Riko-chan. The prompt was straightforward and open-ended: How might Riko-chan use STEM to solve a real world … [Read more...] about Julia Griffin: Mentor Moments Matter
WIE From Around the World—Farewell to IEEE WIE Chair Jenifer Castillo! Missions accomplished
The arrival of 2023 means the end to Jenifer Castillo’s role as IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Committee chair and she is looking back fondly—but realistically—at two years of accomplishment. “We achieved a lot of great administrative things as a committee that I know the members will not necessarily perceive,” she says, laughing. “Those will certainly help WIE keep growing,” … [Read more...] about WIE From Around the World—Farewell to IEEE WIE Chair Jenifer Castillo! Missions accomplished
WIE From Around the World
Representing the Underrepresented Akay promoting global opportunities Dr. Metin Akay has always been drawn to biomedical applications of technology, even before the graduate field of biomedical engineering was fully developed. “When I was a little boy, I would go to the dentist or doctor’s office with excitement and be amazed by all of the equipment envisioned, designed, and … [Read more...] about WIE From Around the World
Pipelining: Attractive Programs for Women: The Women in Power Sector Professional Network in South Asia Initiative: Increasing the participation of women in South Asia’s energy and power sector
When the World Bank was looking to build an initiative aimed at promoting female engineering in South Asia, it contacted Ramalatha Marimuthu for assistance. Marimuthu is world renowned for her support of women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields as a retired professor, an IEEE Impact Creator, former chair of IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE), founder of … [Read more...] about Pipelining: Attractive Programs for Women: The Women in Power Sector Professional Network in South Asia Initiative: Increasing the participation of women in South Asia’s energy and power sector
