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Article: “Students Pick Wrong Majors. Students Pursue Degrees that don’t Help Get Jobs”
A study published by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce shows a huge wage gab between STEM workers and non-STEM workers. The study shows: Over 71% of the STEM workers with some college but no degree make more than the average for workers with some college but no degree. Over 56% of STEM […]
Report: MentorNet’s Spot Survey Results. Extraordinary 96%+ STEM Graduation Rate
Recently, MentorNet surveyed past proteges and current proteges aimed at discovering proteges’ graduation rates and employment in STEM. The overall STEM graduation rate was an astounding 96%+ 20% of our proteges were employed in some form by their mentor’s company. This suggests that MentorNet is one of the greatest engines for STEM persistance, graduation and […]
Report: Dramatic Gender Gap for Tenure Persists
ASEE Data on Faculty Makeup. Half of all tenured and tenure track engineering faculty become full professors. However, women only account for 8% of full professors even though they make up more than 22% of assistant professors. In order for us to see more female full professors, the gender gap has to narrow.
Article: “5 Myths of Working Women”
5 Myths of Working Women. Battle Towards Equality has not Ended. “How can you be a CEO and a mom at the same time?” This is a question that Sabrina Parsons, CEO of a Palo Alto software company and a mother of three boys, has faced. When she was interviewed for USA Today about working […]
FEB 2 – Financial Planning Workshop: “We Lift as We Climb” — Women, Money, and Leadership (SCWIST)
Women are taking increasing financial control of Canada’s resources as business owners, income earners and investors. Women initiate 50% of businesses in Canada and we have the largest percentage of female business owners in the industrialized world. Currently, women own 50% of Canada’s assets and it is estimated that by 2019, that number will […]
Math Challengers looking for volunteers
Dates: Regional Competition -Saturday February 4 at SFU and Kelowna and Friday, February 10 at Camosun College Victoria Provincial Finals – Saturday, March 3 at UBC Details: Match Challengers is running competitions again this year and are looking for volunteers to run the program and mark papers. Volunteers for setup teams, markers MC and invigilators […]
MAR 12 – The Women in Science and Engineering Networking Event 2012 – Looking for Mentors
Date: Thursday, March 12, 2012 Time: 6:00 pm Location: UBC Details: The WISE Networking Event 2012 is an opportunity for female undergraduates in science and engineering to meet and network with women from diverse science and engineering fields. The goal of the event is to connect female undergraduate students in science and engineering with female […]
MAY 3-5 – CCWESTT Conference
Date: May 3-5, 2012 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Details: Plans for the next CCWESTT Conference are underway! The Canadian Coalition of Women in Engineering, Science, Trades and Technology (CCWESTT) will be hosting it’s 14th Biennial CCWESTT Conference from May 3-5 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. To learn more about the conference, please visit the CCWESTT Conference […]
CanWIT eMentorship Program
The CanWIT eMentorship program is ready for your participation! If you are looking for mentorship from experienced professionals in technology, or, if you are that experienced professional and ready to give back. The CanWIT eMentorship program is anchored in a collaborative platform. The social Mentoring system combines one-to-one, groups and situational mentoring into one […]
The Economist Special Report: Women and Work, “Closing the Gap”
“This special report will explore the reasons why progress in the rich world seems to have stalled and what can be done about it. It will start by explaining what sort of work women do, and why that matters”. (Pg. 3) “Closing the Gap” special report consists of several articles including: – “Female labour markets: The cashier […]
