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A recent study shows that women outperform men in raising money online via crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter. According to the study, women are 13 percent more likely to meet their Kickstarter goals than men, especially in areaslike technology. Click here to read the full article.

Along with nine other women in engineering, WWEST’s Dr. Elizabeth Croft was featured in the Wiles Magazine 2014 Hot List for Female Engineers! To view the full list, click here.

Enjoy an afternoon at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum with SCWIST on Saturday, August 23 from 12:45pm – 4:00pm! Participants will have the opportunity to visit the Herbarium Project, watch “Raising the Big Blue,” and enjoy other exhibits about the wonders of biodiversity. Click here for more information.

Women In™ is an annual luncheon that recognizes and celebrates women working in non-traditional fields. Each year, they honour four extraordinary women who have made an impact in their communities through leadership, excellence, philanthropy and service. Do you know an outstanding woman working in the field of Energy? Nominate her for a Women In™ Energy […]

A recently published study by faculty in the University of Waterloo found that female engineering students who attended an hour-long session during their first year in a male-dominated engineering program, had an average that was 10 per cent higher than young women who didn’t attend, and also had a greater sense of belonging in the […]