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Article: If you think women in tech is just a pipeline problem…

Check out this article written by math PhD and software developer Rachel Thomas, about gender bias in the workplace and solutions, based on both research and her personal experiences. According to the Harvard Business Review, 41% of women working in tech eventually end up leaving the field (compared to just 17% of men), and I can understand […]

Nominations for Canada Science and Engineering Hall of Fame

Do you know an exceptional Canadian scientist or engineer? The Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame is accepting nominations until November 1! Click here for more information and the nomination form.

WWEST is hiring a coordinator/program manager!

WWEST is hiring a coordinator/program manager for the new Chair! For more information, visit: http://www.sfu.ca/…/h…/current-job-postings/2015/comp311.pdf The deadline to apply is July 22!

Article: The Women who Power NASA’s New Horizons Mission to Pluto

Click here to meet the women behind NASA’s Pluto flyby, a mission with one of the most women in NASA history! The dozens of women who are powering New Horizons to a history-making July 14 flyby of Pluto look forward to the day when the conversation about gender becomes irrelevant. “Girls will be inspired to […]

July 31: Deadline for Order of the White Rose Scholarship applications

Are you a female engineering student interested in graduate studies? Then you’re eligible for an Order of the White Rose Scholarship worth $30,000 awarded by the Polytechnique Montréal administration. Polytechnique Montréal has created this scholarship in tribute to the 25th anniversary of the events of Dec 6, 1989, which cost the lives of 14 young […]