National CWSE Network

WWEST is part of the Chairs for Women in Science and Engineering (CWSE) Program at a national level.

The CWSE impacts for September 2011 – December 2013 are summarized in this infographic.  

The CWSE geographical impacts for September 2011 – December 2013 are summarized in this impact map.

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Chair for Women in Science and Engineering Program (CWSE) was launched in 1996. The goal of the program is to increase the participation of women in science and engineering and to provide role models for women active in, and considering, careers in these fields.

The Chairs for Women in Science and Engineering (CWSE) program is regional, with one Chair for each of the Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Prairie and British Columbia regions. The goal of this Chair program is to increase the participation of women in science and engineering and to provide role models for women considering careers in these fields.

The other four regional NSERC Chairs on Women in Science and Engineering are:

Atlantic – Dr. Tamara Franz-Odendaal Mount Saint Vincent University About the Chairholder: http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Chairholders-TitulairesDeChaire/Chairholder-Titulaire_eng.asp?pid=764 CWSE Website: http://www.wiseatlantic.ca Facebook: Women in Science and Engineering (WISE Atlantic) Twitter: https://twitter.com/WISEatlantic Contact: WISEatlantic (at) msvu (dot) ca

Quebec – Dr. Eve Langelier Université de Sherbrooke About the Chairholder: http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Chairholders-TitulairesDeChaire/Chairholder-Titulaire_eng.asp?pid=912 CWSE Website: http://gme.usherbrooke.ca/cfsg/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cfsg.qc Twitter: http://twitter.com/CFSG_QC Contact: Eve (dot) Langelier (at) USherbrooke (dot) ca

Ontario – Dr. Catherine Mavriplis University of Ottawa About the Chairholder: http://by.genie.uottawa.ca/~mavripli/ CWSE Website: http://scieng-women-ontario.ca/en/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CWSE_ON Contact: via online form on website

Prairie – Dr. Annemike Farenhorst University of Manitoba About the Chairholder: http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Chairholders-TitulairesDeChaire/Chairholder-Titulaire_eng.asp?pid=770 Website: http://cwse-prairies.ca/ Facebook: CWSE-Prairies Chair for Women in Science and Engineering Twitter: https://twitter.com/CWSE_Prairies Contact: cwse_prairies (at) umanitoba (dot) ca

For more information about the National Network, please visit the NSERC CWSE website.

NSERC has recently created a page for Women in Science and Engineering, view it here.