Rebekah Parker
Video: McMaster in Moscow – Women in Engineering mini-doc featured at G(irls) 20 Summit
A mini-documentary on Women in Engineering, produced by McMaster University, was featured at the fourth annual G(irls) 20 Summit in Moscow, Russia.
Article: How IBM made itself more attractive to women
Harriet Minter explores IBM’s history of hiring a diverse workforce, and how it has maintained this practice for 60 years. “Research into what women were looking for in a career showed that they were more motivated by being part of a company that made a difference, so IBM changed its messaging. It focused recruitment advertising […]
Award: Power-Gen Woman of the Year Nominations Open
PennWell Corporation is pleased to announce that for the first time in 2013, it will be awarding an outstanding woman from the power industry the Power-Gen 2013 Woman of the Year Award. Please use the form here to nominate an outstanding woman you know for this award, which will be given during the Awards Banquet […]
JUL 11: Women in Mining Vancouver Lunch and Learn
Join us for Lunch! Due to the Popularity of The Lunch and Learns, Spaces will fill up very quickly. Please check the Punchbowl site periodically as space may come available as attendees change their responses. Women In Mining July 2013 Lunch and Learn Thursday, July 11, 2013 12 pm to 1 pm Speaker: Miranda Leffler, […]
The new Chairs for Women in Science and Engineering have been announced!
Congratulations to the new NSERC Chairs for Women in Science and Engineering – Dr. Lesley Shannon for the BC/Yukon region and Dr. Eve Langelier for the Quebec region! Click here to read the news release.
Article: Where are the women? B.C. task force looks at gender imbalance in engineering
APEGBC’s Women in Engineering and Geoscience Task Force recently released their recommendations for increasing gender diversity in engineering and geoscience.
AUG 8: False Creek District Energy System Tour
The BC Women in Energy Network (BC WEN) is hosting a free tour of the False Creek District Energy System on August 8th at 10:00am. Space is limited to only a dozen people so please reserve a spot by e-mailing jessica.mcilroy@bcwen.ca asap!
Report: APEGBC Women in Engineering and Geoscience Task Force
The APEGBC Women in Engineering and Geoscience Task Force delivers their report on increasing the number of women in engineering and geoscience professions. “The outcome of the work of the Task Force identified that there is no time to waste. APEGBC needs to act now to catch up with other Associations and the Federal Government and […]
Article: Gender divide in applied sciences is wide – but narrowing
In this article, Gloria Galloway highlights the small gains women have made in receiving Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) degrees and in the STEM workforce, using the 2011 data from Statistics Canada’s National Household Survey. “The Statistics Canada data suggest that although there were nearly three times as many female engineers between the ages […]
Creating Connections Highlights
Visit the website to see highlights from Creating Connections 3.0
