Articles

A Year and a Half of Change for SFU President Joy Johnson

Posted on March 12, 2021

By Alison Knill (Twitter: @alison_knill) In July 2019, I interviewed Joy Johnson about her, then, position as the vice-president, research and international at Simon Fraser Universit… Read More

Athena Pathways advances careers of 250 Women in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

Posted on March 8, 2021

The consortium of post-secondary institutions and companies funded by Canada’s Digital Technology Supercluster is halfway to its goal of supporting 500 women in technology Vancouver, B.C. – A… Read More

Nobelles of Medicine – Celebrating Exceptional Women Who Won the Nobel Prize in Medicine & Physiology

Posted on March 7, 2021

By Alison Müller In celebration of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, we are celebrating some phenomenal women in the medical science field that have been awarded the… Read More

Annette Bergeron: Leading by example in her advocacy for equity and inclusion

Posted on February 16, 2021

By Alison Knill (Twitter: @alison_knill) When Annette Bergeron started her undergraduate degree in the metallurgical engineering program at Queen’s University, she was one of two wom… Read More

Making sure my daughters love STEM

Posted on February 11, 2021

By Lino Coria (Guest Contributor) Every year of February 11th, we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Implemented by UNESCO and UN Women, this day is an opportunity to pr… Read More

We maintain support for Dr. Bonnie Henry

Posted on December 27, 2020

Vancouver, BC. (December 27, 2020) – In October, the Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST) presented a Letter of Support to Dr. Bonnie Henry, recognizing her efforts to keep Ca… Read More

Anna Stukas: Driving Progress with Diversity

Posted on December 15, 2020

By Ashley Orzel (ashleyorzel.com)Photo Credit: Shannon Halliday Working on a technology that could literally reverse climate change inspires Anna Stukas to come into work every single day. As Vice… Read More

The Matilda Effect and Careers in STEM

Posted on December 1, 2020

By Sonya Langman (@sonyalangman | SCWIST Digital Content Creator) What does it mean to be a feminist in STEM? At first, feminists stood for women’s right to vote.  In Canada, the fight began wit… Read More

Empowering women in underserved communities

Posted on November 25, 2020

By Ashley Orzel (ashleyorzel.com) According to UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS) data, less than 30% of the world’s STEM researchers are women. “Achieving gender equality and empowering women an… Read More

Helping Youth Attain Science Literacy

Posted on November 12, 2020

By Mandy McDougall (SCWIST Digital Content Creator and Youth Engagement Committee Member) Have you ever heard a scientific statement or read a headline making a claim about science and th… Read More