Events

“In the early days of the pandemic, when assaults started on Asians locally, my daughter and I kept checking our surroundings whenever we would go out. We would keep as […]

From Paloma Corvalan, President Happy new year to you all and happy 40th anniversary to SCWIST! I am in awe of the global collaboration that has resulted in us creating […]

Beginning a Conversation on Anti-Racism SCWIST’s vision is an environment without barriers for girls and women in STEM which includes the additional barriers that Black girls and women face due […]

We are excited to announce that we will be holding the SCWIST Annual General Meeting virtually this year on: Wednesday June 17 at 5:15 – 8:15 pm As a member […]

Serving on the SCWIST Board of Directors is an exciting opportunity to gain leadership experience and express your voice as a woman in STEM while helping SCWIST to promote, encourage and empower […]

0:11 (Mary Vickers) There was a definite feeling that women really didn’t belong in the academic workplace, much less in the scientific workplace 0:22 (Dr. Abby Schwarz) Women were not […]

Saskatoon, April 1, 2019- In September 2017, the Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST) initiated the three-year project, Make DIVERSITY Possible, to develop tools for STEM (science, […]

Vancouver, March 28, 2019: The Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST) is proud to announce the receipt of funding from Women and Gender Equality (WAGE) – the […]

SCWIST is proud to announce the receipt of funding from Status of Women Canada (SWC) for a 3-year project to advance gender diversity in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). […]

SCWIST President Fariba Pacheleh’s message in the Annual Report presented at the Annual General Meeting on June 15, 2016. SCWIST has had an amazing year: we have moved from a […]

SCWIST was invited by the House of Commons for the second time to present to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women on April 23, 2015. Our secretary, Danniele […]

We are in the midst of an important study on Status of Women in Canada and on its imperative economic and social advantages. SCWIST is engaged with full power in […]

Good morning, Honourable Members. My name is Fariba Pacheleh, I am an engineer and the current president of the Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology, SCWIST. For the […]

Make Possible Mentoring Network                 SCWIST Becoming Leaders Workshop The Becoming Leaders Workshop held on Sept 17th was filled with a group of energetic, professional women with a passion for learning.   […]

Throughout my many years in the corporate world, I have learned about the impact of changing the form of a team by adding/removing members and about how the famous sequence […]

There are certain things at SCWIST we can predict with great certainty as it has shown in the past 33 years – the commitment of people getting engaged with the […]

Our May SCWIST board meeting was mostly about the upcoming AGM which will take place on June 18th at the Brock House in Point Grey. To prepare for the AGM, […]

In case you were ever wondering about how everything at SCWIST gets done, we actually meet on the first Wednesday of every month at 6:15 pm and often run until […]

Spring and SCWIST As a non-profit organization which has been managed mainly by volunteers since its inception in 1981, SCWIST has had a long history of creative and inspiring initiatives […]

As SCWIST’s Board of Directors and members gear up for one of the most exciting years for our organization, I am honoured to be called upon to take over the […]

Happy New Year SCWISTies! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday filled with lots of laughter, relaxation and great food! 2014 is going to be a big year for […]

Season’s Greetings SCWIST Community! As I settle into my December routine of gift shopping, sugar cookie baking and getting together with family and friends, I can’t help but think about […]

Established in the 1980s, when there was a dire need for the promotion of women in the science and technology sectors, SCWIST continues to work towards equal representation for women […]

A Note about Mentorship How many of you have had really amazing managers who were actually less of a boss and more of a mentor? I can recall a few […]