
Oct 24-25: Engendering Success in STEM (ESS) Consortium
SCWIST was honoured to attend the third annual ESS (Engendering Success in STEM) Symposium at UBC this past week. The symposium brought together universities, professional associations, science education institutions, non-profit […]
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SCWIST at Gender Equality Network Canada to Make DIVERSITY Possible
Montreal: November 12 – 14, 2019 SCWIST GENC Leaders (left to right) Fariba Pacheleh, Anja Lanz and Christin Wiedemann Leaders from SCWIST (Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology) […]
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WAGE Minister Monsef Meets SCWIST & Community Partners to Advance Gender Equality Across Canada!
STEM Expertise and Strength in Numbers: SCWIST Past Presidents with Minister Monsef (L to R) : Hiromi Matsui, Hilda Ching, Minister Monsef, Fariba Pacheleh, Christine Wiedemann, Maria Issa and Penny […]
Read more »The Gender Hierarchy Problem in Psychology
by Kassandra Burd When people think of the field of Psychology, they may be aware that the majority of students who major in this discipline are female; it would only […]
Read more »Making DIVERSITY Possible – One Organization At A Time
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, […]
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SCWIST Receives Funding to Advance Gender Equality in STEM Across Canada
In photo (left to right): SCWIST past president Dr. Maria Gyongyossy-Issa, current president Kelly Marciniw, founders Dr. Diana S. Herbst and Dr. Hilda Ching, Hon. Maryam Monsef, Make Possible Project Manager […]
Read more »Events round-up: December 2018
Jan 16, 2019 Nobel prize lectures SFU Faculty of Science & Science World Celebrate the 2018 Nobel Prizes in Chemistry, Physics and Medicine or Physiology and find out how these […]
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“Dream It, Be It” Career Support for Girls Conference
Ashley van der Pouw Kraan, ms infinity program coordinator, represented SCWIST at the “Dream It, Be It” Career Support for Girls Conference at Panorama Ridge Secondary School in Surrey on Nov […]
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SCWIST seeks Indigenous Outreach Coordinators (2 positions)
Contractor Opportunity – Indigenous Outreach Coordinator Description: Reporting to the Director of Youth Engagement, the Indigenous Outreach Coordinator will oversee the development and implementation of programs for indigenous youth that […]
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Call for volunteers: Communications Team
It is a really exciting time for the SCWIST communications committee. We have a new website in the works, we are achieving higher social media reach numbers than ever before and we […]
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Call for volunteers: Social Media Team
Love social media? Liked us on Facebook, followed us on Twitter, want us on Instagram? Want to improve your business marketing skills and love SCWIST? We are […]
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Get your tickets to the Spirit of SCWIST fundraiser 2018!
Be there. And invite your friends! What: Spirit of SCWIST Fundraiser When: Sunday, November 18, 2018 (4:00pm to 8:00pm) Where: Steamworks Brewery, 375 Water Street, Vancouver, BC The […]
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STEAM Horizon Awards: $25,000 prize for youth 16-18 years old
Attention students, parents and teachers! Applications to the Ingenium Foundation Horizon STEAM Award has opened. The competition is open to Canadian youth, 16-18 years old, who have inspiring achievements […]
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Volunteer
STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (Can be remote): Do you have interest in contributing to the strategic development of SCWIST? Are you a results-oriented contributor and team collaborator with a strong […]
Read more »Interview with Science Communication Author: Britt Wray
Britt Wray and the Rise of the Necrofauna Canadian storyteller Britt Wray is launching her first book: “Rise of the Necrofauna: The Science, Ethics, and Risks of De-Extinction”. Dr. Olga […]
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SCWIST Receives Status of Women Funding for 3-year Project to Make DIVERSITY Possible!
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). […]
Read more »Statement to Status of Women Committee
For the third time since 2014, SCWIST was invited to address the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women. This time the study was on the Economic Security of […]
Read more »June 8 at 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM: Make the Change: Women in STEM TALK
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Read more »Natalia Stakhanova and girls in Computer Science
Natalia Stakhanova is an Assistant Professor and the New Brunswick Innovation Research Chair in Cyber Security at the University of New Brunswick. Her work revolves around building secure systems and includes […]
Read more »SCWIST Final Report for WWEST eng-cite Project Emerging STEM Talent Toolkit - December 14, 2016
eng-cite is the working name of the Goldcorp Professorship for Women in Engineering at UBC with the funding partnership of WWEST. The Professorship – established in 2014 – is a […]
Read more »Stay tuned for our panel discussion on ‘Work-Life Balance’ to be held on Dec 13th, 2016 at Science World.
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Read more »Jan 20 at 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM: WinSETT Centre is bringing the entire suite of W
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Read more »Oct 15-17th 2016: SCWIST is sponsoring childcare in the genomics hackatohon event called Hackseq
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