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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 to… Read More
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Annual General Meeting
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 of SCWIST, you can have a say in who r… Read More
Amplify the Voices of Our SCWIST Partner—Informed Opinions
One of SCWIST’s partners in the SCALE Project is Shari Graydon, who created Informed Opinions to amplify women’s voices and who works to achieve gender balance in the media.
Check out the Gender Ga… Read More
Gender Bias in Academic Conferences
by Kassandra Burd
With the majority of men dominating STEM fields, it is not surprising to hear that the majority of presenters and speakers at academic conferences are predominantly male. While th… Read More
Introducing Zoe Elverum!
Introducing Zoe Elverum, one of the incredibly talented recipients of the SCWIST Youth Skills Development Scholarship. She will be participating in the Skills Nunavut Territorial and Skills Canada com… Read More
SCWIST Short Term Contract Opportunity
SCWIST is seeking a resourceful and proactive contractor, “Communications and Events Process Improvement Specialist“, to join our team. The role reports to the Director of Policy & Imp… Read More
SCWIST Advances Gender Equality As Part Of National Call To Action
Advancing gender equality in Canada will require collective action on four priorities identified by the Gender Equality Network Canada (GENC). Three SCWIST representatives – Christin Wiedemann,… Read More
2020 Wonder Women Networking Evening
SCWIST was extremely proud to host the 2020 Wonder Women
Networking Evening, in collaboration with Science
World in Vancouver, on 9 March 2020.
Since the inaugural event in 1993, the annual Wonder… Read More
Closing the Gender Pay Gap
SCWIST recently participated in the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade (GVBOT) – Closing the Gender Pay Gap Event hosted by the Women’s Leadership Council (https://www.boardoftrade.com/events/individual… Read More
Women’s Role in The Race to a COVID-19 Vaccine
Written by Kassandra Burd, M.Sc. Cognitive Neuropsychology, University of Kent
In the midst of a health pandemic, it is difficult to hold on to hope. The influx of negative news bombarding our soci… Read More