Events

The Undaunted Six SCWIST was incorporated as a society on July 30, 1981. Mary Vickers, the founding president, remembers how the group “increased mightily” in its first year: “We presented […]

Nous encourageons toujours nos membres à participer en période d’élections. L’un de nos objectifs est de les tenir au courant des questions qu’ils jugent importantes. Pour cette raison, la Société […]

On June 3, 2022, SCWIST welcomed more than 400 attendees and 18 organizations from across Canada to our virtual Annual Career Fair! Our day-long event, generously sponsored by STEMCELL Technologies, […]

We recently sat down with Ronel Alberts, SCWIST’s former Director of Women’s Programs, for a chat about queer representation, women in STEM and how small actions can have a big […]

Written by Pooja Moorti, ms infinity Coordinator Every year in May, hundreds of science outreach leaders deliver fun, engaging and inspiring activities to Canadians of all ages — including SCWIST’s […]

SCWIST’s Youth Engagement team is currently delivering a series of technology-focused Quantum Leaps – conference-style events where high school girls can learn about and explore careers in STEM. While historically […]

You could not have asked for a better outcome.  When Youth Engagement committee SCWISTie, Dr. Anju Bajaj, Associate Vice-Principal at Holy Cross School, Research Scientist and Prime Minister Teaching Excellence […]

The 41st SCWIST AGM will be held on Wednesday, June 22 from 4:30-7:30pm. The event will take place on Zoom. All members and interested individuals are welcome to attend. The […]

Written by Dr. Anju Bajaj, Associate Principal Catholic School Commission, Research Scientist in Cell Pathophysiology and Prime Minister National Teaching Award Recipient and Camila Castaneda, SCWIST Communications and Events Coordinator. Edited by Ashley […]

Previously published by CHÉOS on International Women’s Day. Written by Alison Müller, Communications & Social Media Officer, Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (CHÉOS). Imagine being rushed to open-heart surgery because […]

Written by Annie Boltwood, SCWIST Youth Skills Development Awardee 2021 and Sukhbir Kaur, Communications Volunteer. Computer Science at SFU From building chatbots to calculating the time complexity of algorithms, it’s […]

Written by JeAnn Watson, Youth Engagement Director and Dr. Anju Bajaj Associate Principal Catholic School Commission, Research Scientist in Cell Pathophysiology and PM National Teaching Award Recipient. Each year, Dr. Anju Bajaj […]

Written by JeAnn Watson, Youth Engagement Director and Camila Castaneda, SCWIST Communications and Events Coordinator. When 50 percent of the workforce is female, but they only account for a quarter […]

Written by: Dr. Anju Bajaj STEM Educator, Associate Principal Catholic School Commission, Research Scientist in Cell Pathophysiology and PM National Teaching Award Recipient and Camila Castaneda SCWIST Communications and Events […]

As part of the SCALE project to build capacity, SCWIST partnered with Lighthouse Labs to offer a series of digital literacy scholarships for training in web development, data analytics and […]

Looking to hire someone in a business or tech role?   Innovate BC’s Innovator Skills Initiative offers up to $10,000 per employee, per year, for B.C.-based companies, startups and non-profits to hire young professionals from under-represented groups. The program […]

SCWIST chapters are transforming! They are becoming more specialized and targeted committees called SIGs (special interest groups). This important work has been initiated with the support and commitment from our […]

As part of our SCALE project to build capacity, develop collaborative partnerships and inspire collective impact, SCWIST is collaborating with Sea Smart on a series of virtual workshops and resources […]

At our 2021 Annual General Meeting, we had the pleasure of welcoming four new members to SCWIST’s Board of Directors. Their broad range of skills and experience will be an […]

Content warning: anti-Indigenous violence and death. The Indian Residential School Survivors Society Crisis Line provides counselling support 24/7 to survivors of residential schools at 1-866-925-4419. On May 28, the Tk’emlúps […]

Written by: Maia Poon Attending or hosting a virtual event during the pandemic? It will surprise you. That’s the main thing. It will also be okay, and I think I […]

Message from Nasira Aziz, Director of Leadership: I am so delighted to see all of you gather here to celebrate our commitment, dedication, contribution and achievements. Your contribution has had […]

SCWIST organized a science themed treasure hunt,” STEMinist treasure hunt” for NSERC Science Odyssey 2021. The live event spanned 4 days from May 11th to May 14th, with a different […]

To celebrate our 40th anniversary, we are giving more youth scholarships this year than we ever have previously. Wendy was recently awarded our Youth Skills Development Award, a $500 prize […]