Events

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 […]

SCWIST AGM – Save the date! The 40th SCWIST Annual General Meeting will be held online as follows: Date: Wed, 16 June 2021Time: 4:30–7:30pmPlace: Zoom platform All members and interested […]

Written by: Ashley van der Pouw Kraan Donating to SCWIST is a powerful way to express your values and continue your support for STEM — now, and for future generations […]

The Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST) thanks its compassionate volunteers who have dedicated their time and resources to deliver SCWIST programs. SCWIST is an organization founded […]

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 University. We talked about the challenges, what she […]

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. – Athena Pathways (athenapathways.org) […]

By Sonya Langman (SCWIST Digital Content Creator) Dr. Amita Kuttner, a North Vancouver native, has a PhD in astrophysics from the University of California, Santa Cruz. I had a chance […]

Author: Christin Wiedemann, Past President, Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST) This article was originally published in Innovating Canada and can be viewed here. A growing gender […]

By now, the ongoing COVID-19 situation has almost certainly impacted some aspect of your day-to-day life. Whether you are working from home (probably in your pajamas), taking classes online (again, […]

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 […]

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 & Impact and is […]

Advancing Gender Equality 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, Fariba […]

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 […]

Kelly Marciniw, CPHR, BBA, MBA |President Kelly Marciniw has served on the SCWIST board since 2016. As of 2018, Kelly is the SCWIST Board President. Her first two years were […]

SCWIST is proud to announce that Vienna Chichi Lam, Board Member and Director for Youth Outreach, has been chosen as one of the Top 75 Canadian Immigrants. She is now a finalist […]