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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 […]

“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: Mercredi Juin 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, Avril 1, 2019- In Septembre 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, Mars 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 Juin 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 Avril 23, 2015. Our secretary, Danniele […]

Nous sommes en plein milieu d’une étude importante sur le statut de la femme au Canada et sur ses avantages économiques et sociaux impératifs. SCWIST est engagé avec toute sa puissance dans [...]

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 Mai SCWIST board meeting was mostly about the upcoming AGM which will take place on Juin 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 Mercredi of every month at 6:15 pm and often run until […]

Printemps et SCWIST En tant qu’organisme à but non lucratif principalement géré par des bénévoles depuis sa création en 1981, SCWIST possède une longue histoire d’initiatives créatives et inspirantes [...]

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 Décembre 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 […]