SCWIST: A Distinguished Past and Growing into the Future
Compiled from the works of Nadine Nakagawa (2014), Joelle Ingrao (2014) and archived emails The Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST) was born in 1981on the clematis-covered […]
Read more »SCWIST: Expanding Horizons since 1981, reflections on our 30th year anniversary (2014)
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 […]
Read more »ms infinity Outreach Program Received NSERC PromoScience Funding
March 18, 2015 – London, Ontario The Honourable Ed Holder, Minister of State (Science and Technology), joined by Susan Truppe, Member of Parliament for London North Centre, today announced […]
Read more »Event Recap – SCWIST AGM 2014
Close to 50 people including new and existing members and founders attended the SCWIST AGM on June 18. It was a night of sharing as Rosine, our past President, started […]
Read more »Event Recap – IWIS Event: Deciphering Canadian Culture
How can each of us celebrate our heritage in Canada’s multicultural environment? This is the question that our speaker, Lorraine Graves, answered in the 5th IWIS event of the year […]
Read more »Presidents Blog: June
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 […]
Read more »Presidents Blog: March 2014
Spring and SCWIST As a non-profit organization which has been managed mainly by volunteers since its inception in 1981, SCWIST has had a long history of creative and inspiring initiatives […]
Read more »Presidents Blog: February 2014
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 […]
Read more »Interview with the President of SCWIST for International Innovation
/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 […]
Read more »SCWIST Brown Bag Series [Event Recap]
/“Stress: Bring it on!” After a bright sunny summer, fall is finally here! So are the monthly Brownbag sessions! On October 2nd, 2013; we had our first Brownbag session of […]
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