Our Work
SCWIST collaborates with STEM leaders to engage and inspire women and girls with programs, advocacy and support networks across Canada.
Read more »Celebrating National STEM/STEAM Day every day
/Written by Camila Castaneda, Marketing Coordinator Through a variety of youth-focused programs, SCWIST encourages girls from kindergarten to grade 12 to explore careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). […]
Read more »SCWIST-Manitoba Lead Dr. Anju Bajaj is the recipient of two prestigious awards
/Bajaj was first introduced to SCWIST when her class received a Youth Scholarship award to assist with the production of the Bison Regional Science Fair, which she founded. She quickly […]
Read more »Celebrating STEAM with Science Odyssey 2022
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 […]
Read more »SCWIST’s Volunteer of the Month Awards
SCWIST’s aim is to highlight the contributions of our volunteers and to thank them for their time and commitment. Each month, we select a Volunteer of the Month from among […]
Read more »Athena Pathways advances careers of 250 Women in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
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) […]
Read more »Anti-Black Racism Statement
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 […]
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 competition. These […]
Read more »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 […]
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