Navigating Systemic Change Overcoming the systemic barriers that prevent gender equity in science, technology, engineering, math (STEM) and the trades is crucial for fostering innovation, economic growth and social justice. […]

Empowerment Through Connection Written by Julianne Kim, WWNE Event Coordinator The annual Wonder Women Networking Evening, hosted by SCWIST and Science World, took place on March 5, uniting remarkable women […]

Virtual Networking SCWIST and Island Women in Science and Technology (iWIST) recently came together to bring you an opportunity to meet women in STEM and brush up on your networking […]

In the latest installment of our “Chat With Us” series, we met with Dr. Edna Matta-Camacho, an Assessment Officer at the Therapeutic Products Directorate at Health Canada.

A roaring success! On May 26th, 2023, SCWIST welcomed more than 540 attendees and 14 organizations from across Canada to our 4th annual Women in STEM Virtual Career Fair. This […]

Learning to love virtual networking Networking is not only a great way to find new job opportunities, it’s an easy way to make connections with new friends and professionals who […]

Over 30 Years of Wonder Written by Julianne Kim, Event Coordinator On March 15, 2023, the annual Wonder Women Networking Evening hosted by SCWIST and Science World returned for another […]

Tips and Tricks for Networking SCWIST recently has the pleasure of hosting Sue Maitland, PCC for Overcoming Your Objections and Leverage the Benefits of Networking. Networking is an essential skill […]

On July 25th, Jillian Climie and Sophie Warwick, co-founders of The Thoughtful Co., walked us through how to implement an Employee Resource Group (ERG), delivering an easy-to-follow action plan to […]

SCWIST Review: None of us are as smart as all of us: Teamwork strategies in STEM Overview by Emma Griffiths, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, SFU. SFU, […]

Conflict Resolution for the Professional Woman Speaker: Lindi Frost Where a group of people works together, very likely there is difference in opinions that may lead to conflict situations. As […]

Get the Job You Really Want: 2 Essential Career Building Tools – Compelling Career Branding Statements & Information Interviews Presented by: Joanne Loberg, Career Coach & Certified Executive Coach of […]

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 […]

Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup – April 12, 2014 It was a beautiful sunny day, 9 people signed up and 7 people attended; Joe and Pat volunteered their car for transporting […]

On May 8 2014, we were fortunate enough to have Katarina Rothe as our moderator for this Café Scientifique. Katharina is a PhD candidate at the Terry Fox Laboratory at […]

Close your eyes; picture your ideal job environment. What do you see? Is it a multinational company or a startup? Listen to the sound around you; what do you hear? […]

The Chemistry of Beer, talk for laymen and scientist, by Ken Beattie, on January 20th this year, was an outstanding success. Everyone who attended raved about the facts they learned […]

On February 6 2014, IWIS hosted the second Cafe Scientifique to discuss the risk factors and preventive strategies of cardiovascular diseases. Dr. Gordon Francis, the Director at the Healthy Heart […]

What a fun night it turned out to be at SCWIST New Year Party!  We had almost 50 guests including some of the SCWIST founders, current members and new members!  […]

On January 16 2014, IWIS hosted the first Cafe Scientifique to discuss the risk factors and preventive strategies of osteoporosis. Dr. Jerilynn Prior, a Professor of Endocrinology at UBC, gave […]

SCWIST had a meet-up event at the Richmond Nature Park today, and a couple of our members were on-site to check it out. Owls were the topic of the day, […]

On November 12th, in collaboration with UBC Computer Science and UBC eHealth Strategy Office, SCWIST organized a panel discussion featuring six experts in digital health. The focus of the evening […]

 “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 […]

On September 28, SCWIST participated in the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup,  one of the largest environmental events in Canada and the third largest cleanup in the world. The annual event […]