Getting hands-on with SCWIST’s STEM Explore workshops Written by JeAnn Watson, Director of Youth Engagement It had almost been a year since I last facilitated our How to Make a […]

STEM needs women Every year on February 11th, millions of people around the world celebrate the United Nations’ International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Science and gender equality […]

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 […]

Written by JeAnn Watson, Youth Engagement Director and Dr. Anju Bajaj Associate Principal Catholic School Commission, Research Scientist in Cell Pathophysiology and PM National Teaching Award Recipient. Each year, Dr. Anju Bajaj […]

Written by: Dr. Anju Bajaj STEM Educator, Associate Principal Catholic School Commission, Research Scientist in Cell Pathophysiology and PM National Teaching Award Recipient and Camila Castaneda SCWIST Communications and Events […]

Montreal:  November 12 – 14, 2019 SCWIST GENC Leaders (left to right)  Fariba Pacheleh, Anja Lanz and Christin Wiedemann  Leaders from SCWIST (Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology) […]

he Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST) founded in 1981 is a non-profit organization that empowers and encourages girls and women in the field of science, engineering and […]

Date: Saturday Aug 23rd, 2014  Time: 12:45 PM – 4:00 pM  Cost: $10 per person in a group; with UBC ID entrance is free.   Address: Beaty Biodiversity Museum (2212 […]

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 […]

The Volunteer & Staff Appreciation Event on June 21st was a great suc-cess – the weather gods smiled on us and we had an exquisitely sunny day for a picnic […]

‘Becoming Leaders’ Workshop  An Introduction to Leadership Skills and Strategies for Women in Science and Technology Wednesday, September 17, 2014 8:30 am to 5:00 pm  SFU Harbour Centre, 515 West […]

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 […]

The SCWIST Mentorship Project is part of the Government of Canada’s Status of Women Initiative to develop methods to attract and retain women in technology, and advance the Canadian digital […]

New Year New Beginnings 3rd Annual SCWIST New Year Celebration The Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST) is pleased to invite you to our third annual SCWIST […]

Understanding the Nuts and BONES of Osteoporosis “Fractures from osteoporosis are more common than heart attack, stroke and breast cancer combined. At least 1 in 3 women and 1 in […]

Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology Promotes, encourages and empowers women and girls in science and technology SCWIST X UBC-Computer Science Presents: Explore Career Paths that Combine Life […]

Scwist October 2013 Newsletter Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology Promotes, encourages and empowers women and girls in science and technology IN THIS ISSUE October 2013 Message from […]

You have been invited to join this Cleanup Event. Meet new people, get some exercise, and do something good for the environment. This is an opportunity to meet SCWIST members […]

Empowering women since 1981 I still recall my first scientific conference almost eight years ago and a feeling of total isolation upon realizing I was the only woman in the […]

Our new President, Ms. Rosine Hage-Moussa, was interviewed by the Globe and Mail in which she explained her motivation on helping girls in pursuit of a career in STEM and […]

What a great AGM we had this year! Last year we thought we had the best turnout ever but this year we had double the turnout! Many thanks to all […]

SCWIST would like to congratulate this year’s winners of the SCWIST Science Fair award.  These remarkable young women represent the next generation of women in science. Along with their $100 […]

SCWIST Annual General Meeting Date: Monday June 17, 2013 Time: 5:30 – 6:00 Registration            6:00 – 8:30 Business Meeting Location: Paetzold Multipurpose Room – Jim Pattison […]

Nick Arden from Skill Matching will give us an exclusive presentation of online resume creation. He will answer the questions: Why Resumes? How Many Resumes? What should be, and should […]