SCWIST was invited by the House of Commons for the second time to present to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women on April 23, 2015.   Our secretary, […]

UBC Brown Bag Lunch Series: Make Possible Mentoring Network Workshop Date of Event: March 5, 2015 Speakers: Cheryl Kristiansen and Gwen Gnazdowsky SCWIST has launched its Make Possible Mentoring Network, part of […]

Putting Principles into Practice: Mentoring Coaching and Skills Workshop with Gwen Gnazdowsky & Cheryl Kristiansen Date of Event: Feb 25, 2015 Speakers: Cheryl Kristiansen and Gwen Gnazdowsky   In the […]

Women on Board Resources Here are some resources regarding Board Opportunities and Initiatives to help get more women on boards: Canadian Board Diversity Council:  http://www.boarddiversity.ca/ Institute of Corporate Directors:  http://www.icd.ca/Home.aspx […]

Make Possible & Women in SETT Leadership Workshop Navigating the Politics of the Workplace A Workshop for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology Speaker: Marg Latham, President of Aqua Libra Consulting […]

Make Possible Mentoring Workshops Date of Event: Feb 26 @ SFU; Mar 5 @UBC Speakers: Cheryl Kristiansen and Gwen Gnazdowsky Graduate students recently participated in Make Possible Mentoring Workshops held […]

Creating Connections 4.0 – “Engaging our World” Date: May 22 & 23, 2015 Creating Connections has an amazing program with a diverse selection of insightful and inspiring sessions and keynotes. […]

New Year New Beginnings Party Date of Event: January 27, 2015 For the fourth year in a row, SCWIST held their New Year – New Beginnings Party at the University […]

Special thanks to Make Possible volunteers for providing their valuable feedback and creative ideas at the recent Make Possible Prototype Testing Workshop held July 30th.   Participants were divided into teams […]

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 […]