What is International Women in Engineering Day?
On June 23, International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) is celebrated globally to recognize and honor the contributions, progress, and impact of women in engineering around the world. At Society of Women Engineers (SWE), this day is especially significant this year, as the Society celebrates its 75th anniversary and more than 50,000 members globally.
Join SWE in applauding the achievements of women engineers and inspiring future generations of women and girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
For INWED, here is a curated collection of some of SWE’s most popular podcast episodes, magazine articles, blog features, and online courses from the past year, showcasing the journeys of women engineers and many learning lessons you can apply personally and professionally.
Diverse: A SWE Podcast
- Ep 311: Reaching for the Stars With Anousheh Ansari, Astronaut and CEO of XPRIZE: Listen to engineer, entrepreneur, and space explorer Anousheh Ansari share her extraordinary journey as the first female private space explorer, how her problem-solving engineering skills have shaped her path, and the invaluable lessons learned from failures.
- Ep 305: Navigating New Routes: Women Engineers Transforming Public Transport: Hear Renée Amilcar, the first female president of the International Association of Public Transport, discuss her trailblazing career in a male-dominated industry, the vital role public transport plays in sustainable urban development, and skills women engineers need to succeed in public transport.
- Ep 268: Dressing Authentically at Work With Dr. Lindarti Purwaningsih of GlobalFoundries: Tune into this insightful episode where Dr. Lindarti Purwaningsih, principal process engineer, integration engineering at GlobalFoundries, explores how societal norms, biases, and personal experiences shape the way women engineers dress in the workplace, and how dressing authentically can empower women in engineering.
All Together Blog
- SWE Korea Year-End Conference Recap: Innovate Beyond Limits: See highlights from SWE Korea’s 2024 year-end conference in Seoul, its third annual event since launching in 2020. More than 100 attendees gathered keynote speeches, tech-sharing sessions, small group networking sessions, and personal talks from experts.
- Ingenieras You Should Know: Brilliant Latinas in Engineering: Read about five Latina engineers who are breaking barriers in STEM and how they are not only making great strides in the world of engineering but also shattering stereotypes and glass ceilings along the way, paving the path for future generations of women in STEM.
- Dominican College SWENext Club Holds Successful STEM Event: Check out this fun STEM event held at Dominican College in Mafoluku in Lagos State, Nigeria, where 300 students attended. Students were taught the principles of project management and participated as teams in a creative building project competition creating structures with toothpicks and clay.
SWE Magazine
- What’s in a Title?: Women engineers around the world are solving problems, managing people and projects, and driving innovation. Are job titles and responsibilities the same in different regions? We compared the jobs of two senior engineers, four engineering managers, and two software engineers from six countries.
- Agriculture Turns to AI: Read about the women in key roles spearheading precision farming and regenerative practices guided by artificial intelligence to address crucial challenges affecting the global agricultural landscape, such as climate change, food insecurity, irrigation, greenhouse gas emissions, and more.
- How Women Lead: Both research and the experience of women in top jobs suggest that women tend to lead differently than men do, for a variety of reasons. Although women leaders share some common approaches, there are as many leadership styles as there are individual women leaders. An array of leadership styles can be effective in a variety of situations.
