The Impact of SWE Scholarships on Retention in Engineering and Computer Science
SWE scholarships have a significant impact on women's retention in engineering and technology degree programs!
- Tags: General Higher Education
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Case Study on Mentoring Programs for Women in STEM
In 2023, SWE conducted a qualitative study to understand the various activities of mentoring programs for women in STEM academia across four higher education institutions in Austria and Germany.
- Tags: General Higher Education, SWE Research: Global, Germany
Exploring the Relationship Between Diverse Engineering Faculty and Women’s Degree Attainment
This study investigates the relationship between women's representation in engineering tenured/tenure-track faculty positions and the percentage of degrees awarded to women in engineering fields at doctoral universities in the United States.
- Tags: General Higher Education
Collegiate Leadership Institute: WoC in STEM
This study investigates the relationship between women's representation in engineering tenured/tenure-track faculty positions and the percentage of degrees awarded to women in engineering fields at doctoral universities in the United States.
CCASE Program
SWE's Community College Affiliate Support and Expansion (CCASE) Program aims to increase support for Community College Affiliates across the United States. By offering direct financial and membership incentives, we aim to facilitate professional development and outreach activities.
50K Coalition
The 50K Coalition is a sustained and structured collaboration of associations, colleges, universities, agencies, corporations, and foundations working to increase the number of diverse engineering graduates to 50,000 per year by 2025.
- Tags: Women of Color, Women Engineers in the Workplace
Diversifying STEM: Student Success and Community College Transfer in Engineering and Computer Science
Community college students are often excluded from conversations surrounding broadening participation in STEM, particularly in the fields of engineering and computer science (ECS). The Society of Women Engineers conducted a phased research study of ECS transfer students to understand the success of women and minority students on this pathway towards a baccalaureate degree.
- Tags: General Higher Education
COVID-19 Research
In June 2020, SWE surveyed its members to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic was impacting their college and career plans. Most survey respondents were U.S.-based. In October 2020, a second survey was sent to SWE members in India to determine how the pandemic was affecting women engineers and engineering students in that country. Read about…
- Tags: General Higher Education, Women Engineers in the Workplace, COVID-19
