SWE continues its tradition of providing you with content that is unrivaled, including three amazing keynote speakers who I know will inspire our early-career members, those who are retired, and everyone in between. As I took my walk this morning, I started putting my t...

Living without limits extends beyond the SWE annual conference. It’s an active concept that invites your participation, and there are so many ways to continue to grow and learn through SWE’s many offerings. SWE’s signature annual event, WE23, wrapped up at the end of Oc...

An essential part of advancing SWE’s mission are our ongoing advocacy efforts at both the U.S. national and state levels. Accordingly, the Society celebrated President Joe Biden’s signing of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 on Aug. 9 of last year. The legislation authorized...

STEM disciplines will benefit from the wider range of perspectives and approaches to problem solving that can take place when women and other marginalized people are no longer underrepresented. The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is an organization that aims to empower a...

The Society of Women Engineers has taken an active role in STEM advocacy for more than 15 years, yet the foundations for these efforts were established in the earliest days of the organization and in the words of our mission statement. Our advocacy focuses on strengthenin...

I love the theme of this year’s conference because it not only describes the event perfectly, but I think it also perfectly describes SWE as an organization. Wherever you are in your career or geography, A World of Opportunity Awaits at SWE. The first of those opportuniti...

We learned in this issue of SWE Magazine that a record number of women in the United States are aiming for Senate and gubernatorial offices. As the article points out, “Whether these women candidates will go on to receive their party’s nomination — and also win their general...

The work of the Society is guided by a strategic plan that is reviewed and updated as needed every three years. The final year of the three-year period is referred to as a development year. With the ongoing pandemic, however, the Society paused that work for one year given t...

We will continue to offer a hybrid option for WE22 and will utilize an even better platform for higher-quality content and more ways to network and connect with other attendees. As I sat down to gather my thoughts for this column, I remembered the excitement of saying ...

“Aspire to Inspire” is the theme for our FY22 and of course WE21. It is also a theme that embodies our SWE members and partners. Karen Horting, CAEExecutive Director and CEO The Society will continue to pivot and innovate to meet the needs of our members and stakeholder...

Whether from the office, the kitchen table, or halfway across the world, we are connected, supporting one another to learn and grow in difficult times. Karen Horting, CAEExecutive Director and CEO I do not think any of us could have predicted how long the pandemic would...

Advocacy. It is not just one of the Society’s four strategic goals. It is part of who we are as an organization and has been essential to our identity since our founding more than 70 years ago. Karen Horting, CAEExecutive Director and CEO SWE worked with Sen. Jacky Rose...