Society of Women Engineers Director of Research and Impact Roberta Rincon, Ph.D., and SWE Senior Manager of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Nicola Mohan recently contributed a chapter to the book Building Inclusive Scientific Communities and Leadership. Published ...

Countries on either side of the Atlantic tend to imagine the other as slightly ahead or slightly behind, depending on the topic. This includes the topic of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. So, what happens when we stop projecting and place data abo...

Jennifer West, Ph.D. The University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has never used gender as a factor in admissions, says Jennifer West, Ph.D., the school’s dean, yet “more than 35% of our students are female, which puts us far above the national av...

Principal engineer Abosede Adewole earned a degree in electrical engineering in 2003; however, breaking into the profession proved far more difficult than earning the credential. For nearly two decades, she held roles ranging from secretary to business manager, while activel...

2025 was a year of turmoil for the American research community.  It started with the U.S. federal government freezing trillions of dollars in funding at several organizations, including the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, two of the...

Engineering has traditionally been viewed as a career for men; one often passed from father to son. Skills and advice have been shared over generations between young men and the successful men engineers who came before them.  Today, however, mothers and daughters are...

In 2024, the rapid development of artificial intelligence and its energy-gobbling data centers, the evolving electrification of transportation, increased use of heat pumps, and expansions in manufacturing drove global electricity demand higher. By 2030, that demand is expect...

After the COVID-19 pandemic drove those who could work from home to do so, many employees and companies determined how to make working from home, or WFH, work. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports annual average labor productivity rose 5.4% in 2020, then fell to 2.0%...

The Society of Women Engineers reflected on its history and the legacy of its members during its 75th anniversary celebrations throughout 2025. Through exhibits, articles and books, a digital timeline, videos, and special events, SWE invited members to explore the Society’s ...

Assume you have a single-stream curbside recycling program in your neighborhood. You toss all your recyclables into a single, large bin, and you set the bin at the curb so a city truck can collect the material. Depending on your municipality, the recyclables accepted in the ...

Over the past decade, precollege education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, or STEM, has expanded and developed dramatically. Instruction is now supported by a large and growing body of research, especially in science learning, as well as updated graduat...

Science, technology, engineering, and math, or STEM, policy may shift every four years or so, and educational theories may adapt and evolve, but teachers are the constant. In many different settings — public and private schools, virtually and online, and in partnership with ...