Following a hot, wet, and wildfire-smoke-filled summer in the Northern Hemisphere, packaging’s contribution to the carbon footprint necessitates a closer look. By Marc Lefkowitz, SWE Contributor The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s latest findings — t...

As the number of women elected to the National Academy of Engineering has increased over the years, so has their potential to shape the future of engineering. By CV Garcia, SWE Research Intern and Ph.D. Candidate Lillian Moller Gilbreth, Ph.D., first woman member of th...

Women continue to rise to the top in their respective fields. Here are a few of the women whose achievements are making a difference in industry, academia, technology, research, and beyond. Bevlee A. Watford. CREDIT: Virginia Tech News SWE Research Advisory Board M...

The electric vehicle revolution is ramping up, so what better time than now to reimagine charging stations? One small startup’s prize-winning concept shows us a singularly creative possibility. By Seabright McCabe, SWE Contributor With electric vehicles (EVs) poised to...

SWE-sponsored national exhibit draws attention to six women inventors. Women continue to influence all aspects of society through their groundbreaking research and inventions. What better place to draw attention to their contributions than in the National Inventors Hal...

In-person outreach with federal legislators is key to advancing the Society’s mission. By Marsha Lynn Bragg, SWE Associate Editor In-person advocacy resumed this spring as approximately 130 SWE members and staff converged on Capitol Hill to meet with their respective f...

The Society of Women Engineers joined with other professional societies to express concern on pending state-level legislation that would harm diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. By Anne Perusek, SWE Director of Editorial and Publications In solidarity with one an...

Women across the globe are pursuing degrees at higher rates than men, but that hasn’t closed the gender gap in the number of women receiving STEM degrees or working in STEM fields. By Roberta Rincon, Ph.D., SWE Associate Director of Research In all 38 countries that ar...

Women continue to rise to the top in their respective fields. Here are a few of the women whose achievements are making a difference in industry, academia, technology, research, and beyond. Sally Kornbluth, credit: Jared Lazarus, Duke University Duke Provost is nam...

According to the most recent data, women’s representation among inventors globally is still low. By Roberta Rincon, Ph.D., SWE Senior Manager of Research Figure 1: Representation of women inventors on PCT applications, by country, 2021 The World Intellectual P...

Women candidates fared well in the 2022 midterms, but not with the same major strides as the previous two cycles. By Christine Coolick, SWE ContributorComing into this election cycle, the country was riding a wave from the 2018 and 2020 elections, which saw record-breakin...

Shedding light on the relationship between gender equity and research equality, the Gender Summit aims to change research norms. By Marsha Lynn Bragg, SWE Associate Editor CREDIT: ajijchan The Gender Summit (GS) has worked to increase understanding of the relation...