This page contains an alphabetically compiled list of all the organisations,
societies, groups and companies that conduct any work involved with
women in engineering, science, technology, women in general, schools
and science etc.
If your organisation/society is not on this list please e-mail
details, including a web address, to the Project
Officer
|
Name
|
Country
|
Summary
|
| ASWEM
- Advocates for Women in Science, Engineering and Mathematics |
USA |
Advocates for Women
in Science, Engineering and Mathematics, or AWSEM, brings together
parents, educators and women professionals in science-related
fields to kindle and support young women's interest in science,
engineering, mathematics and technology (SEMT). |
| Athena |
UK |
Based in the United
Kingdom the Athena Project aims to advance and promote women
in science, engineering and technology in Higher Education.
The project focuses on the senior managers and academics that
are responsible for the organisational climate and the structures
and processes which can encourage or deter women from participating
in academic careers and progressing towards the top. |
|
AWiSE - Association for
Women in Science and Engineering
|
UK |
Based in the UK, the
association's objectives are to promote SET for girls and women,
acting as a forum, a network for mutual support, a collective
voice and a centre of information and resource. |
| BFIY
- British Female Inentor of the Year |
UK |
An annual award that
aims to recognise and promote the success stories of women in
the UK that have come through the challenges of turning an idea
into reality. |
| Building
Work for Women |
UK |
Partnership between
employers, training providers and support organisations. Aim:
to reach a wider, more diverse pool of people (address the skills
shortage) through practical solutions and support. Also to address
the barriers women face |
|
CAWMSET
- Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in
Science, Engineering and Technology Development
NO LONGER IN OPERATION - WEBSITE STILL AVAILABLE
|
USA |
The Commission on the
Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering,
and Technology Development was established by Congress on October
14, 1998, through legislation developed and sponsored by Congresswomen
Constance A. Morella (R-MD). The mandate of the Commission is
to research and recommend ways to improve the recruitment, retention,
and representation of women, underrepresented minorities (namely,
African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and American Indians),
and persons with disabilities in science, engineering, and technology
(SET) education and employment. |
| CCWEST
- Canadian Coalition of Women in Engineering, Science and Technology |
Canada |
CCWEST is a national
coalition of groups that promotes women in science, technology,
engineering and math, celebrates their contributions and applies
new vision to these fields. |
| Change
the Face of Construction |
UK |
Change the face of construction
provides "a network for the exchange of information, news
and support through its detailed website, linking to other organisations,
disseminating case studies, promoting good practice and initiating
innovative programmes" Activities include three toolkits
(recruitment, retention and customer satisfaction), mentoring
schemes, career development lectures and training courses. |
| CPE
- Campaign to Promote Engineering |
UK |
The campaign aims to
encourage the brightest, most creative young people to choose
a career in engineering for the UK in order for it to remain
competitive in world markets and to provide engineering solutions
to ensure global sustainability for future generations. |
| CWEST
- Cornwall Women in Science, Engineering and Technology |
UK |
The aims of CWEST are:
to interest and encourage girls and women in SET projects and
careers, to assist teachers and provide mentors in schools,
to provide help and experience for women returners into SET,
to support women scientists and engineers in SW England and
to network ideas, information and friendships in SET worldwide
through email contacts. |
| DAPHNET |
UK |
DAPHNET is the UK's
email network for and about women in science, engineering and
technology; including returning after a career break. To subscribe
send an email message to majordomo@ic.ac.uk with the message:
subscribe daphnet. |
| DFES
- Department for Education and Skills |
UK |
Produced a Code of Practice
on age diversity in employment (non-statutory). It sets the
standard for: non-ageist approaches to recruitment, training
and development, promotion and redundancy and retirement. |
| DTI
- Department of Trade and Industry |
UK |
Towards Equality and
Diversity The Government proposes to outlaw unfair discrimination
at work on grounds of sexual orientation, religion and age,
and to amend the current disability and race discrimination
laws. |
| Engender |
Scotland |
ENGENDER is an information,
research and networking organisation for women in Scotland,
working with other groups locally and internationally to improve
women's lives and increase their power and influence. |
| Engineering
Council |
UK |
The EC(UK) was created
on 22 March 2002. It is a direct successor of the chartered
institution first established in 1982 to promote and regulate
the engineering profession in the UK. It succeeded the Council
of Engineering Institutions, taking on responsibility for the
Register of Chartered Engineers, and the Engineers Registration
Board. |
| EOC
- Equal Opportunites Commission |
UK |
Provides straightforward
information to help individuals and employers. Published Equal
Opportunities is Your Business Too (1999), a good practice guide
aimed at helping small firms deal with equal opportunities (produced
jointly by the EOC, CRE and NDC) |
| EPSRC
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council |
UK |
The Engineering and
Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is the UK’s
leading funding agency for research and training in engineering
and the physical sciences. |
| European
Science Week |
Europe |
Through thought-provoking
activities and a pan-European approach, the European Science
and Technology Week's mission is to create a totally new perspective
on science. The emphasis is on showing, rather than telling,
Europeans how science and technology affects them, from the
simplest gadgets to the most sophisticated satellite technology.
|
| GASAT
- Gender and Science and Technology |
International |
The range of issues
addressed by GASAT participants is vast, including: classroom-focused
research and intervention in first school to graduate school;
informal and out-of-school education; surveys, analyses and
interpretations of choices made for or against science and technology;
factors associating with women's access to and progression in
'non-traditional' areas of work; considerations of the gendered
nature of science and technology and the consequences this carries,
and strategies for changing the status quo |
| GEN
- Girls Education Network Engineering and Systems |
International |
The Action Guide for
Girls' Education guide was created in response to the 1995 International
Women's Conference in Beijing by the San Francisco Bay Area
Girls' Education Network. The network is comprised of a volunteer
group of teachers, parents, writers, sociologists, and academicians
who wish to provide educators with concrete ways to raise awareness
with regards to educational access and equity for girls around
the globe. |
| GWiiN
- Global Women Inventors and Innovators Network |
International |
GWiiN is an innovative
approach to actively promoting and developing practical solutions
that women are bringing to our daily lives. |
| ICE
- Institute of Civil Engineers |
UK |
ICEFLOE - equal opportunities
forum set up to increase awareness of equal opportunities through
training and the media; to research and reduce obstacles to
equality in the workplace; to challenge and root out discrimination
if and when it occurs, and to keep ICE policies and practices
under review. |
| IIE
- Institute of Incorporated Engineers |
UK |
The IIE represents the
interests of practical engineers and technicians, providing
professional recognition, professional career support, professional
development opportunities, and professional information. The
IIE is a friendly, approachable resource that engineers and
technicians can call on to help keep their careers on track. |
| Imagineering
Fair |
UK |
The Imagineering Fair
was aimed to counter old-fashioned views of engineering by using
fun and active participation to encourage children to realise
the creative possibilities of science, engineering and technology. |
| LAWNS
- Local Academics Womens Network (part of Athena) |
UK |
To provide information
to assist in the career progression of female academics in SET
and to promote existing female academics who have made great
achievements in SET. |
| Making
Place |
UK |
A great site for science
ideas for schools work. Suitable for schools liaison activities
and for teachers. |
| MENTOR
Point |
UK (NW) |
From the smallest voluntary
groups to the largest corporations and university departments,
new ways of mentoring are being developed. North West Arts is
keen to draw a group together from the widest range and across
all sectors, where practice and principle can be shared, discussed
and developed. |
| NAWIC
- National Association for Women in Construction |
USA |
The National Association
of Women in Construction (NAWIC) aims to encourage women into
construction and, raise the profile of those professional women
already working in the industry, encouraging best practice and
providing mutual support. |
| NMN
- National Mentoring Network) |
UK |
The National Mentoring
Network exists to help support the growth of mentoring in its
various forms. Its aims are to promote the development of mentoring,
offer advice and support to those wishing to set up or develop
mentoring programmes and provide a forum for the exchange of
information and good practice National Mentoring Network |
|
NOW INSET -
Integrating New Opportunities for Women in Science, Engineering
and Technology
THIS SITE MAY NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE
|
UK |
An organisation to pursue, encourage and maintain excellence
in the whole field of engineering in order to promote the
advancement of the science, art and practice of engineering
for the benefit of the public.
|
| Opportunity
Now |
UK |
Opportunity Now is a
business led campaign that works with employers to realise the
economic potential and business benefits that women at all levels
contribute to the workforce. Opportunity now is about women's
employment in general and not just SET but it does take an interest
in SET. |
| Portia |
UK |
Portia is a web-based
project that offers information and links for women in SET. |
| PSETW
- Promoting Science, Engineering and Technology for Women |
UK |
A government website
used to attract and retain more girls into engineering as well
as provide access to many statistics regarding women in SET. |
| RAE
- Royal Academy of Engineering |
UK |
An organisation to pursue,
encourage and maintain excellence in the whole field of engineering
in order to promote the advancement of the science, art and
practice of engineering for the benefit of the public. |
| SETNET
- Network for Science, Engineering, Technology and Mathematics |
UK |
SETNET aims to ensure
there is a flow of well motivated, high quality people from
schools who have an interest and understanding of engineering
related subjects. |
| SWE
- Society for Women in Engineering |
USA |
SWE stimulates women
to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders,
expands the image of the engineering profession as a positive
force in improving the quality of life, and demonstrates the
value of diversity. |
| The
European Commission |
Europe |
The European Commission
is undertaking a series of measures to promote women's participation
in research. An action plan provides the basic structure for
the initiatives to be implemented over the course of an unspecified
length of time. |
| WAMT
- Women and Manual Trades |
UK |
WAMT is a membership-based
organisation set up by a group of tradeswomen (1975) to: provide
information, advice and support to women working in, training
in or wishing to enter the construction industry, to raise the
profile of women's participation in training and employment
in trades where women are traditionally under represented and
to help improve the conditions of training and employment in
the trades |
| WEPAN
- Women in Engineering Programs Advocates Network |
USA |
WEPAN is a non-profit
educational organization founded in 1990. It has a membership
of over 500 and is led by a 13-person board of directors from
academia and industry. WEPAN's mission is to be a catalyst for
change to enhance the success of women in the engineering profession.
|
| WES
- Women's Engineering Society |
UK |
WES is a registered
charity whose main aims are to promote the education of women
in engineering and to advance the education of the public concerning
the study and practice of engineering amongst women. |
| WHERE
- Women in Higher Education Register |
UK |
WHERE is a web-based
database containing information on women in SET. |
| WIA
- Women in Architeucture |
UK |
Women in Architecture
membership is open to all women architects. |
| WiC
- Women into Computing |
UK |
Women into Computing
(WiC) is a network of people committed to raising the profile
of women in the computing and IT fields. |
| WiSE
- Women into Science and Engineering |
UK |
WISE is a campaign not
an organisation to encourage more girls and women to consider
careers in engineering. |
| WiTEC
- Women in Science, Engineering and Technology |
UK |
WiTEC is a well-established
European network with co-ordinators in 12 European countries.
The main head quarters are based in Sheffield Hallam University,
UK. |
| WITI
- Women in Technology Internatoinal |
USA |
For more than a decade,
WITI has successfully provided women in technology inspiration,
education, conferences, on-line services, publications and an
exceptional worldwide network of resources. WITI is the first
and only international organization solely dedicated to advancing
women through technology. |
| WITS
- Women in Technology and Science |
Ireland |
Women in Technology and Science (WITS) was inaugurated in
November 1990 to actively promote women in science in Ireland.
|
| WRN - Women Returners
Network |
UK |
WRN is a charity organisation
helping women get back to work through offering support and
advice on education and training. It organises opportunities
for women to network through special events and seminars, and
is constantly looking at new ways to meet the challenges that
face women returners and employers. |
| YEC
- Young Engineers Club |
UK |
Based in schools and
colleges throughout the UK, Young Engineers Clubs are a national
network for promoting science, engineering and technology for
children aged between 7 and 19. Young Engineers Clubs (YEC)
currently operate in over 1400 schools and colleges with a membership
of over 20,000 students |
