This page contains a list of all the organisations, societies,
groups and companies that conduct any work involved with women in
engineering, science or technology.
If your organisation/society is not on this list please e-mail
details, including a web address, to the Project
Officer
|
Name
|
Country
|
Summary
|
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
|
NOW INSET -
Integrating New Opportunities for Women in Science, Engineering
and Technology
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|
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.
|
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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. |
