Women In Engineering

The objectives of the Women In Engineering Committee (WIE) are:

• To keep UW faculty, staff, alumni and students aware of WIE issues on campus, nationally and internationally
• To give women of all ages the opportunity to choose engineering as a career
• To encourage and promote an environment where women can pursue scientific work and study

Established in 1991 at the request of the Dean of Engineering, WIE was created to review the many issues associated with women in engineering in general and at the University of Waterloo. These issues include the apparent decline in the number of students interested in pursuing careers in mathematics, science and engineering and the low enrollment of women in engineering programs.

WIE in co-operation with the Engineering Society and other campus organizations host events every term and is involved in various outreach programs in the Kitchener-Waterloo area.