The Society of Women Engineers, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is the largest non-profit educational and service organization representing both student and professional women in engineering and technical fields. The Society of Women Engineers has over 20,000 members in 100 professional and 300 student sections. The Hampton Roads Section currently has approximately 80 professional members from many area companies. We are currently developing programs to serve the community, promote engineering as a career choice, and expand SWE membership. The Society needs your support for continued success in these endeavors.The Society of Women Engineers- Hampton Roads (SWE-HR) invites you to support its programs and advance its mission. In over fifty years, SWE has made incredible strides in its efforts to increase the numbers of women in engineering and expose young girls to the incredible career opportunities engineering can bring. But there is still a lot of work to do. Engineering programs at universities have only seen slight growth in the numbers of women entering and graduating from engineering schools, and while law and medical programs have reached parity and above, the percentage of women graduating in engineering is still at approximately 20%. Help us open up a whole new world of opportunity to young girls, advance the careers of women currently in engineering and technology, and recognize the life-changing contributions women engineers have made.CONTACT US AT: swe-hr@swe.orgSpecialties: Diversity in the workforce and in leadership has been correlated to improved performance results for organizations. SWE promotes diversity of gender, ethnicity and thought in all of its programs targeting K-12 students through executive-level professionals. Through SWE partnership and membership, organizations can support their community outreach efforts, satisfy their recruitment and retention goals, and take advantage of a platform to support and recognize their women engineers.
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