Vancouver, March 28, 2019: The Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST) is proud to announce the receipt of funding from Women and Gender Equality (WAGE) – the […]

On January 19, Burnaby Central Secondary School was humming with activity as high school students from across the Lower Mainland flocked together to participate in the annual STEMinar Conference. Sponsored […]

Ashley van der Pouw Kraan, ms infinity program coordinator,  represented SCWIST at the “Dream It, Be It” Career Support for Girls Conference at Panorama Ridge Secondary School in Surrey on Nov […]

SCWIST is proud to announce the receipt of funding from Status of Women Canada (SWC) for a 3-year project to advance gender diversity in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). […]

This past spring, SCWIST/ms infinity was proud to offer a Youth Skills Development Scholarship.  The scholarship was open to girls (age 16-21) who have participated in a Quantum Leaps conference […]

My name is Ellen Tamblyn and I am currently working on a project for the SCWIST ms infinity Youth Leadership Program. ABOUT ME I am 17 years old and I […]

For the third time since 2014, SCWIST was invited to address the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women. This time the study was on the Economic Security of […]

Natalia Stakhanova is an Assistant Professor and the New Brunswick Innovation Research Chair in Cyber Security at the University of New Brunswick. Her work revolves around building secure systems and includes […]

eng-cite is the working name of the Goldcorp Professorship for Women in Engineering at UBC with the funding partnership of WWEST. The Professorship – established in 2014 – is a […]

April 14, 2016   To the G7 Sherpas:     The Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology,[1] based in Vancouver, BC, has been inspiring girls and promoting women […]

On April 14, 2016, the Director of Strategic Development, Marcia MacDonald, attended the G7 Civic Society Outreach Event in Ottawa. On behalf of SCWIST, she provided policy recommendations to the federal […]

SCWIST President Fariba Pacheleh’s message in the Annual Report presented at the Annual General Meeting on June 15, 2016. SCWIST has had an amazing year: we have moved from a […]

On April 14th, SCWIST was invited by the Canada’s Deputy Minister for International Development and G7 Sherpa, to participate in a meeting at Global Affairs Canada to provide input on […]

For Women in Science Manifesto The For Women in Science program recently published a manifesto which lists six commitments to help increase the representation of women in science: Encourage girls […]

Deadline for applications extended to April 8th, 2016 Serving on the SCWIST Board of Directors is an exciting opportunity to gain leadership experience and express your voice as a woman […]

Thank you everyone who attended the New Year – New Beginnings party on January 26, 2016, and helped make the event a great success! This year we welcomed 60 SCWIST […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Making IT Possible with Mentorship and Metrics for Women in Tech Digital Nova Scotia and the Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology Establish New Partnership  […]

Congratulations to Susan Vickers who is the recipient of the SCWIST Scholarship for the Banff Science Communications Program this year! Susan Vickers is originally from Scotland and has a Masters […]

SFU Brown Bag Conflict Resolution, Negotiation and Navigating Your Academic Career with Brian Green Date of Event: April 13, 2015 Speaker: Brian Green In another edition of the Brown Bags Lunch […]

Quantum Leaps Burnaby Conference Date of Event: March 28, 2015 The Quantum Leaps Burnaby was a daylong event designed to inspire young women to consider pursuing careers in Science and Technology. The […]

Destination Imagination is an educational program where student teams are immersed in the creative process needed to solve open-ended Challenges, and then present their solutions at regional and provincial tournaments […]

Written by: Janny Marie Peterslund SCWIST interviewed Dr. Allen Eaves, CEO and Founder of the STEMCELL Group of Companies, including STEMCELL Technologies Inc., Malachite Management Inc., STEMSOFT Software Inc., and […]

Help SCWIST’s Founder Joanne Melville Raise $10K to Reduce Child Poverty   Vote for the YWCA Community Award Help raise $10,000 for a great cause simply by voting for the YWCA […]

SCWIST was invited by the House of Commons for the second time to present to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women on April 23, 2015. Our secretary, Danniele […]