Year in Review: Explore SWE’s Highlights of 2024
As 2024 comes to an end, SWE reflects on the Society’s achievements and impact from the past year. Source
SWE Diverse Podcast Ep 294: The Power of Perseverance With Secretary of Puerto Rico DTOP Eileen Vélez-Vega
Eileen Vélez-Vega reflects on her time as the first woman to be appointed Secretary and CEO of the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works in this episode of Diverse: a SWE podcast! Source
HeForSWE Affinity Group Spotlight on Allies
In their new spotlight month post, the HeForSWE AG asked women and men alike how they can be allies in the workplace. Source
SWE Shares First Conference Sustainability Report
Sharing a few highlights from the WE24 conference held at McCormick Place. Source
Near to the Heart Nebula
Photo of the Day What excites the Heart Nebula? First, the large emission nebula on the upper left, catalogued as IC 1805, looks somewhat like a human heart. The nebula glows brightly in red light emitted by its most prominent element, hydrogen, but this long-exposure image was also blended with light emitted by sulfur [...]
A Kilometer High Cliff on Comet Churyumov – Gerasimenko
Photo of the Day This kilometer high cliff occurs on the surface of a comet. It was discovered on the dark nucleus of Comet Churyumov - Gerasimenko (CG) by Rosetta, a robotic spacecraft launched by ESA, which orbited the comet from 2014 to 2016. The ragged cliff, as featured here, was imaged by Rosetta [...]
Geminid Meteors over a Snowy Forest
Photo of the Day Meteors have been flowing out from the constellation Gemini. This was expected, as mid-December is the time of the Geminid Meteor Shower. Pictured here, over two dozen meteors were caught in successively added exposures taken over several hours early Saturday morning from a snowy forest in Poland. The fleeting streaks [...]
SWE’s Anti-Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Legislation Response and Action
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is aware of the ongoing anti-diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEI&B) legislative efforts across the United States of America. Such legislation could have devastating consequences on the activities of the Society’s university sections/affiliates, the support of employer partners, and beyond. Source
Why Perfectionism Limits the Productivity of Women in STEM
Kathryn Mayer, founder and president of KC Mayer Consulting, Inc., breaks down how perfectionism puts a damper on progress, productivity, and innovation. Plus, join her upcoming free live event in SWE's Advance Learning Center on Jan. 9! Source
SWE Korea Year-End Conference Recap: Innovate Beyond Limits
Relive the speakers, photos, and highlights from SWE Korea’s 2024 year-end conference in Seoul. Source