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IEEE women In Engineering (WIE)

Towards Increasing Women EE Engineers in Region 10

IEEE women In Engineering (WIE)

Towards Increasing Women EE Engineers in Region 10

Prepared & presented by: Dr. Tuptim Angkaew

on behalf of Prof. M. Haseyama

At IEEE Region 10 Section Meeting

March 26, 2006

Chiang Mai, Thailand

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OutlineOutline

• Why do we have women In Engineering in IEEE?

• Mission of WIE

• WIE Scopes of Interest

• Membership of WIE

• About WIE Activities

• WIE Affinity Group

• How many WIE Affinity Groups in 2005 ?

• Some appreciation of WIE activities in Region 10

• Benefits of Forming a WIE Affinity Group?

• How to form WIE Affinity Groups?

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Why do we have women In Engineering in IEEE?

Why do we have women In Engineering in IEEE?

• Why there are not so many women engineers ?• Tradition• Expectation of family• Maternity• ???? …..

• Do women engineers become successful in their engineering profession ?

• Do men engineers understand women engineers in their professional environment?

• Do EE women engineers join the IEEE as a member, and senior member ? Are there women IEEE Fellow?

• Can women IEEE members help each other by using IEEE networking platform ?

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Many questions…pave the road to form a unit called…

“ Women In Engineering (WIE)” in IEEE

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Mission of WIE Mission of WIE

Gather and disseminate information regarding

the status of women and initiatives for, by and on

behalf of women in engineering and science.

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Where is WIE in IEEE organization ?Where is WIE in IEEE organization ?

Technical Activities Board

WIE, Consultants,

GOLD

IEEE Societies

Regional Activities Board

Regions

Areas

Sections

Chapters Affinity Groups

Sub-Sections Student Branches Council

SB Chapters SB Affinity Groups

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Membership of WIEMembership of WIE

Bylaw I-107, establish IEEE WIE membership organizational

unit.

• Open to any member of IEEE• Requires payment of WIE dues

($25)• Waived for Life Members and

students.

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WIE Scopes of InterestWIE Scopes of Interest

• Gather and disseminate information regarding the status of women and initiatives for, by and on behalf of women in engineering and science.

• Enable mentoring and education programs within IEEE and make available information regarding gender related educational issues which may improve the entry into, and the retention of women in engineering programs.

• Increase the participation of women within IEEE.

• Address ways to improve the climate for women in IEEE and the workplace.

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About WIE ActivitiesAbout WIE Activities

1. RECOGNIZES women's outstanding achievements in electrical and electronics engineering through IEEE Awards nominations

2. ORGANIZES receptions at major technical conferences to enhance networking and to promote membership in WIE

3. PROMOTES IEEE Member Grade advancement for women to the grades of Senior Member and Fellow

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About WIE Activities (cont’d)About WIE Activities (cont’d)

3. ADVOCATES women in leadership roles in IEEE governance

4. PROVIDES assistance with the formation of new WIE Affinity Groups and supports ongoing activities

5. ADMINISTERS the IEEE Student-Teacher and Research Engineer/Scientist (STAR) Program to mentor young women in junior and high schools

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WIE AFFINITY GROUPSWIE AFFINITY GROUPS

• Affinity Groups provide the opportunity for members to network at the local level.

• There are now more than 90 WIE Affinity Groups around the world.

• Two Types• Affinity Group for members (Section)• Student Branch Affinity Group for

students (need Faculty Advisor)

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Statistic of Number of WIE AFStatistic of Number of WIE AF

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5

10

15

20

25

30

R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5 R 6 R 7 R 8 R 9 R 10

No. of WIE AF

As recorded on IEEE Website in 2005

US Outside US

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Statistic of Number of WIE AF in R10Statistic of Number of WIE AF in R10

As recorded on IEEE Website in 2005

 Section/Council

AFStudent Branch AF

Australia 2 1

India 3 9

Japan 1 0

Pakistan 0 3

Singapore 1 0

South Korea 1 0

Total 8 13

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Some Appreciation of WIE Activities in R10

Some Appreciation of WIE Activities in R10

women In Engineering @Delhi

• The WIE of the Delhi section is organizi ng large number of activities for the me

mbers of the Delhi section under the theme , men and women alike.• The highlight of the activity is the mis

sion to schools.

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Some Appreciation of WIE Activities in R10

Some Appreciation of WIE Activities in R10

Kickoff Meeting of WIE Japan Council on July 8, 2005

From Japan Council, WIE Affinity Group

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Some Appreciation of WIE Activities in R10

Some Appreciation of WIE Activities in R10

From Japan Council, WIE Affinity Group

On September 15, 2005 WIE organized a lecture given by Dr. Claudia Eckert, Director of Fraunhofer Institute of Secure Information Technology on title`Career perspectives for women engineers in Germany

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Some Appreciation of WIE Activities in R10

Some Appreciation of WIE Activities in R10

From Japan Council, WIE Affinity Group

On November 10, 2005 WIE organized a lecture given by Prof. Janina Marzierska, Head of Institute of Information Sciences and Technology, Massey University, New Zealand, on title`Why I have chosen to study Electronic Engineering - A story of a women Engineer from Warsaw'

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Is your Section intending

to form WIE Affinity Group?

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Benefits of forming WIE AG (1)Benefits of forming WIE AG (1)

1. Opportunity to network on a local level .

2. Free website hosting. 3. Apply for funding for events &

activities .4. Eligible to receive additional

funding of US $200 through Regional Activities if Affinity Group meets minimum requirements.

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Benefits of forming WIE AG (2)Benefits of forming WIE AG (2)

5.Postings WIE Newsletter and WIE website.

6.Borrow WIE Forum videotape for affinity group meetings.

7.Free WIE membership promotional items for affinity group meetings and events

8.WIE Affinity Group Funding - $200 startup

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Forming an Affinity Group Forming an Affinity Group

1. Recruit six IEEE members (founding AG)2. Need someone to be responsible for the

AG until the first meeting is held and the Officers are formally appointed

3. Need your Section's Chief Officer approval.

4. After that, you must keep a certain level of activity (at least two activities per year, and a roster of the members.

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Affinity Group Required Reporting Affinity Group Required Reporting

• Technical Chapters and Affinity Groups are required to annually report:      1 ) meeting activity, 2 ) financial activity 3 ) roster of officers 4 ) roster of members .

• These reports are necessary for the Chapter/Affinity Group to maintain viability. 

• A Chapter/Affinity Group may be dissolved if reports are not submitted.

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URL’SURL’S

• Affinity Group: http://services3.ieee.org/organizations/committee/women/chapter.html

• Web hosting: http://ewh.ieee.org/• Newsletter:

http://services3.ieee.org/organizations/committee/women/news.html

• STAR: http://services3.ieee.org/organizations/committee/women/star.html

• Request funding ( $200 subsidy) http://services3.ieee.org/organizations/committee/women/funding.html

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Thank y u