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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
0
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