Category: Blog
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Commemoration
Remembering the 14 The 1989 massacre at L’École Polytechnique sparked my life work towards increasing inclusion and belonging in engineering. I realized that again at the DAWEG breakfast last week. On December 6, 2024, I attended a sold-out commemorative event arranged by DAWEG Victoria. Bridget had told me that knowledge of the massacre is fading…
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WCE Scholarship deadline extended
WCE is looking for applicants for their scholarships! Here’s some of the blurb from their website https://wcevancouver.com/scholarship/: Thanks to the generous donations of our sponsors, WCE Vancouver is pleased to announce that multiple scholarship awards are available of up to $1,000. The scholarship is open to self-identifying girls and women and non-binary people who are…
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And the winner is…
DAWEG Victoria’s Role Model of the Year for 2024 goes to Susan MacDougall, P.Eng, FEC! You may already know this up and coming founder of Focal Engineering because Susan has been very active in the Victoria STEM scene. To read more about Susan, check out her bio on the Awards page. Thanks to past recipients,…
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Report: Discussions on the future of advocating for women in engineering and geoscience (WiEG)
May 9, 2024, University of the Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia Roughly 90 participants met in a hybrid meeting format to discuss options for future alternatives to the Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (EGBC) Women in Engineering and Geoscience Division (WiEG), having been discontinued due to a recent re-interpretation of advocacy within the Professional Governance Act…
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Calling EDI advocates & writers
Do you have a topic you would like to share with other advocates for inclusion and belonging in engineering and geoscience? Do you have resources to help those individuals, organizations or groups looking to foster and enhance belonging in their cultures? Please send us your proposals for blog posts on this contact form. Approved posts…
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Have we got a calendar for you!
Do you have an engineering- or geoscience-related event that needs posting? Are you from one of the regional branches of Engineers and Geoscientists BC (EGBC) and want to share your event more widely? Do you have an outreach idea you would like more people to participate in? Or a networking activity? Or a workshop planned?…
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Call for stories
The challenging stories of women in engineering continue, even now in 2024. Let’s shine a light on them and continue to foster a culture of inclusion and belonging in engineering and geoscience.
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the DAWEG of 2024
a blog post submitted by Dr. Katherina Tarnai-Lokhorst, P.Eng, FEC, FGC (hon) We started as DAWEG back in the ’80s, as we became aware of the challenges women faced then — and continue to face today — in the professions of engineering andgeoscience. Meghan Lui, EIT, wrote a detailed article on the history of DAWEG…