While the demand for technology-savvy entrants in the workplace is growing three times faster than all other occupations, the percentage of women engineers in the workforce remains at approximately ten percent. In an effort to change the current perspective of engineering and technology fields among girls, the Society of Women Engineers will celebrate Wow! That’s Engineering!, honoring the achievements of women and girls as they develop and discover the future through technology.
Wow! That's Engineering!
"Wow! That's Engineering!" kicked off in Chicago, Wednesday March 8, 2006 at the Museum of Science and Industry. Subsequent events took place in other major cities including Austin, Orlando, Philadelphia, Raleigh, and San Francisco throughout spring 2006 In Wow! That’s Engineering! events, SWE creates an experience for middle and high school girls where they have the opportunity to meet female engineers and technologists and hear first-hand about these exciting career paths. Women engineers and technologists present interactive activities and the girls experience the creativity and innovation that goes on in the field of engineering.
In 2007 signature events are planned in Atlanta, Minneapolis-St. Paul and Riverside, CA.
Dates for 2007 Signature Events:
- Riverside, CA. – November 10, 2007. Register Now : www.engr.ucr.edu/wow
- Atlanta, GA. – May 2007.
- Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN. – June 3, 2007.
- Riverside, CA. – November 10, 2007.
