The Order of Engineers, Portugal (Ordem dos Engenheiros) hosted the Encuentro Iberoamericano de Mujeres Ingenieras, Arquitectas y Agrimensoras (EIMIAA, Association of Ibero-American Women Engineers Architects and Surveyors) conference at the National Institute of Civil Engineering (LNEC – Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil) in Lisbon, Portugal, for the first time ...
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The Order of Engineers of Angola (OEA), in collaboration with UNESCO, the Federation of African Engineering Organisations (FAEO) and the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO), organized the 10th UNESCO Africa Engineering Week and the 8th Africa Engineering Conference, that took take place in Luanda, the capital of ...
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The WFEO Committee on Women in Engineering organized the webinar “The Lives of Women: Enhanced by Engineering” in celebration of the International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) on Friday 21 June 2024.
The recording is available by clicking on the below image.
The WFEO Committee on Women in Engineering (WIE) organized the webinar “Open Forum” on 22 May 2024.
The WIE Chair Dr. Enyonam Kpekpena and the Themes’ leads presented their report on the 2024 Action Plans.
The recording is available by clicking on the below image.
Although it dates from 2014, the report “A strategy for inclusiveness, well-being and diversity in engineering workplaces“, written by WFEO Past President Dr Marlene Kanga, is the only such strategic document available in the world and is an important reference to increase the recruitment and retention of women in science, ...
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Hosted by the International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES), the award celebrated Ir Prof Dr Leong Wai Yie’s achievements in global capacity building (developing and building knowledge and skills internationally) and commitments to the representation of women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).
Ir Prof Dr Leong ...
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UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa (UNESCO Office in Harare) & UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education (UNESCO IESALC) released the results of its survey on: Uncovering gender disparities in STEM and higher education in Southern Africa: evidence from nine countries at a side event ...
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“Ï’d Blush if I could” Statement on the need for more women in STEM at UN Commission on Status of Women (CSW67) especially to avoid gender bias in Artificial Intelligence
UN Women organised the Commission on the Status of Women, an annual meeting that is the largest meeting for women, from 6 to 17 March. The ...
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WFEO organized a webinar on Climate Change on 5 December 2022, in which the speakers were representatives from many WFEO Standing Technical Committees actively involved in the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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Last Thursday 3 November, was held the 2nd Edition of the “Ingenio al Femminile” Graduation Award, conceived by Ania Lopez, National Councilor of the National Council of Italian Engineers (CNI), WFEO Executive Council member and Theme leader of the Committee on Women in Engineering. The award is dedicated to ...
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