By Seabright McCabe
Women engineers are at the forefront of a growing type of technology called femtech that helps detect, diagnose, and track health problems that particularly affect women.
By J. Cavanaugh Simpson
In the first part of a series on the pitfalls and promise of AI, we examine bias in AI systems and the AI workplace, how women are working to address inequities, and how regulations may help.
SPECIAL SECTION
By Meredith Holmes
Every day, women engineers lead teams, chair departments, start their own businesses, develop breakthrough technologies, and mentor others — often with little fanfare or recognition. Here are the personal stories of just a few of these inspiring women.
NEWS & ADVOCACY
Opening Thoughts
What’s fueling the resurgence of the ‘traditional wife?’
SWE Forum
Advice for Digital Nomads
A Closer Look at the Data
Men and women engineers are not equally represented across different employment sectors.
SWE advocates on Capitol Hill for pay equity, access to STEM education, and more.
SWE’s annual letter to Congress calls for legislative support for STEM priorities.
The National Inventors Hall of Fame names research physiologist Alice Stoll to its Class of 2024.
The 50K Coalition reached its goal of graduating more than 50,000 engineers from diverse backgrounds five years early.
Career Pathways
Women are finding many ways to succeed in AI.
In Focus
Alma Martinez Fallon, F.SWE, with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, discusses the opportunities for women in mechanical engineering.
People
Matilde Sánchez-Peña, Ph.D., uses a grant to study equity in engineering education; NASA engineer Aprille Joy Ericsson is a new Department of Defense assistant secretary; Ljupka Vrteva receives Slovenia’s 2023 Woman Engineer of the Year award; and more.
VOICES & VIEWS
President’s Note
WE Local panels addressed common themes
You Asked, SWE Answered
How to handle ‘bro culture’
Life + Work
Tips for women engineers who travel for work
Reinvention
Counter others’ doubts with self-esteem
Media
A review of Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines, by Joy Buolamwini, Ph.D.
Viewpoint
SWE editorial board’s favorite engineering-related destinations
In Memoriam
Violettee V. Brown, F.SWE, and William B. Streett, Ph.D.
Scrapbook
SWE presidents travel with purpose in mind
Closing Thoughts
SWE’s sense of community is inspiring — and powerful
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