
HISTORY
- Founded in 1950
- Incorporated in 1952
- Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois
- Over 17,000 members in 90 sections and 300
student sections
- More than 400 members-at-large
Mission
(adopted 1986)
- Stimulate women to achieve full potential in
careers as engineers and leaders,
- Expand the image of the engineering profession
as a positive force in improving the quality of life, and
- Demonstrate the value of diversity.
Objectives
- To inform young women, their parents, counselors, and the general public of the qualifications and achievements of women engineers and the opportunities open to them.
- To assist women engineers in readying themselves for a return to active work after temporary retirement.
- To serve as a center of information on women in engineering.
- To encourage women engineers to attain high levels of education and professional achievement.
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