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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