Mission

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, demonstrate the value of diversity.

Objectives

• Inform young women, their parents, counselors, and the general public, of the qualifications and achievements of women engineers and the opportunities open to them.• Assist women in readying themselves for a return to active work after temporary retirement.

• Serve as a center of information on women in engineering.

• Encourage women engineers to attain high levels of education and professional achievement.The Society’s 3- to 5-Year Planning Horizon Strategies

The Society’s 3-5 Year Planning Horizon Strategies

• SWE will provide opportunities for women to attain, enhance, and demonstrate leadership, professional, and technical excellence that results in career aspiration, advancement, achievement, and satisfaction.

• SWE will embrace and promote the value and power of diversity in specialties, age, race, ethnicity, language, gender identity, sexual orientation, and interests.

• SWE will share its acquired knowledge and promote programs that bridge the gaps in recruitment, professional development, and retention of women in engineering.

• SWE will inspire girls and women from diverse backgrounds and life stages to aspire to engineering for meaningful and rewarding careers.

All information on this page is from the National Society of Women Engineers website.