Women in STEM (WiSTEM)
The Women in STEM (WiSTEM) topic provides a platform to highlight and address the multi-faceted issues experienced by women and marginalized communities across the world, in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). It represents and engages women in different STEM fields and synthetic biology, and increases awareness of underrepresentation of not only women, but also individuals within other groups such as the LGBTQIA+ community. This topic invites you to work on projects to overcome barriers to participation and growth within synthetic biology and STEM ecosystems.
Projects
Women in STEM
GirlsLab
Unleash your potential in STEM with our 3-month mentorship program! You will be mentored by professionals from academia, industry, and governance on career progression, gain valuable skills, build connections, and inspire others through sharing your journey.
Women in STEM
Building Inclusive Tech
Building Inclusive Tech aims for local educational empowerment, where high schoolers are invited to synthetic biology related talks, workshops with presentations of past iGEM projects and getting the opportunity to create their own final iGEM-like projects.
Women in STEM
STEM Community Survey
The survey gathers information on situations of gender inequality in our culture and workplace, especially with regards to the STEM fields. It gives a voice to individuals within the community to share their experiences of career development and gender equity in STEM.
Women in STEM
The Equality Pursuit Magazine
A new magazine which featured written interviews with inspiring leaders and articles about gender diversity and empowerment.
Women in STEM
WiSTEM Panel Discussion Series
Round table discussions explored the multi-faceted issues faced by women in STEM. Esteemed speakers were invited to talk and provide the audience with their insights.
Events
Women in STEM
Women in SynBio Symposium
As a part of the iGEM 2022 Grand Jamboree in Paris, WiSTEM will host a Women in SynBio Symposium to celebrate and highlight inspirational women. This two day event will involve women across the globe presenting their innovations, research, and work, in addition to providing networking and workshops.
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Women in Entrepreneurship Bootcamp
The series of events aims to encourage women to join SynBio entrepreneurship by building participants’ confidence in their start-up ideas, providing information on funding and discussing inspirational work by current female entrepreneurs.
Women in STEM
WiSTEM Launch Event
The WiSTEM Launch Event took place back in 2021! Consisting of a short interview session with the keynote speaker Dr. Johana Rincones and short introductions from our three teams: Events, Data Analysis, and Awareness, the Launch Event aimed to highlight the key activities of this initiative in the 2021 season and introduce you to work previously done by the 2020 team. This event is organized and run by the three teams of WiSTEM in collaboration with iGEM TV and iGEM Creative Productions.