Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science and Technology

Episode 45: Marcia MacDonald, PhD, Deputy Director, World Anti-Doping Agency

Marcia MacDonald, PhD, chats with host Danniele this week about working at the World Anti-Doping Agency. You'll hear about how her work helps to implement more efficient processes in the Athlete Biological Passport Program or ABP. But you'll also hear about Marcia's life as a woman in STEM. learn more →
Episode 46: Leigh Joseph, Ethnobotanist & Community Activist

Leigh Joseph talks about collaborative work at a community level, observing people out on the land and learning their stories that connect them to their place and how Indigenous communities can return to their cultural practices to build a foundation for healing and self-care. learn more →
2018: A Year in Review

Lots of things have happened in 2018 and we’ve been pretty productive here at WWEST. We’ve worked hard at not only expanding our current projects, but adding new ones as well. learn more →
Influential Women of Colour in STEM

Gender bias is a heavy contributor to the issues women face in trying to secure a STEM job. Additionally, racial bias plays an equally trying role for people of colour in western communities. The difficulty is elevated with the combination of the two, which is why Women of Colour (WOC) in STEM fields are 77% more likely than other women to report “having to prove themselves over and over again”. learn more →

WWEST BLOG

2018: A Year in Review
December 14, 2018
Lots of things have happened in 2018 and we’ve been pretty productive here at WWEST.... read more
Influential Women of Colour in STEM
December 14, 2018
Gender bias is a heavy contributor to the issues women face in trying to secure a STEM job.... read more
Is Passiveness in Wage Negotiations to Blame for Pay Gap?
November 23, 2018
If you’re a woman tirelessly trying to make your way up the pecking order, you’ve... read more
7 Ways Failure Can Teach Us More than Success
November 09, 2018
Failure is one of those things in life that we all have to deal with. We all fail, and that’s... read more

January 22, 2019
ICTC Women's Roundtable
Calling all women with STEM, ICT, trades or digital backgrounds, you can help achieve gender parity in the tech sector.
January 23, 2019
ICTC Employer Roundtable Workshop
Calling all employers, government and education stakeholders who hire STEM, ICT, digital and skilled trades workers. We need your voice. Share your organizations experience in enacting strategies, human resource policies and procedures and actions that address increasing the number of women in the tech sector. We want to hear what worked, what didn’t work and where gaps still persist.
January 23, 2019
Art Science Optics
Join our community partner Curiosity Collider for "Collider Cafe: Art. Science. Optics." to explore how art and science intersect in the exploration of curiosity.
January 28, 2019
Vancouver Women in Tech Regatta 2019
Relationships are the True Currency. Find your tribe at the Women in Tech Regatta.
February 06, 2019
Women in SETT Leadership Workshop Series Part 1
Built upon the experiences of Canadian women and proven across the country, the WinSETT Centre's Leadership Program is the only Canadian program focused exclusively on women in SETT.