Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST)

Purpose

This 29-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. The Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST) will advance women’s equality with a strategic focus on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). At the end of the project, SCWIST will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by advancing inclusive policies and practices, encouraging more equitable and effective sharing of resources, increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change, supporting positive distribution of authority, voices, and decision-making power, and addressing persistent harmful gender norms and attitudes.