IEEE WIE Forum USA East Dec. 1-3, 2016 in Boston, MA) focuses on developing and improving leadership skills for individuals at all stages of their careers. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear inspirational and empowering talks presented by successful leaders from IEEE Northeast. Emerging technologies will also be demonstrated, engaging attendees to facilitate discussion and potential advancement of STEM outreach class ideas.
To inspire and empower women as leaders in engineering and technology. Through a network of more than 500 affinity groups and 15,000 members around the world, IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) directly transforms the lives of hundreds of thousands of young girls and women via pre-university outreach, technical seminars, humanitarian projects, networking events, and educational programs focused on encouraging self-realization through the core ideas of the IEEE WIE mission.
Mentoring the next generation of female leaders
Strategies for increasing equity in power and decision making
Women as leaders in education, industry, and government
Development: communication skills in written and spoken word, effective dialog
Cross-cultural aspects of leadership
What it takes to be a great leader – qualities that all successful leaders share
Shaping the future by female leaders
Training vs inherent skills: can leadership be learned?
Work-Life balance: family systems traditions and changes
Leadership development for women: overcoming stereotypes
The design, implementation, and evaluation of leadership from a structural perspective
Helping girls and young women become leaders – motivating to empower, empowering to motivate
Exploring the attrition gap – why do women leave the engineering field and what can be done to prevent it.
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