About Us

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE), founded in 1950, is a not-for-profit educational and service organization. SWE is the driving force that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career aspiration for women. SWE empowers women to succeed and advance in those aspirations and be recognized for their life-changing contributions and achievements as engineers and leaders. 

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Why Join?

Membership in the Society of Women Engineers provides many benefits.  Members can benefit directly form the networking and employment resources, as well as from the many opportunities for professional development.  The Society provides excellent leadership training at the local, regional, and national levels through opportunities to participate in committees or serve as committee chairs or officers. 

Many of SWE's leaders have found the organization an ideal place to learn leadership skills while providing a safe environment to make mistakes while learning from them.  Members who are interested in outreach programs will also find many opportunities for outreach to students from elementary school through college age through the many career guidance programs sponsored by SWE.  We hope you will discover that SWE membership can be beneficial to you, and welcome you to join our section.