AIChE Observes Women's History Month

By Douglas Clark on Mar 1, 2021

AIChE observes Women's History Month with a weekly series that profiles the careers and industry contributions of women chemical engineers.

The Women in Chemical Engineering Community (WIC) provides AIChE members with a space to assemble and promote women within the chemical engineering and related fields. Join WIC today.

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Future History Makers in Chemical Engineering

Mar 15, 2023 . by Idell Bryan

Meet some of the women who are just getting started in their careers but are already reimagining and redefining aspects of the chemical engineering profession.

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Women in Process Engineering

Mar 22, 2023 . by Denieka Bean

Meet the wide variety of women process engineers we've spoken to in our ongoing series on process engineering careers.

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AIChE Celebrates International Women’s Day

Mar 8, 2023 . by Sonja Bradfield

Learn what you can do as part of AIChE and at the upcoming Spring Meeting and GCPS in Houston to help women advance in chemical engineering.

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Leaders of Women in Chemical Engineering Community Discuss the Work Ahead

Mar 23, 2022 . by Gordon Ellis

Learn more about what WIC is all about, the support it provides to women in chemical engineering, and how you can get involved.

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Taking Our Next Steps: An Interview with AIChE President Christine Grant

Mar 16, 2022 . by Gordon Ellis

Hear from AIChE President Christine Grant about her first mentors, how we can create a more vital and equitable chemical engineering workforce, and how we each can work towards what’s next for AIChE and for our individual careers.

When the Draw-a-Scientist study was first conducted in the 1960s, more than 99% of grade-school children drew a male scientist. Source: https://upload.wikimedia. org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Drawing_from_original_DAST_ study.jpg, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License (CC BY-SA 3.0) (July 21, 2005).

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Picturing a Profession without Gender Bias

Mar 9, 2022 . by Gordon Ellis

Some progress has been made, but the reality remains that only 13% of practicing chemical engineers are women. Read how things have changed and where continued effort is needed.

WIC Luncheon at the 2019 Annual Meeting. Photo courtesy of John Vasko.

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AIChE’s Women in Chemical Engineering Community Welcomes New Members

Mar 2, 2022 . by Gina M. Gatto

As a WIC member, you’ll have an opportunity to attend online and in-person technical programming geared specifically for women and their allies. All are welcome.