In our second Diverse episode during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2021, Dr. Vidya Chamundeswari, a member of SWE's Asian Connections Affinity Group leadership team, speaks with Gloria Montano, SWE's first Asian American president (1997-1998). Listen as Gloria speaks about her Filipino roots and American assimilation, transitioning from Silicon Valley to the nonprofit sector, changes in SWE governance and leadership since her presidency, and more.

In this SWE Diverse episode, Heather Doty, FY21 president of SWE, speaks with WE Local Europe keynote Smita Tharoor. As a motivational keynote speaker and thought leader on unconscious bias, Smita is passionate about helping others understand and rectify their own unconscious biases. Listen as Heather and Smita discuss bias and the importance of inclusion.

In our first Diverse episode during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2021, Margaret Omori, SWE's Asian Connections Affinity Group Vice Lead, speaks with two newly elected SWE Directors, Jennifer Morikawa and Kalyani Mallela. Together, they discuss their Asian cultures, their involvement in SWE, their motivation behind stepping into director positions, and the "bamboo ceiling" that often hinders the careers of AAPI women.

In this SWE Diverse episode, Heather Doty, FY21 President of SWE, speaks with Lauren Thompson, Senior Manager of Transmission Controls at Stellantis. Listen as Heather and Lauren discuss transitioning from a technical role to a leadership role, the importance of creating and maintaining a strong professional network, and what surprised them about SWE's eXXec program.

In this SWE Diverse episode, Heather Doty, FY21 President of SWE, speaks with Åsa Cervone, Global Program Manager for Generation Services CRM & Field Service Digitalization at Siemens Energy. Listen and learn about Åsa's STEM education, her successful career with Siemens Energy, and why she believes curiosity is key to adopting an inclusive mindset.

In this SWE Diverse episode, Karen Horting, CEO & Executive Director of SWE, speaks with Carla Boragno, 2021 WE Local Europe keynote speaker and Senior Vice President, Head of Global Engineering and Facilities for Roche. Listen as Carla talks about how her successful career started with taking a risk, and how following our intuition and making mistakes can often lead us toward personal and professional fulfillment.

In this SWE Diverse episode, Heather Doty, FY21 President of SWE, speaks with Dr. Sue Black OBE(Officer of the Order of the British Empire). Sue is a 2021 WE Local Europe keynote speaker and a passionate advocate for women in tech. Listen as Sue talks about her unconventional and inspiring educational journey to obtain her Ph.D. in software engineering, and where her career has taken her since then.

In this SWE Diverse episode, Karen Horting, CEO & Executive Director of SWE, speaks with Sheenam Ohrie, 2021 WE Local India keynote speaker and Vice President of Digital Services at Dell Technologies in India. Listen as Sheenam talks about her career with Dell, her passion for increasing diversity in the tech industry, and her upcoming WE Local India keynote, "The Art and Science of Unlearning."

In this SWE Diverse episode, Heather Doty, FY21 President of SWE, speaks with Susan Ferguson, 2021 WE Local India keynote speaker and Country Representative for the United Nations (UN) Women Office in India. Listen as Susan talks about her work with the United Nations, the issues being faced by women and girls across the globe, and why it's crucial for us to diversify traditionally male-dominated industries such as engineering.

SWE members typically head to Washington D.C. around this time each year for Congressional Visits Day, speaking to their legislators about policy issues relevant to STEM education and women in the engineering workforce. SWE has hosted Congressional Visits Day for more than a decade. It’s pretty remarkable, not only because of the impact that members can have in educating policymakers, but also because for much of its history the Society has expressly avoided participating in public policy. So today we’re going back into the archives to explore how SWE’s stance evolved from actively avoiding public policy advocacy in its early years to actively engaging in it.