Women in STEM Organizations
We invite you to explore the organizations below that support women in various STEM fields.
- Women Chemists Committee
The Women Chemists Committee works to attract, retain, develop, promote, and advocate for women to positively impact diversity, equity, and inclusion in the American Chemical Society (ACS) and the chemical profession.
- Committee on the Advancement of Women Chemists
The Committee on the Advancement of Women Chemists (COACh) provides high-impact programs to ensure that all scientists and engineers have an equal opportunity to be successful in pursuit of their career aspirations.
- Women in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The Women in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Committee advocates for women in biochemistry and molecular biology, both in academia and in industry by increasing participation, visibility and status of women within the scientific community.
- Women in Mathematics
The Committee for Women in Mathematics (CWM) is the committee of the International Mathematical Union (IMU) concerned with issues related to women in mathematics worldwide.
- Women in Physics
Through the Committee on the Status of Women in Physics (CSWP), the American Physical Society (APS) is committed to encouraging the recruitment, retention, and career development of women physicists at all levels.
- Women in Astronomy
The Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy (CSWA) recommends to the American Astronomical Association Board of Trustees practical measures that can be taken to improve the status of women in astronomy and encourage their entry into this field.
- Women in Engineering
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Women in Engineering (WIE) is one of the largest international professional organizations dedicated to promoting women engineers and scientists and inspiring girls around the world to follow their academic interests to a career in engineering.
- Society of Women Engineers
The Society of Women Engineers is the world’s largest advocate for women in engineering and technology.
- American Institute of Chemical Engineering Women’s Initiative Committee
The Women’s Initiatives Committee (WIC) shall assist the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) in taking a leadership role in promoting the entry, development and full participation of women in the institute and the profession.
- Women in Computing
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Computer Society supports women in tech and offers many initiatives to empower their career development and salary potential.
- Association for Women in Computing
The Association of Women in Computing (AWC) is dedicated to promoting the advancement of women in the computing professions.
- Association for Women in Science
The Association for Women in Science (AWIS) is a global network that inspires bold leadership, research, and solutions that advance women in STEM, spark innovation, promote organizational success and drive systemic change.
- UNESCO Women in Science
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics (UIS) is developing a series of new indicators about the dynamics that shape women’s decisions to pursue STEM careers – from their educational pathways to the social factors, such as starting a family and workplace environment.
- Committee on Women in Science, Engineering and Medicine
The Committee on Women in Science, Engineering and Medicine (CWSEM) collects and disseminates data and information on the education and employment of women scientists, engineers, and health care professionals, and ways to increase the participation and advancement of women in all fields of science, engineering, and medicine.
- American Association of University Women
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) is tenacious and trailblazing – advocating for women and girls since 1881 and into the future!
- Graduate Women in Science
Graduate Women in Science promotes interest in science, recognizes women in science, encourages and assists of women in the continuation of their scientific education, for the fraternal association of women in science, and for the furtherance of scientific thought in education through the establishment of awards, grants, and fellowships.
- Women in STEM
Empowering and encouraging high school girls to be a part of the movement to increase female representation in STEM.