Diverse: a SWE podcast

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 th...

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...

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 bec...

Get a sneak peak into SWE Magazine's State of Women in Engineering issue in this SWE Diverse episode with Roberta Rincon, SWE’s associate director of research, and Anne Perusek, SWE’s director of editorial and publications. Listen along as Roberta and Anne discuss SWE's upcoming research issue (to be published in April 2021), with a large focus on the impacts of COVID-19 on the engineering pipelin...

In this SWE Diverse episode, Heather Doty, FY21 President of SWE, speaks with Shwetambari 'Shwe' Shetty, 2021 WE Local India keynote speaker and a fitness expert at India's largest fitness chain. Listen as Shwe enlightens us through health and wellness education and advice for these times when many of us are spending more time than ever within the confines of our homes.

In this SWE Diverse episode, we wrap up Black History Month with Nikia Brown, African-American Affinity Group Black History Month Lead, and Louvere Walker-Hannon, SWE African-American Affinity Group Lead and MathWorks Senior Application Engineer. Listen as Louvere and Nikia discuss the challenges faced by Black women in STEM, the importance of mentoring and volunteering in communities of color, an...

In this SWE Diverse episode, Jayshree Seth, Corporate Scientist and Chief Science Advocate at 3M, speaks with TIME's 2020 Kid of the Year, Gitanjali Rao. At just 15 years old, this brilliant young innovator has designed and built technology and tools that address serious issues like water contamination, opioid addiction and cyberbullying. Get to know Gitanjali and her innovations in this episode—w...

Happy Black History Month! In this SWE Diverse episode, Bralade Koroye-Emenanjo, FY21 SWE African-American Affinity Group Lead, speaks with Kanika Tolver, an engineer, speaker, author and coach. Kanika is a highly decorated information technology Federal Government professional, rebel entrepreneur and Certified Professional Coach who’s fueled by an extraordinary commitment to social change and hel...

In this SWE Diverse episode, Heather Doty, FY21 President of SWE, speaks with Amanda French, co-founder and CEO of Emme, a healthcare technology company focused on women’s health. Amanda is a mechanical engineer with over a decade of experience bringing innovative femtech products to the market. Her research and development background in medical devices makes her an expert in the industry. Learn a...

As National Mentoring Month comes to an end, Heather Doty, FY21 President of SWE, speaks with Ken Fulmer, President and CEO of Urban Engineers and co-founder of SWE's HeForSWE Affinity group. Together they discuss how men can help be mentors and allies for women in engineering.

In honor of National Mentoring Month, Yareni Lara-Rodríguez, mentoring lead at the SWE Latinos AG, speaks with Dr. Mauricio Cabrera-Ríos, professor and researcher at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. Together they discuss his interest in mentoring women in STEM and how mentoring has been helpful during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Most people believe fulfillment is a rare by-product of success and that you're lucky if you get to experience it. Dr. Kim Warren Martin argues against that mentality. As a former engineer, she sees things formulaically and has discovered that fulfillment is not a fantasy—it's a formula. Having a formula means you don’t have to sacrifice your success for fulfillment, nor do you have to sacrifice y...

In this SWE Diverse episode, Sandra Guy, Chicago-based journalist and SWE Magazine contributor, speaks with Brad Johnson, Ph. D. and David Smith, Ph. D., co-authors of "Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women." During this episode, they talk about men supporting women in the STEM workplace as well as their latest book, "Good Guys: How Men Can Become Better Allies for Women in the Workpl...

Archivist Troy Eller English talks to Anne Perusek, SWE Magazine's Director of Editorial and Publications, to bring you Tales from the Archives- Mentoring Pt. 2. In this second part, we share how mentors have impacted the careers of SWE members' professional careers.

Archivist Troy Eller English talks to Anne Perusek, SWE Magazine's Director of Editorial and Publications, to bring you "Tales from the Archives- Mentoring Pt. 1. In this first part, we share stories of SWE members who talk about the value mentors played in their early lives and in college. Be sure to join us for part two where we'll explore the impact mentors had on SWE members' professional care...

In this SWE Diverse episode, Heather Doty, SWE FY21 President, speaks with Patty Mamola, executive director of the Nevada Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. Together they discuss what it is like for Patty to be the first female president of the National Council Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) and how to create a more diverse/inclusive environment in engineering.

In this SWE Diverse episode, Heather Doty, SWE FY21 President, speaks with SWE Member Cathy Meyn, retired Corporate Director of Programs at Northrop Grumman. Cathy has a passion for mentoring and has mentored college students, peers, and employees from multiple companies, beginning her mentoring path in the fourth grade. During this episode, she helps us better understand the different kinds of me...

In this SWE Diverse episode, Heather Doty, SWE FY21 President, speaks to Jane Willenbring who was a scientist on the feature-length documentary film, "Picture a Scientist." This is the second part of a two-part series where we will be hearing from the directors and the scientists from this documentary. In part two, Jane talks about the harassment women face in the STEM field and how she overcame t...

In this SWE Diverse episode, Heather Doty, SWE FY21 President, speaks with Ian Cheney and Sharon Shattuck, who were directors and producers on the feature-length documentary film, "Picture a Scientist." This is the first part of a two-part series where we will be hearing from the directors and the scientists from this documentary. In part one, Ian and Sharon discuss what it was like to make this f...

In this SWE Diverse episode, Heather Doty, SWE FY21 President, speaks with Rose James, Corporate Counsel, Intellectual Property/Commercial at Cummins Inc. Together they discuss what working at Cummins is like as a legal counsel and the advice Rose has for women interested in STEM.

In this SWE Diverse episode, Heather Doty, SWE FY21 President, speaks with one of our WE20 Mega Session speakers, Selena Rezvani, author of "Pushback" and president at NextGenWomen, LLC. Together they provide a teaser of Selena's WE20 Mega Session, "Negotiate Like a Boss: How to Be a Fierce Self-Advocate."

In this SWE Diverse episode, Heather Doty, SWE FY21 President, speaks with Tiffany House, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Commercialization Specialist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Together they discuss NOAA SBIR's program and how it provides small businesses with the right resources to develop their innovative technologies in the commercial sector.

In this SWE Diverse episode, Heather Doty, SWE FY21 President, speaks with one of our WE20 Mega Session speakers, Anne Collier, CEO of Arudia. Together they discuss Anne's goals as CEO and leadership coach and provide a teaser of Anne's WE20 Mega Session, "Style Matters: How Cognitive Diversity Affects Your Work." If you haven't made plans to attend WE20, register today at WE20.swe.org to listen t...

In this SWE Diverse episode, Heather Doty, SWE FY21 President, speaks with one of our WE20 Keynote speakers and recipient of the Suzanne Jenniches Upward Mobility Award, Jennifer Rumsey, president of the Components Segment for Cummins Inc. Together they discuss Jennifer's goals as President of Components at Cummins and a sneak peek at Jennifer's WE20 Keynote. If you haven't made plans to attend WE...