Society of Women Engineers

Diverse: a SWE podcast

Welcome to Diverse, a podcast by the Society of Women Engineers. SWE gives women engineers a unique place and voice within the engineering community. On Diverse, we highlight incredible thought leaders and personalities in the STEM community and discover who they are at home, at work and in between.

Author

Society of Women Engineers

Category

Education

Podcast website

swe.org

Latest episode

Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 58: Mentoring in the Month of January 24.01.2019

Past SWE president's Penny Wirsing and Jessica Rannow talk mentoring in the month of January, hurdles, and direction for finding a mentor, and how SWE has and continues to be a great resource for mentoring guidance.

Episode 57: SWE Magazine Backstory Podcast: “If She Can See It, She can Be It” 07.12.2018

SWE’s Director of Editorial and Publications Anne Perusek talks about a STEM outreach campaign with Jon Reisfeld, a SWE Magazine writer.

SWE Tales from the Archives Episode 4: Breaking Boundaries Part One 07.12.2018

SWE Archivist Troy Eller English talks to Anne Perusek, SWE’s Director of Editorial and Publications, about women breaking boundaries at SWE’s annual conference.

Episode 56: SWE Member Karen Schmahl, Professor of Engineering at Florida International University 30.11.2018

SWE Member Karen Schmahl, a professor of engineering at Florida International University with a Ph. D. in industrial engineering, talks about her 35-year career.

Episode 55: Aerospace Project Engineer Melody Mojib with Stratasys 08.11.2018

Melody Mojib is an Aerospace Project Engineer supporting Additive Manufacturing at Stratasys Direct Manufacturing, and she has a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Diverse Podcast Episode 54: SWE Global Ambassador in Canada, Karen Chan 25.10.2018

SWE Global Ambassador in Canada, Karen Chan, sits down with SWE past President, Jessica Rannow, for an onsite WE18 podcast to talk about advocating for SWE globally.

Diverse Podcast Episode 53: Cindy Kent WE18 Keynote Part 2 25.10.2018

Cindy Kent SWE's WE18 Opening Keynote sits down with past SWE President Jessica Rannow to talk about her opening remarks and some of the questions that came out of the session.

Diverse Podcast Episode 52: Valerie Gervais of Saint-Gobain 15.10.2018

SWE FY19 President Penny Wirsing talks to Valerie Gervais, SVP of HR for Saint-Gobain North America, as part of our Women Executives in Engineering podcast series.

Diverse Episode 51: Cindy Kent WE18 Opening Keynote 27.09.2018

WE18 Opening Keynote Speaker Cindy Kent speaks with FY19 SWE President Penny Wirsing as part of our Women Executives in Engineering podcast series and a special preview of her remarks at WE18.

Diverse Episode 50: New India Gender Bias Study 25.09.2018

Penny Wirsing, SWE FY19 President, discusses SWE’s India Gender Bias Study with lead researcher Joan C. Williams, Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California Hastings College of Law and Founding Director of the Center for WorkLife Law.

Diverse Episode 49: Sonya Benson Of PepsiCo 18.09.2018

FY19 SWE President Penny Wirsing talks to Sonya Benson, an associate principle engineer at PepsiCo with a Ph. D. in Macromolecular Science and Engineering.

Diverse Episode 48: WE18 First-Timers 13.08.2018

Find out what WE18 First-Timers need to know from FY19 SWE President Penny Wirsing and SWE Past President Jessica Rannow.

Diverse Episode 47: Returnships with SWE and iRelaunch 03.08.2018

FY19 SWE President Penny Wirsing joins Carol Fishman Cohen, Chair and Co-founder of iRelaunch, to talk about the SWE iRelaunch STEM Re-entry Program.

Diverse Episode 46: Women Executives in Engineering - Karen Beale of IBM 05.07.2018

As part of our Women Executives in Engineering series, FY19 SWE President Penny Wirsing interviews Karen Beale of IBM who has attended eXXec, SWE’s executive leadership training program.

SWE Stories: Tales from the Archives, Episode 4 - Nevertheless, She Persevered Part 2 03.06.2018

SWE Archivist Troy Eller English and Director of Publications Anne Perusek uncover more stories of gender bias and sexual harassment in part 2 of Nevertheless She Persevered.

Diverse Episode 45: Men as Diversity Partners - Michael Milligan, Executive Director and CEO of ABET 17.05.2018

As part of our Men as Diversity Partners podcast series, FY18 SWE President Jonna Gerken talks to Michael Milligan, Executive Director and CEO of ABET.

Diverse Episode 44: Demonstrating Courageous Leadership 16.05.2018

SWE FY18 President Jonna Gerken talks to Sabina Nawaz, a global CEO coach and speaker, about courageous leadership.

Diverse Episode 43: Military Spouses in STEM 02.05.2018

FY18 SWE President Jonna Gerken interviews Michelle Aikman of the Society of Military Spouses in STEM.

SWE Stories: Tales from the Archives, Episode 3 - Nevertheless, She Persevered 20.04.2018

SWE’s Troy Eller English and Anne Perusek find stories of sexual harassment and gender discrimination in SWE’s Archives.

Diverse Episode 42: Women Executives in Engineering Neelu Khatri Honeywell India 19.04.2018

As part of our Women Executives in Engineering podcast series, FY18 SWE President Jonna Gerken talks with Neelu Khatri, President – Aerospace for Honeywell India.

Diverse Episode 41: Women Executives in Engineering Monika Panpaliya of Boeing International 19.04.2018

As part of our Women Executives in Engineering podcast series, FY18 SWE President Jonna Gerken talks with Monika Panpaliya, Senior Director of IT at Boeing International.

Diverse Episode 40: Engineering Licensure with NCEES 16.04.2018

FY19 SWE President Penny Wirsing talks to Davy McDowell of NCEES, the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying, and Kathy Marks of Carollo Engineers.

Diverse Episode 39: Governance Update - Collegiate Voting 21.03.2018

Penny Wirsing, SWE’s FY19 President, talks with Mary Beth Biddle, FY18 SWE Faculty Advisor/Counselor-Elect, about collegiate voting rights under SWE’s Governance Update.

Diverse Episode 38: Governance Update - Collegiate Faculty Advisors and Counselors 21.03.2018

Penny Wirsing, SWE’s FY19 President, talks with Mary Beth Biddle, FY18 SWE Faculty Advisor/Counselor-Elect, about how Collegiate Faculty Advisors and Counselors will be helping with SWE’s Governance Update.

Diverse Episode 37: Men as Diversity Partners - Steve Cricchi of the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command 06.03.2018

In this podcast, we continue our Men as Diversity Partners Series with Steve Cricchi of the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command talks about NAVAIR’s plan to recruit, retain, and develop female engineers.

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