Welcome to Region E!
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE), founded in 1950, is a
nonprofit educational and service organization that helps women achieve
their full potential as engineers and leaders.
SWE's Region E covers the mid-Atlantic area, including New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Maryland, and Virginia. Our region encompasses
thirteen professional sections and fifty-nine collegiate
sections. Region E is also home to three of the first four
chartered sections: Philadelphia, New York, and Baltimore-Washington as
well as the first chartered collegiate section, Drexel University.
SWE Mission
Stimulate
women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, expand
the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in
improving the quality of life, and demonstrate the value of diversity.
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SWE Objectives
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Inform young women, their parents, counselors, and the general public,
of the qualifications and achievements of women engineers and the
opportunities open to them.
•
Assist women in readying themselves for a return to active work after
temporary retirement.
•
Serve as a center of information on women in engineering.
• Encourage women engineers to attain high levels of education
and professional achievement.
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