• A Seat at the Table - Talent Bank
   

• Jobs for the Girls - Role Model Project


To view an online version of the Role Model CD, click here
 

• Plaques Project


 

Completed Projects  

• NOW


New Opportunities for Women. A project to address the gender imbalance in management in the food industry. In conjunction with Goldenvale plc, Kerry Group and Greencore plc. EU Funded.
 

• Stars, Shells and Bluebells

- Celebrating Irish Women in Science
This book,  published in 1997, celebrates the contribution to scientific development by Ireland's forgotten Women Scientists of earlier times.
 

• Diversity Conference


This conference - Tapping the Human Resource in Science and Technology -  was hosted by WITS in Dublin Castle in June 1997

Reports

The following report is now available to WITS members (on a limited basis) please send email to re-enter@witsireland.com if you wish to view this report.

• The Athena Factor: Reversing the Brain Drain in Science, Engineering, and Technology by Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Carolyn Buck Luce, Lisa J. Servon, Lisa Sherbin, Peggy Shiller, Eytan Sosnovich, Karen Sumberg.  For more details click this link:
  http://www.worklifepolicy.org/index.php/section/research_pubs#232

Other reports: (note: all links open in new window as pdf)

• Getting the Balance Right - A WITS Ireland Initiative on Women in Irish Science, Engineering & Technology

• Forfas SET Report Report setting out the key institutional elements of the Science and Technology System in Ireland together with the national funding organisations

• ICTSI Statement - Sustainable Development in Ireland: The Role of Science and Technology presented by the Irish Council for Science, Technology and Innovation

• 3R's Report - Recruitment, Retention, Returning - A report following a debate held during the British Association Festival of Science in September 2003 on why there are not more women in Science, Engineering and Technology.

• SET FAIR Greenfield Report  - A Report on Women in Science, Engineering and Technology from Baroness Greenfield CBE to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, United Kingdom.

• Women Entrepreneurs - Presentation to Women Entrepreneurs by Dr. Ena Prosser, January 2005.

• Opto Ireland - Advance Programme for Opto Ireland Conference, April 2005.

• International Womens Day 2005 - Press Release

News Archive
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• Latest Newsletter No. 45

• WitsWords No. 44

• Spring 2007 No. 43

• Winter 2006

• Summer 2006

• Autumn 2005

• Spring 2005

• Autumn 2004

• Spring 2004

• Winter 2003

• Summer 2003

• Spring 2003

• Winter 2002/2003

• WitsWords38

• WitsWords37

• WitsWords36

Membership
To  become a WITS Member, click here
Printable Version of Membership Form
Please remember to post your Application Fee to: WITS, PO Box 3783, Dublin 4, Ireland. 
 

Links
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International Links
Association for Women In Science and Engineering (AWISE)
International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES)
Engology - Website promoting Engineering as a career

National Links
Department of Education and Science
Embark Initiative
Equality for Women Measure (EWM)
Forfas
Higher Education Authority (HEA)
Institution of Engineers of Ireland (IEI)
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Mentorlink - Advancing Women in Engineering
National Women's Council of Ireland
Irish Universities Promoting Science - Information on studying science at Irish Universities
Science.ie - Science, Technology and Innovation News, Events, and Information
Science Foundation Ireland - Science Grants Information Website
Womens Education Research and Resource Centre (WERRC)

WITS aims are supported by the following corporate sponsors:
An Post| Dept. of Education and Science | Enterprise Ireland | ESB | Food Safety Authority of Ireland | Forfas | Health & Safety Authority | IBM-Ireland | Dept. of Justice, Equality & Law Reform | Leo Laboratories | Roche Ireland | Sustainable Energy Ireland | Teagasc |