Applications have now closed for the Fall 2023 round. Stay tuned for when applications open for the next round of the mentorship program!
We are so excited to be offering the Women in Engineering Career Mentorship Program at the University of Waterloo and hope that it can provide a valuable and enriching experience for mentors and mentees.
Women make up more than half of the Canadian population but are significantly underrepresented in engineering education and in the engineering profession. Over the past decades, the number of women enrolled in post-secondary engineering programs has risen, as has the number of women in the engineering profession. Yet despite steady increases in the representation of women, men still vastly outnumber women in engineering.
This program was developed in response to this issue, as a way to help provide women and non-binary engineering students at the University of Waterloo with extra support and guidance as they make the transition from student to employee in a male dominated industry. We hope that by connecting our women engineering students with industry leaders, they can gain valuable knowledge and connections, while gaining confidence in themselves and growing their professional networks.
The program will run on a semester (4-month) basis starting Fall 2023, with the option to continue with the program in future terms.
On this site, you will find information about the program goals, meeting schedule and events planned for the mentorship program. Mentorship manuals will also be provided to mentors and mentees participating in the program which will serve as a guiding tool to help you navigate the program structure and provide information on how to build and nurture a professional relationship with your match.