Network of women water engineers founded
Networking women engineers from the water sector and making them more visible: That's what the Network of Women Water Engineers, founded in January, wants to do.
NeWI stands for the recently founded network of women water engineers. NeWI wants to make women engineers in the field of water (drinking water, wastewater, water bodies, flood protection, hydraulic engineering, hydrology and others) visible to each other as well as to the public. NeWI offers a platform for personal and professional exchange of experiences and brings together women with different career paths and in different positions. Furthermore, NeWI wants to promote young talent and provide role models for young female engineers and career aspirants and show possible career paths.
The founders and board members are Angela Birrer, an engineer in the field of urban drainage; Alexandra Fumasoli, a process engineer in the field of wastewater treatment plants; Angelika Hess, a research assistant in urban water management at ETH; and Lea Mutzner, who is currently working on her dissertation on micropollutants at Eawag.
Events and workshops
The network was launched in January 2017 with a successful first event. More than 50 female participants took part in an exciting guided tour of NEST - the modular research and innovation building of EMPA and EAWAG. Now, further events will follow in 2017, such as the career event for female students, a workshop on the topic of part-time work and careers (where men are also welcome) and the annually planned NeWI summer barbecue.
Membership is currently free and registration can be done at any time via the homepage. The network is looking forward to more members to lead NeWI together into a successful future. More details about the events and membership can be found on the homepage www.wasseringenieurinnen.ch to find.
