By Yasmin Ranade
Use your privilege as a senior woman in STEM to help others. For example, mentor and coach young women in the industry to help them build their confidence. Don’t just sit around and wait for things to improve; be the change you want to see and become a voice for those who don’t have one yet.
By Christine Persaud
International Women’s Day is a reminder to refocus efforts on equity and inclusion, with the lens not only on women but also minorities, LGBTQ+ members, and others who are often victims of workplace biases.
By Yasmin Ranade
IBM Canada, along with its ten partners, delivered its first national Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) virtual summer camp for students entering grades 7 – 12 this fall. Access was free and more than 3,000 teens participated from 9 provinces, which demonstrates a good appetite for STEM learning in Canada.
By Yasmin Ranade
In the long run, this program will benefit by promoting entrepreneurship in Northern Ontario (and bring revenue), establish great companies, generate employability, [and] socio-economic development of Northern Ontario that will generate a ripple effect across Canada.
By Yasmin Ranade
By helping to grow a made-in-Canada hardware supply chain, the Hardware Catalyst Initiative is playing a key role in keeping innovation in Canada, shoring up Canada’s much-needed supply of sensors and electronics, strengthening our tech sector, and supporting the next generation of tech leaders.
By Christine Persaud
There has been a ton of chatter of late about a little-known iPhone app called Clubhouse, and it has been taking the tech and professional world by storm. But how does it work and, more important, how do you get invited to this exclusive app?
By Yasmin Ranade
A team of civic-minded and entrepreneurial university students have stepped up during the COVID-19 pandemic by helping incoming first-year students with their university transition.
By Yasmin Ranade
Based from personal context as a woman who previously worked in Silicon Valley, Jenna MacSwain, scientist and engineer, captures the culture and challenges women faced in the early days of Silicon Valley in her new romantic fiction novel, A Slow Leap Into The Sky.