Collective Power: Collaborating to Retain and Advance Diverse Engineering Talent

Women of color (WOC) constitute almost 20% of the U.S. population but represent less than 7% of working engineers.[1,2] Research shows that WOC leave STEM occupations at higher rates than their male counterparts.[3,4] By sharing resources across the WCEC, developing new resources where needed, collecting data to identify "what works," and recognizing the contributions WOC make to the engineering profession, we believe that WOC will be empowered to lead in positions of influence- and stay.