ADVANCING WOMEN IN ENGINEERING
Supporting Women who Pursue a Career in Power Electronics
Inclusiveness allows PELS to embrace the diversity of its members and their careers while respecting everyone’s needs and values with honesty and transparency. To support PELS’s commitment to fostering inclusion throughout its organization and programming, the PELS Women in Engineering (WIE) group was formed.
PELS WIE is dedicated to developing events that support and welcome the entire community to join the conversation. Its goal is to facilitate recruiting and retaining women in technical disciplines globally. The group envisions a vibrant community of women and men in IEEE who collectively use their diverse talents to innovate for the benefit of humanity. It is also a part of the global IEEE WIE network with over 22,000 IEEE members and volunteers who promote women engineers and scientists and inspire girls to follow their academic interests.
What PELS WIE Does
Initiatives and Resources
Educational Events
Power at the Table Series
As PELS WIE’s annual event, the Power at the Table series features various leaders in power electronics who explain how they got involved in the power electronics field, issues they faced during their careers, and what they envision power electronics will develop.
Develop Resources
PELS WIE understands that each member’s contributions are essential for growth. During various events, resources are created that help members and non-members in their careers and understand the various sections of PELS.
Membership Advancement
PELS WIE actively supports women members in becoming IEEE Senior Members. The committee identifies women engineers who can become IEEE Fellows by tracking statistics of female PELS members who are a part of various PELS committees, such as the Administrative Committee.
"The IEEE Power Electronics Society pledges to work toward diversified representation and participation at all IEEE PELS meetings, conferences, and events. All aspects of diversity will be considered, including but not limited to: gender, region, affiliation, race, ethnicity, and culture."
In their words
Other initiatives
Event Support
PELS offers support for WIE activities at conferences. Each proposal is considered by PELS WIE and will receive a response within seven business days. In exchange for funding, the requester must commit to providing the following items:
- An explanation of how the event supports PELS's diversity initiatives and future plans
- Photo(s) of the event
- Promotional content prior to the event for PELS to advertise
- Write-up of the event that covers key highlights
Need Help?
If you have an upcoming event and could use funding support, reach out today.
Thoughtful Articles
The IEEE Power Electronics Magazine publishes peer-reviewed articles related to power electronics and their applications, which encompass the effective use of electronic components, application of control theory and circuit design techniques, and development of analytical tools used in efficient and effective energy conversion, control, utilization, and conditioning of electric power.
Below is a selection of articles written by PELS WIE:
