IEEE Women in Engineering Magazine - December 2023 - 5

Letter to the Editor
What to Do About the
Dismal Statistics of
Women in IEEE
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This letter was received in response to the
editorial from the December 2022 issue of
IEEE Women in Engineering Magazine
from Past IEEE President Jon Vig.
Dear Karen,
The subject letter triggered a few
comments and questions that have had
concerned me for a long time.
You refer to " the dismal statistics of
women in (STEM). " What about the dismal
statistics of women in IEEE? Why is it
that we hardly ever talk about the dismal
statistics in IEEE and what to do about it?
To me, among the most important
statistics are that
* of the higher-grade (HG) members
of IEEE, only 13% are women
* of these 13%, more than half, i.e.,
56%, do not hold an EE degree!!!
Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MWIE.2023.3311199
Date of current version: 30 October 2023
You mentioned that when you joined
IEEE, you understood that females were
attracted to careers where they could
envision their contributions impacting
humanity. That fewer than half of HG
women in IEEE hold an EE degree supports
this understanding. So, if we want
to increase the percentage women in
IEEE, why not advertise that " You need
not be an EE to join IEEE. All who work
in IEEE's fields of interest, scientists,
IT professionals, medical professionals,
patent attorneys, and so on, are welcome
in IEEE. "
-John Vig
2009 IEEE president and CEO ... and a
Ph.D. in physics
Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MWIE.2023.3320409
DECEMBER 2023
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