IEEE Women In Engineering

What IEEE Women In Engineering does

IEEE Women in Engineering (IEEE WIE) is a global membership-based committee of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), the world's largest technical professional organization. Founded in 1994 and formally established on June 29, 1997, WIE is dedicated to advancing women in engineering and science through networking, mentoring, professional development, awards, scholarships, and STEM outreach. The organization operates through a distributed model of local affinity groups, student branch affinity groups, and regional coordinators spanning IEEE Regions 1–10 across 100+ countries, with operational headquarters located at the IEEE Operations Center in Piscataway, New Jersey.

WIE's core offerings are programmatic rather than technological: publications (IEEE WIE Magazine published twice annually and the bi-monthly WIE Exchange newsletter, both externally award-winning), flagship conferences (the annual International Leadership Conference and regional International Leadership Summits), scholarships and grants (Frances B. Hugle, IEEE WIE International, Edith Hannigan McHale, travel grants, Family Cares Grant), awards programs (Technology & Leadership Award sponsored by Walmart Global Tech at US$10,000, Inspiring Member, Inspiring Student Member, Affinity Group awards), and structured programs including Mentoring, the Ambassador Program, Distinguished Lecturers, STAR Pre-University Outreach, The Big Idea Pitch Competition, Global Tech Marathons, webinars, podcasts, and the IEEE.tv WIE channel. The underlying technology infrastructure is provided by IEEE Collabratec for online community networking and standard content channels (website, newsletter, YouTube).

Revenue mechanics are diversified but modest in scale. WIE charges US$25 in annual membership dues for professional members, while IEEE Student, Graduate Student, and Life Members receive WIE membership free as a bundled benefit of IEEE membership, making individual ARPU low. The organization supplements dues with corporate sponsorships (most notably Walmart Global Tech funding the Technology & Leadership Award), conference and event registration revenue, and budget allocations from IEEE's Member and Geographic Activities (MGA) Board. Operational delivery relies on a small core staff (Senior Manager, Senior Marketing Specialist, Program Specialist) supported by an extensive global volunteer network across all IEEE regions.

Name

IEEE Women In Engineering

Legal name

IEEE Women In Engineering (IEEE WIE)

Website

https://wie.ieee.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

IEEE Women in Engineering is a global IEEE-affiliated membership organization supporting women engineers and scientists across 100+ countries through mentoring, scholarships, conferences, publications, awards, and STEM outreach programs, operating via local affinity groups.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

STEM Professional Membership / Engineering Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Professional Organizations (813920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Scholarly Society & Association Publishing (EDAGAFAK)

Keywords

• Women in engineering
• STEM professional membership
• Engineering mentorship programs
• STEM outreach programs
• Professional development conferences

Headquarters

HQ city

Piscataway

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: IEEE WIE generates revenue through annual membership dues of US$25 for professional members. Student, Graduate Student, and Life Members receive free WIE membership as a benefit of their IEEE membership.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

IEEE Women in Engineering (IEEE WIE) is a global membership organization that advances women in engineering and science through paid professional membership (US$25/year), a portfolio of programs (mentoring, scholarships, awards, conferences, outreach), and publications including the IEEE WIE Magazine and WIE Exchange Newsletter. Members access a worldwide network of affinity groups, the International Leadership Conference and regional summits, scholarships and travel/family care grants, webinars and podcasts, and the WIE Global Network on IEEE Collabratec.

Product overview

IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) is a global membership organization under IEEE, not a unified software product but rather a portfolio of programs, publications, events, and grants. The core offerings include the award-winning IEEE WIE Magazine and bi-monthly WIE Exchange Newsletter; scholarship programs (Frances B. Hugle Scholarship, IEEE WIE International Scholarship, Edith Hannigan McHale Scholarship); travel and family care grants; major conferences including the International Leadership Conference (ILC) and regional International Leadership Summits (ILS); professional development programs such as Ambassador Program, Distinguished Lecturers Program, Mentoring, STAR Pre-University Outreach, and The Big Idea Pitch Competition; content platforms including WIE Podcasts, Manga Story Contest, WIE Channel on IEEE TV, and webinars; and local community chapters through Affinity Groups and Student Branch Affinity Groups. The organization operates through IEEE Collabratec for its online community networking.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IEEE WIE Membership
• IEEE WIE Magazine
• WIE Exchange Newsletter
• IEEE Frances B. Hugle Scholarship
• IEEE WIE International Scholarship
• Edith Hannigan McHale Scholarship
• IEEE WIE Travel Grants
• Family Cares Grant
• IEEE International Leadership Conference (ILC)
• International Leadership Summits (ILS)
• IEEE WIE Mentoring Program
• WIE Global Network (IEEE Collabratec)
• IEEE WIE Awards Program
• WIE Webinars
• WIE Podcasts

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Million Women Mentors: Million Women Mentors is a non-profit initiative supporting girls and women in STEM through mentoring and corporate pledges. Its mentoring focus and STEM-outreach model intersect with IEEE WIE's Mentoring Program and STAR outreach.
• Women in Manufacturing (WiM): WiM is a non-profit professional association supporting women in the manufacturing sector. It shares WIE's chapter-based structure and conference model (Women in Manufacturing STEP Ahead Awards), but focuses on manufacturing rather than the broader engineering/technology umbrella.

Broad incumbents

• AAUW (American Association of University Women): AAUW is a much larger and broader non-profit advancing gender equity in education and the workplace through fellowships, grants, advocacy, and research. While not engineering-specific, it overlaps with WIE on women-in-STEM scholarships, leadership programs, and corporate partnerships.

Direct peers

• AISES (American Indian Science and Engineering Society): AISES is a national non-profit supporting Indigenous students and professionals in STEM. It shares WIE's mission profile (underrepresented group in STEM), membership model, scholarship/awards programs, and conference structure (Annual AISES National Conference).
• AnitaB.org (Anita Borg Institute): AnitaB.org is a non-profit focused on women in technology with programs including the Grace Hopper Celebration, mentoring, and Top Companies for Women Technologists. It directly competes for the same women-in-tech audience and corporate sponsorship dollars as IEEE WIE.
• National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE): NSBE is a U.S.-based student and professional society with 600+ chapters supporting Black engineers and STEM students. Like IEEE WIE, it offers conferences (Annual Convention), scholarships, awards, and pre-college outreach, and operates with a similar affinity-group model.
• NCWIT (National Center for Women & Information Technology): NCWIT is a non-profit coalition focused on increasing women's participation in computing. It offers awards (NCWIT Aspirations in Computing), outreach programs, and academic alliances, overlapping with WIE's STAR outreach and student recognition initiatives.
• WEPAN (Women in Engineering ProActive Network): WEPAN is a U.S.-based non-profit dedicated to advancing women in engineering through research, advocacy, and programs. It targets similar audiences (engineering faculty, students, professionals) and competes for the same outreach, awards, and corporate sponsorship ecosystem.
• ACM-W (Association for Computing Machinery Council on Women in Computing): ACM-W is the women's affinity organization within ACM, the computing counterpart to IEEE. It mirrors IEEE WIE's structure with a parent-organization affiliation, student chapters, awards, and computing-focused outreach, making it a near-perfect structural peer.
• Society of Women Engineers (SWE): SWE is the largest U.S.-focused professional organization supporting women in engineering and technology. Like IEEE WIE, it offers membership, scholarships, awards, conferences (WE Conference), and outreach programs targeting women engineers and students, making it the closest direct peer in mission and structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights1 record

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@IEEEWomeninEngineering
• Xx.com/ieeewie

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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