Women in Engineering Affinity Group

The Women in Engineering Affinity Group was founded to promote the significant contributions women have made in our field and encourage others to pursue such a career. The Group often hosts events designed to promote its values to students and experts in the engineering industry. Please stay tuned to this website if you are interested.

If you are interested in joining the WIE Group, please contact a member of our leadership, below.

For more information on Women in Engineering and other activities across the globe, please visit IEEE WIE.

Blog posts

  • The Eighth Women in Data Science New Zealand Conference
    26 August 2025

    The eighth Women in Data Science New Zealand conference was successfully held in Wellington on 18 August 2025 at Victoria University of Wellington – Kelburn Campus. More than 40 people from different domains attend the conference.   ...

  • WIE Internship & Graduate Opportunities
    10 October 2022

    EnergyBank has contacted the Women in Engineering Affinity Group with an opportunity for Mechatronic/Mechanical Engineering students to join them in a temporary capacity. A ten-week paid (living wage) internship is available to tertiary students, and a six-month position to PhD graduates ($70k p.a.). If you are ...

  • WIE Scholarship Opportunities
    09 September 2022

    Applications are now open for the IEEE Frances B. Hugle Scholarship and the new IEEE Women in Engineering International Scholarship. IEEE Frances B. Hugle Scholarship The scholarship was established to honour the memory of Frances B. Hugle, her many significant engineering accomplishments, and to help provide the ...

  • Why WIE Session
    06 July 2022

    WIE NZCS conducted an event to engage and promote female engineers. IEEE Women in Engineering strives to provide assistance in supporting female professionals in technical disciplines. In this session, we share our experiences of being in the vibrant community of IEEE WIE, development programs, membership ...

  • International Women’s Day 2022
    08 March 2022

    To all IEEE NZ Central Section members, I take this opportunity to thank you for the contributions you have made to our Affinity group since it started. As the world celebrates women’s day, we need to remind ourselves that we are better together and we shouldn’t ...

Committee members

Qi Chen

Women in Engineering Chair, Membership Coordinator

Lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington