Chattanooga Area Section

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Our History
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE), founded in 1950, is a not-for-profit educational and service organization that empowers women to succeed and advance in the field of engineering, and to be recognized for their life-changing contributions as engineers and leaders. SWE is the driving force that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career for women through an exciting array of training and development programs, networking opportunities, scholarships, and outreach and advocacy activities.The Chattanooga Area SWE section chartered September 2007.

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Our Mission
Stimulate women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, expand the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in improving the quality of life, and demonstrate the value of diversity.

Our Vision
To be key to the success of women
​in engineering and technology.

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Our Objectives
Professional excellence
SWE will develop women engineers at all
stages of their personal and professional lives. 

Globalization
SWE will be recognized as a global, inclusive
​organization, promoting diversity and inclusion
and serving women engineers wherever they are.

Advocacy
SWE will advocate for the inclusion and success
of women, present and prospective, in
​engineering and technology.