Women's Empowerment Project at SU

11/30/2020

The Women’s Empowerment Project is proud to present our very first zine...NUMBER 19 featuring “The Women That Impact our Lives on the Hill”! The objective of our publication is to share the woman experience at Syracuse University and some personal insights from our members on important topical issues regarding gender bias and womanhood. Scroll for a sneak peak of our publication & click this link: https://issuu.com/womenempowerment.su/docs/wep to access the full zine!💗🧡

"Number 19" represents the pivotal moment in history after years of activism, women took their rights and became eligible to vote.� This zine, an extension of the Women's Empowerment Project @ SU, aims to shed light on the women's experience at Syracuse University, with personal insights from our ...

02/06/2020

The Women’s Empowerment Project is a student club that works to promote gender equality and prepare women on our campus for their futures by giving them the tools to navigate gender-specific issues in the workplace. We seek to inspire women by highlighting the accomplishments of female professionals from various industries through guest lectures. ♀

We’re having our first general interest meeting this Friday (the 7th) at 12:30pm in Newhouse 1 Room 101. If you’re interested in event planning, gender equality, and exploring and networking within your future career path as well as others, come join the conversation!!

04/04/2019

WEP is so excited to announce our first panel event of the semester!! The event will focus on ✩WOMEN IN TECH ✩ and will feature all SU alumnae. Following the conversation, there will be a catered networking event for students to chat with the panelists and other aspiring women in technology.

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The event will be NEXT WEDNESDAY, in HOL 500 from 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM @ Syracuse University

09/22/2018

Exciting opportunity for all those who enjoyed last semesters “Women In Tech” event💻 ‼️ 5 complimentary tickets for Pygotham, a 2 day conference in NYC Oct. 5-7 focusing on Python/ other coding and computer science topics have been offered to the Women’s Empowerment Project! DM for more information free attendance!
More info about the event below:
https://2018.pygotham.org

Karen M. Sandler is the executive director of the Software Freedom Conservancy. Karen is known as a cyborg lawyer for her advocacy for free software, particularly in relation to the software on medical devices.

04/23/2018

Join us for our last event “Women in Sports”, a panel featuring 2 Newhouse Alumni. Today at 5pm in Newhouse 3 Room 141. Here’s some info on one panelist, Kimberley Martin.

Kimberley A. Martin is a reporter covering the Washington Redskins. She received her BA in psychology and African American studies as Wesleyan and continued to receive her MA in magazine journalism at Syracuse University.

She joined The Washington Post in November 2017 as the paper's Washington Redskins beat writer. Before her move to the D.C. area, Martin was a general assignment columnist at the Buffalo News, focusing on the Buffalo Bills.

She joined the News after spending a decade at Newsday, where she covered high school sports, was a general assignment reporter, and for six years was the paper's only beat writer covering the New York Jets. She won several awards while at Newsday, including a first-place finish for project writing by the Associated Press Sports Editors as part of a team that examined the many challenges NFL athletes face transitioning to life after football. Martin also was named the Emerging Journalist of the Year in 2011 by the National Association of Black Journalists. Kimberley has received numerous awards from societies such as the National Association of Black Journalists, NY Association of Black Journalists and Associated Press Sports Editors.

Kimberley’s professional affiliations include: National Association of Black Journalists, Pro Football Writers of America, Association for Women in Sports Media.