The IEEE WIE SAG ENIS organized a coffee talk on March 18, 2017 in Moving Club Sfax. More than 3 WIE senior members and members from Tunisia (Ilhem Kallel, Boudour Ammar, Raja Fdhila) were present in the event and more than 12 WIE students member participated to the rewarding discussion.
First, the participants started by introducing each other and the new committee. Then, they debated about the challenges facing women in STEM nowadays while enjoying sharing ideas, different opinions and experiences about this matter.
Second, WIE attendees talked about the objectives they wish to accomplish and the events they are planning to organize by the end of this school year. So, they had the pleasure to take counseling from our guests and get better perspectives on the WIE role played to help young women to follow their dreams and become better contributors in their societies.
Third, the WIE SAG ENIS chair Hend Challouf proposed an idea which is arranging the first edition of the WIE Tunisia Annual Congress which can be a great way to connect student engineers from all over the country.
Finally, the attendees discussed about the third Video contest for Women In Engineering Student Affinity groups. The thematic of the competition will be announced soon by the WIE Tunisia AG and the winner will be announced on TSYP Tunisia 2017.