Outreach – MIT Women+ in Chemistry

WIC+ is currently revamping its outreach offerings. If you are interested in getting involved, or have resources you would like to pass along, please contact us at wicplusexec@mit.edu.

The outreach committee organizes opportunities to engage with the broader community through volunteer events, such as making meals to donate to a local women’s shelter, and through educational chemistry demonstrations at local museums, science fairs, and a day camp for middle school girls.

Previous Events Include:

Women+ in Chemistry’s “Scientist for a Day” Middle School Day Camp
Science on Saturday
Group volunteer event at the Greater Boston Food Bank
Preparing and delivering lunch to On the Rise
Girl’s Day at the MIT Museum

WIC+ volunteers show how chlorophyll fluoresces at Girl’s Day at the MIT Museum, 2015

WIC+ members teach polymer chemistry to middle school girls in 2015 “Scientist For A Day” camp

About

Women+ in Chemistry (WIC+) is a group that uses the lens of gender to guide its support of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in the Department of Chemistry. Our mission is to foster a sense of community in the department, facilitate connections with the greater community, support the professional development of department members, and advocate for people of all genders and for gender diversity in the department and the entire chemistry community.

The language “Women+" indicates that WIC+ welcomes anyone who identifies with our mission, which may include cis and trans women, non-binary people, and others who are marginalized on the basis of gender. We welcome allies to join us in centering the voices of those whose gender identities are underrepresented in chemistry.

***WIC+ is currently revamping its outreach offerings. If you are interested in getting involved, or have resources you would like to pass along, please contact us at wicplusexec@mit.edu.***

WIC+ is currently revamping its outreach offerings. If you are interested in getting involved, or have resources you would like to pass along, please contact us at wicplusexec@mit.edu.