Each year WWGT members choose a topic and collaborate on a workshop topic or poster to submit to GIS conferences. These are examples of our work. If you would like to get involved, please email wawomeningis@gmail.com.

Blueprint to Drawdown (2019)

Drawdown is defined as the point in time when the concentration of greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere begin to decline year over year.  Project Drawdown, founded by Paul Hawken in 2014, highlights the top 100 solutions to reverse global warming and reach drawdown.   These solutions are based on data that have been mapped, measured, and modeled, and provide real steps that activists, leaders, businesses and YOU can implement to reduce global carbon emissions.  Project Drawdown is meant to be a "blueprint for building a climate-safe world".

Three of the solutions suggested, directly involve empowering women (Women and Girls Sector); Educating Girls, Family Planning and Women Smallholders.  Women make up half the human population but are frequently disadvantaged globally and if world organizations invest in these women-based solutions, we could reduce our C02 emissions by over 105 gigatons (Gt) by 2050 which is similar to the CO2 reducing impacts of wind turbines, solar power and forests.  

Drawdown presents solutions that are accessible, unique and hopeful.  Solutions are movements where everyone can play a role no matter how big or small. This poster highlights a small fragment of the numerous organizations whose mission it is to support women in Family Planning, Educating Girls and Women Smallholders. We chose to highlight these organizations because they inspired us and we hope that they inspire you!

Celebrating Women in STEM (2018)

Washington Women in GIS and Technology (WWGT) are proud to submit two side-by-side posters.  The first, titled "Celebrating Women in STEM: An Interactive Experience", will highlight females in STEM throughout time and across the world, with some components being interactive in a way you'll have to see to believe.  The companion poster, titled "Celebrate Women: Who Has Influenced You to Work in STEM?", will allow participants to help create the map by placing a color-coded sticker onto the poster based on what type of female has inspired or influenced them.  Categories include mom, teacher, co-worker, famous person, mentor, and more.

Washington Gender Wage Gap (2017)

This poster illustrates the percentage of women and men working in STEM Occupations in Washington State as compared to the overall GWG for each county (2011-2015) and the GWG by state for the United States as of 2015.

The GWG is defined as the difference in men’s and women’s median earnings. The GWG is real, prevalent, and it affects most women.  It affects women’s age to retire, opportunities for career advancement, opportunities in STEM careers, and ability to pay for school, child care or living expenses.   Women earn on average 80% of what men earn and while it is true the GWG is narrowing, we have not yet reached pay equity.  In fact, the American Association of University Women estimates that fairness in pay will not occur until 2152.   The ratification of the 19th amendment in 1920 helped women gain social, political and economic equality and yet we still all have an active role to play in educating and supporting wage equity in all forms.