Six Ways Women Can Champion One Another and How WIM Supports These Calls to Action [Women in Microwaves]

After almost 15 years of serving on and/or cochairing the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S) Women in Microwaves (WIM) Committee, I’m stepping down in 2024, so this will be my “swan song” article. I thought it would be appropriate to do a quick recap of some of the important things WIM has accomplished over the years that map to one of my favorite articles from the Lean In organization, which helps women achieve their ambitions and work to create an equal world. The article, “6 Ways That Women Can Champion Each Other At Work,” describes key ways women can support one another, something the committee and members of the WIM organization have increasingly taken to heart over the years I have been involved with the group (
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