Welcome to the SWE Affinity Groups!

The SWE Affinity Groups (AGs) mission is to bring together communities that share similar interests and backgrounds that support the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) strategic goals of SWE. The SWE Affinity Groups framework includes Build Community, Professional Development, and Member Empowerment.

Goals:

• Develop a sense of community in the Affinity Groups fostering an inclusive environment where people discuss experiences in their engineering career, online and offline.
• Provide professional development opportunities enabling and sponsoring leadership experiences, networking and mentorship.
• Empower members through highlighting accomplishments and supporting diversity in the SWE Leadership pipeline, Awards, and Scholarships. 

The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Affinity Groups generally align with Protected classes under a US Federal anti-discrimination law. These Affinity Groups focus on the needs of social minority populations and develop programs tailored to serve their respective communities.

The Business and Interests Affinity Groups are grassroots communities focused on social and networking opportunities around common interests. The focus of these Affinity Groups is loosely centered around the members' business environment and experiences.

The Career Stages Affinity Groups represent members at different stages of their working life, from higher education, to starting off in the workplace, and advancing from there. The focus of these Affinity Groups is centered around a particular career stage, and the groups are well positioned to mentor each other.

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Join us!

To join an individual affinity group, see the page for that group, which is linked in the menu above.
To join the Affinity Group Committee, email us at affinitygroups@swe.org.

Here is a video about the Affinity Group Committee: