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Our Commitment to Women In STEM
At Boeing, we are dedicated to addressing the need for more women to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Women have played an important role in the history of Boeing. At the company’s inception in 1916, founder William Boeing hired seamstress Rosie Farrar to stitch together linen wings for the early B & W seaplanes. Just two years later, Helen Holcombe joined Boeing as the first woman in the engineering department.
In 2019, Boeing partnered with more than 236 STEM organizations and contributed nearly $30 million toward community initiatives that helped inspire an estimated 1 million young women in STEM.
Over the past eight years, Boeing and The Boeing Charitable Trust have contributed $186 million toward community initiatives that have had a positive impact on 6 million young women and girls around the world.
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Empowering Women at Boeing
Our commitment to empowering women within our company is part of our larger strategy to attract and retain the best, diverse talent across our enterprise. Within the company, woman innovators find a community of like-minded individuals through the Boeing Women in Leadership Association and mentorship opportunities, as well as through the company’s engagement in professional associations, including:
Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
For more than three decades, our leaders have served on the Corporate Partnership Council. We’ve supported Tech Team Competition, the annual conference, as well as mentoring and networking events, among others. Today, more than 1,150 Boeing engineers are SWE members.
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
We’re proud supporters of the National Society of Black Engineers. Since its inception in 1975, our leaders have served on the NSBE Board of Corporate Affiliates. We ranked number two on the 2016 NSBE 50 Annual Employer Preference Survey and ranked number one for many years. Learn more.
Women in Aviation International (WAI)
We helped establish WAI in 1994 and continue to be involved as corporate affiliate and sponsor of the annual conference. Four Boeing trailblazers have been inducted into the WAI Pioneer Hall of Fame and we offer a variety of scholarships to encourage women to pursue careers in aviation.
Women of Color in STEM (WOC)
Since its inception in 1995, we’ve sponsored the WOC annual conference and Girls in STEM initiative, and participated in annual professional mentoring and K-12 outreach programs.
What We're Doing
Through a companywide commitment to programs aimed at attracting and retaining female talent, and with community investments designed to educate and inspire the next generation of women scientists and engineers, Boeing is taking steps to encourage women to pursue Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) careers.
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Trailblazers: Honoring the Women of Boeing
March 26, 2014 in Community
Seven pioneering women at Boeing and its heritage companies gathered in Everett, Wash., to celebrate the release of a new book, Trailblazers: The Women of The Boeing Company.
Learn MoreTrailblazers of Boeing
Women have played an important role in the history of The Boeing Company, beginning the year the company was founded in 1916 when seamstress Rosie Farrar was hired by William Boeing to stitch together linen wings for the early B & W seaplanes. In 1918, Helen Holcombe joined Boeing as the first woman in the engineering department.
Attracted by the challenges of aviation and the magic of flight, the trailblazers — female pioneers, aviators, engineers and executives — worked hand in hand with thousands of other dedicated employees to help make Boeing what it is today. Here are some of their milestones.
The full inspiring stories of these aviation pioneers, including personal interviews and rare archival photographs, are featured in the book “Trailblazers: The Women of The Boeing Company” (2014) by Betsy Case. 76 pp. Boeing Press.
Read the full stories of our female aviation pioneers below and join our team to create a story of your own.
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