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Women In Science At Yale (WISAY) is a group of over two-hundred and fifty undergraduate, graduate, and post doctoral fellows who are interested in issues related to science, often ones pertaining to women in science. WISAY was founded in 1999 by three graduate students who wanted to create a forum for females in all disciplines of science.
WISAY has two divisions: WISAY General and WISAY Mentoring. WISAY General organizes events for all WISAY members and aims to hold one event per month. Events include article discussions, afternoon teas, seminars, and networking events. WISAY Mentoring manages the WISAY Mentoring Program in which Yale undergraduates mentees are paired with graduate/post-doc mentors. Events held by WISAY Mentoring are united by the common theme of mentoring and aims to encourage undergraduate women to pursue careers in science.
WISAY creates a campus-wide network of scientists across many scientific disciplines and provides the opportunity for Yale scientists to meet with leading women scientists from Yale and around the country. Our goals as an organization include:
- Networking with premiere women scientists through seminars and discussions
- Mentoring Yale undergraduates who are interested in science
- Supporting each other by sharing our own experiences and ideas
- Making scientists aware of various career options available with a science Ph.D.
