Women Engineers and Scientists Conference Contributions from ICWES I-XII
by Frize, Monique / Borealis Harvested Dataverse·Updated 4mo ago
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Description
Comprising quantitative information from the programs and proceedings of the first twelve International Conferences of Women Engineers and Scientists (ICWES-I to ICWES-XII). It was created by Monique Frize, Claire Deschênes, and Ruby Heap to analyze contributions, listing details such as paper titles, speaker counts by sex, and speaker regions. The data was archived with the University of Ottawa Archives and Special Collections and transformed for analysis.
Use Cases
Analyze the distribution of women and men speakers across the 11 ICWES regions defined by INWES.
Track the number of papers and presentations per conference session from ICWES-I to ICWES-XII.
Examine the relationship between conference sub-topics and the sex of speakers for identified sessions.
Map the historical participation trends in ICWES activities using speaker sex and regional data.
Strengths
Covers a longitudinal series of twelve major international conferences (ICWES-I to ICWES-XII).
Includes quantitative counts of speakers categorized by sex (women, men, unknown) and by 11 world regions.
Data transformation and quality-assurance procedures are documented in an accompanying ReadMe file.
Limitations
The dataset's size, row count, and specific column structure are unknown, limiting assessment of analytical scope.
Data is largely unchanged to represent historical records, which may include inconsistencies or missing values from original sources.
Geographic coverage is based on 11 ICWES/INWES regions, which may not align with standard country-level analysis.
Provenance
Source
Data collected from programs and proceedings of ICWES conferences I through XII.
Collection Method
Excel files were prepared for each conference, extracting information from conference programs and proceedings.
Time Range
Covers the conferences from ICWES-I to ICWES-XII; specific years of each conference are not provided.
Freshness
The dataset metadata was last updated on 2026-02-07, though the underlying historical conference data ends with ICWES-XII.
Geography
Global, categorized into 11 regions as defined by the International Network on Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES).
Files are largely unchanged to accurately represent the historical record; users should consult the ReadMe file for quality-assurance procedures. The specific file formats and data structure are not detailed in the provided input.