Many UT organizations empower women in different ways: creating a social community, developing a safe space for women and creating professional connections. For Women’s History Month, The Daily Texan highlighted a few women-based organizations that help foster a community for UT’s female students.
Minority Women Pursuing Law
The largest pre-law organization at UT, Minority Women Pursuing Law emphasizes minority women’s success in law and public policy. By focusing on a targeted group of individuals, this organization is able to tailor its events and speakers to their members.
“To cultivate connection and community amongst MWPL members, we offer members the chance to network with other talented minority women on campus through socials, volunteer work, and fundraising events,” Minority Women Pursuing Law posted on their LinkedIn page.
Society of Women Engineers
The Society for Women Engineers offers networking opportunities, guest speakers and experiences outside of the classroom, developing experiences for women in the field.
“For more than six decades, the Society of Women Engineers has given women engineers a unique place and voice within the engineering industry,” the Society for Women Engineers said on its website. “Our vision works towards a world with gender parity and equality in engineering and technology.”
Women in Computer Science
Women in Computer Science (WiCS) helps women navigate their way through the tech industry, whether as computer science majors or interested in other aspects of technology.
“One of the main events that WiCS puts on every year is the WiCS hackathon … (where) female and non-binary students … work with a team and build something cool over the weekend,” Erika Salvador, computer science sophomore and technical officer of Women in Computer Science, said.
Kappa Rho
A pre-medical honors sorority that creates a community for women-identifying individuals who share a passion for medicine, Kappa Rho focuses on five core pillars: service, leadership, academic excellence, sisterhood and passion for medical sciences. Allowing women the opportunity to further their personal and professional interests in medicine, they also create a community that can outlive one’s time at UT.
“Founded in 2010, we offer members a range of opportunities to deepen their medical knowledge, develop essential skills as future healthcare professionals, and build lifelong friendships through engaging social events,” Kappa Rho posted on their LinkedIn page.
Women in Business Association
The Women in Business Association (WBA) allows all majors and creates a safe space to ask questions and learn about the business world. Their recent implementation of an alumni program, where alumni are invited to speak about how the skills they learned in WBA, help members gain traction in the workforce and continues to develop a sense of long-lasting professional impact.
“We focus on five different pillars: … networking, philanthropy, academic, social and corporate relations,” Aarya Nair, a management information systems and corporate communications senior and president of the Women in Business Association, said. “We host a variety of different events that essentially aim to help women-identifying individuals gain exposure in the business atmosphere.”
