The Women in Energy program elevates women in energy by advancing equality and opportunity.  WIE seeks to address institutional barriers to entry, help organizations and companies to improve retention, and empower women to achieve career growth through educational programming, enhanced visibility, and broader networks.

Program Goals 

  • Increase interest in energy and increase the number of women entering the field
  • Offer enhanced educational programming
  • Establish programs and initiatives that can be replicated 
  • Build partnerships and collaborations

  • Raise the visibility of women

Our Approach

  • Build a "Women in Energy" community to support women and student access to networking opportunities with women professionals in the field.
  • Provide leadership skills training, workshops and mentoring.
  • Facilitate internship opportunities, full-time employment and related practical experience in the energy space. 
  • Provide funding to exceptional students pursuing academic research opportunities and summer internships.

For more information about CGEP's Women in Energy program or to host a WIE event or become a partner, please contact jem2245@sipa.columbia.edu 

Our Partners

Columbia Affiliates

WIE works closely with "Women in Energy" sub-groups across Columbia schools and departments, including:

Other Partners

CGEP partners with organizations and companies that are dedicated to enhancing the breadth and depth of opportunities available for women in energy and energy-related fields. CGEP's corporate and organizational partners help support the Women in Energy program through both financial and in-kind support.

 

Women in Energy Externships

The Women in Energy externship is a month-long training program in a NYC-area energy start-up for our WIE student members to help them gain experience in the energy sector. See current opportunities here. 

Women in the News

The Industry With the Most Female CEOs Isn’t What You’d Expect via the Wall Street Journal

Empowering Women in West Africa to Advance Energy Access Goals by Peyton Fleming, Lead Writer, Sustainable Energy for All. Originally published on SE4All 

Venezuela’s Rebels With a Cause by Fabiana Perera, Women in Energy Member, PhD candidate at GWU, and 2017 Foreign Policy Intetrrupted Fellow & Anne-Marie Slaughter, former director of policy planning in the US State Department, President and CEO of New America, and Professor Emerita of Politics and International Affiairs at Princeton University. Originally published on Project Syndicate

Women’s Crucial Role in Combating Climate Change by Alina Tugend. Originally published on The New York Times

Podcast

Columbia Energy Exchange
April 22, 2020

Earth Day at 50: Reflections from Gina McCarthy

Gina McCarthy
President and CEO, Natural Resources Defense Council

Fifty years ago this week, 20 million Americans came together to march for the planet, demanding action to clean up America’s waterways and air and protect public health. Their efforts launched the first Earth Day and the modern...

March 14, 2020

Why This Oil Crash is Different

The global oil market is in free fall, following the collapse of a meeting last week of OPEC and non-OPEC producers. Saudi Arabia decided to surge its output, sending oil prices tumbling. This historic oil price crash is weighing on stock markets...

January 20, 2020

U.S.-China Trade Deal: What's Really In It for Energy Trade?

Dr. Erica Downs
Center on Global Energy Policy

After going on for nearly two years, the Trump administration’s trade war with China has taken a new turn with a so-called phase-one agreement. Among the terms of the...