Celebrating 3 years of Impact.

Our students are confident, skilled and ready to take on the professional world.

Thanks to the support of volunteers, donors and other supporters we are well on our way to a world where women and non-binary individuals can enter and rise in any field they choose.

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2021-2022 Annual Report

Christine, Stevens Institute of Technology

166 students in the pipeline

12 institutions

connected

California Technical Institute
Texas A&M
University of Florida
William & Mary
Stevens Institute of Technology
Marist
McGill
University of Oxford
KU Leuven
Comenius
University of Melbourne

United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Slovakia
Belgium
Australia

6 countries reached

Our pipeline is full of students eager to break down barriers.

51%

of 2022 Bridge graduates identify as a person of color.

85%

of our students study in male-dominated fields.

62%

of 2021-2022 participants were in their first year.

16%

of 2021-2022 participants identified as international students.

After our program they were ready to take on new challenges.

73% of 2021-2022 graduates reported feeling pretty-very confident speaking up in an unfamiliar environment, compared to only 26% at the start of the year.

60% of 2021-2022 graduates reported feeling pretty-very confident securing an internship or research position, compared to only 22% at the start of the year.

Hear it from them

— Participant, 2021-2022

"It was such a wonderful experience! I was so lucky to be placed in an awesome group with incredibly supportive mentees and mentors. I learned a lot and had so much fun! I definitely feel more confident and I think the relationships I built through EWAAB will last."

Our students are now interns, researchers and student leaders.

Fielded offers from companies like Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Chase and State Farm.

Interned with the U.S. Federal Reserve, Prudential, GoldenTree Asset Management, Archer Materials Limited and many more.

Contributed to research projects at the Maritime Security Center (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), Stevens Institute of Technology, Texas A&M, the University of Denver and the Washington University School of Medicine.

Participated in prestigious programs like IBM Accelerate, Melbourne Connect, L'Space NASA Academy, and the cadet programme at Downer Group.

Accepted student leadership positions like Head Section Editor for WILD at Oxford, Student Senate Chair at Texas A&M and Mentorship Coordinator for OxWEST.