The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is a non-profit educational service organization dedicated to making known the need for women engineers and encouraging young women to consider an engineering education. The organization's four objectives are:

- To inform young women, their parents, counselors, and
the public in general of the qualifications and
achievements of women engineers and the opportunities
open to them.
- To assist women engineers in readying themselves for a
return to active work after temporary retirement.
- To serve as a center of information on women in
engineering.
- To encourage women engineers to attain high levels of
educational and professional achievement.

Members of the swe_houston group will receive newsletters with information about the SWE Houston Area Section meetings, activities and volunteer opportunities.