Thought Leadership Opportunities​

Share your perspective and contribute to conversations shaping the future of STEM.

Turn Expertise into Influence

AWIS creates opportunities for organizations to share perspectives, highlight initiatives, and contribute to conversations shaping the future of science, leadership, and innovation.

Through thought leadership opportunities, partners can bring their voice into these conversations—alongside scientists, professionals, and leaders across STEM.

Read on to learn about these AWIS’ thought leadership opportunities:

  • Speak on an AWIS Webinar
  • Contribute a blog 
  • Submit an AWIS Magazine article

Speak on an AWIS Webinar

AWIS hosts monthly webinars as part of its professional development programming, bringing together leading voices across STEM to share insights on leadership, career growth, workplace dynamics, and emerging challenges shaping the field.

Webinars are free for AWIS members and open to the public for a fee. Organizations can participate as sponsors—contributing to these conversations while positioning their perspective alongside experts and leaders across STEM.

AWIS webinars can help you:

  • Highlight your organization’s expertise, initiatives, or talent
  • Increase your visibility among scientists, professionals, and decision-makers
  • Contribute to conversations shaping leadership and careers in STEM

For a curated webinar specific to your company, group rates, or partnership information, please contact us.

Price: $2,500

Note: If you don’t want to speak, you could simply introduce the speaker and share how the topic connects to your organization’s work. Sponsors are recognized in webinar marketing and acknowledged at the beginning of the session. 

Featured Webinars:

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Strategic Influence for Women in STEM

Dr. Mira Brancu shares how understanding power and influence can help professionals lead more strategically and drive meaningful change within complex systems.
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How Policy Decisions Shape Women’s Science Careers

Dr. Julia Omotade explores how public and institutional policy decisions shape career pathways, funding, and opportunities across STEM.
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Rebuilding Trust in an Era of Change

Minda Harts shares how intentional communication and trust-building strategies can strengthen teams and improve collaboration in evolving workplaces. Read more…

Women in Science Now: Advancing Equity in STEM

Lisa M.P. Muñoz shares how research-backed strategies and real-world stories can help address persistent barriers and advance equity in STEM.
Read more…

Contribute a blog post to the Nucleus

AWIS members and other STEM professionals regularly visit our content hub to find role models, inspiration, and insights for their career journey. Blogs are highlighted for AWIS members and followers in our newsletters and AWIS social media channels.

If you have a point of view you would like to share, please contact awis@awis.org with the following:

  • Suggested title
  • Outline or draft
  • Key takeaway(s) 
  • Author name, title, short bio
 
Your content must align with AWIS member needs or the AWIS mission. AWIS reserves the right to edit articles for clarity or brevity. Articles will remain posted unless the content is no longer relevant.
 
Price: $2500 

AWIS Magazine Feature Article

In addition to advertising in the award-winning AWIS Magazine, organizations can also publish one- or two-page feature articles that share their perspective, insights, or work with the broader STEM community.

AWIS readers are especially interested in what organizations are seeing right now—emerging trends, the people leading the work, and real examples of how those ideas are being put into practice.

Feature Article Examples:

Lyten battery team members operating equipment at our pilot line for lithium-sulfur pouch cells in San Jose, CA.

The Power of Collaborative Innovation: Solving Complex Engineering Challenges

Lyten is advancing next-generation materials and energy solutions through collaborative, cross-disciplinary innovation. Read more…

Cory Steinle

Building Future-Ready Teams With Skills & Task Intelligence

How skills and task intelligence are reshaping workforce strategy and enabling more agile, future-ready teams. Read more…

Genentech is advancing inclusive research to save lives and empower communities

Genentech is working to make clinical research more inclusive by expanding representation and improving access to diverse patient populations. Read more…

Other ways to engage with AWIS and our community members