Our Mission
Women Inspiring and Elevating Leadership in Diabetes
- Elevate: to increase the number of women in positions of leadership within the diabetes research and care community, as well as to improve the recognition of the accomplishments of women in this field.
- Advocate: to use our voice to highlight current obstacles in the careers of women and the many contributions women make in diabetes care and research through writing, presentations, and the internet
- Educate: to use our expertise to develop the careers of women at all stages, junior, mid-, and senior-level academic/industry positions
- Collaborate: to work with existing academic societies to support professional women in diabetes
Our Vision
Our goal is to host organized activities for our membership and wider diabetes professional communities, and to generate focused partnership with existing professional societies who wish to support these efforts and/or develop their own membership engagement groups for women.
- Target audience:
- 1. MD and PhD level women focused on diabetes, obesity, and metabolism research and care.
- 2. Diabetes, obesity, and metabolism-related academic societies.
Ways we have already advocated for women in our field:
Recorded and freely accessible career development webinars!
Freely accessible Nomination Letter Outline
Publications by our members
Career Advancement for Women in Diabetes-Related Research: Developing and Retaining Female Talent
The Women’s Leadership Gap in Diabetes: A Call for Equity and Excellence
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA)
WIELD is committed to DEIA for all. In addition to promoting gender equity, WIELD values and supports diversity pertaining to race/ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, culture, age, religious affiliation, and socioeconomic status. We strive to make our programs and advocacy efforts inclusive, accessible, and valuable to people with all backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.
