Below are the articles the IEEE RAS Women in Engineering Committee has contributed to the “Women in Engineering” column in IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine (RAM), listed most recent first.

WiRA: Reshaping Recognition in Robotics and Automation for Gender Equity

Efi Psomopoulou, Nadia Figueroa, Georgia Chalvatzaki – December 2025

Introduces the WiRA (Outstanding Women in Robotics & Automation) Paper Awards and their role in recognising excellence in early-career and student research led by women at IEEE RAS flagship conferences.

Women in Robotics: Insights Into the First International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems in the Middle East

Reem Ashour, Sara Aldhaheri, J. Stephany Berrio Perez, Giulia De Masi – September 2025

Explores the experiences of women in robotics in the Middle East, drawing on insights from events at IROS 2024 that highlighted the limited but growing number of women in robotics in the region.

The RAS Women in Engineering Committee in Conversation With RAS President Aude Billard

Aude Billard, Efi Psomopoulou, Georgia Chalvatzaki – December 2024

A conversation between WiE Committee members and RAS President Aude Billard on issues relevant to women in the robotics and automation field.

Launching Queer in Robotics

Raj Korpan, Ruchira Ray, Andrea Sipos, Nathan Dennler, Max Parks, Maria E. Cabrera, Roberto Martín-Martín – June 2024

Discusses the creation of “Queer in Robotics,” an initiative to address discrimination and foster inclusion of LGBTQIA+ people in robotics, drawing lessons from similar organisations in AI and HCI.

Underrepresentation of Women in Robotics Research

Elizabeth Fields, Chloe Ho, Min Jie Kim, Zixuan Wu, Brian Plancher – April 2024

Examines gender diversity in robotics research, noting that female authorship ranges from 8–42% across computer science subfields, and highlights the lack of a comprehensive analysis of gender representation in robotics specifically.

IDEA: A New Initiative to Foster Diversity and Inclusion in the Robotics and Automation Society

Henny Admoni – December 2023

Describes the launch of RAS’s “Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility” (IDEA) program, created to boost participation from underrepresented groups at RAS’s major conferences.

Becoming a Plenary or Keynote Speaker in an International Robotics Conference: Perspectives From an IEEE RAS Women in Engineering Panel

Julie Stephany Berrio Perez – June 2023

Shares experiences from a WiE Committee panel of accomplished women roboticists on becoming keynote speakers at major international robotics conferences.

Diversity as a Game Changer for Successful Teams in RoboCup

Daniel Leidner – April 2023

Examines how diversity, particularly women’s participation, contributes to team success and innovation in the international RoboCup robotics competition.

Women in Blue: Toward a Better Understanding of the Gender Gap in Marine Robotics

Ruxandra Lupu – January 2023

Examines the underrepresentation of women in marine robotics and STEM more broadly, noting that women make up only about a third of global STEM researchers and roughly 22% of AI workers.

The Value of Diversity in the Robotics and Automation Society

Karinne Ramirez-Amaro – October 2022

An introduction to the IEEE RAS Women in Engineering Committee and the case for diversity as a strength of the Robotics and Automation Society.