SWG President Kimberly Crews

SWG members are women who love adventure. Whether circling the globe or delving into research, we define "geographer" in the broadest sense, as people who have added to the world's knowledge. As anthropologists, geologists, journalists, biologists, archaeologists, oceanographers, geographers, economists, diplomats, explorers and ecologists, we meet to share our discoveries and adventures.

SWG members continue to achieve. From the coral reefs at the bottom of the ocean to the content of outer space, there are very few places we haven't visited or subjects we haven't studied.

Jane Goodall's ground-breaking work with African chimpanzees is world famous. Kathryn Sullivan inspired millions when she became an astronaut. Arlene Blum led the first woman's expedition up Anapurna, the world's tenth tallest peak, and Helen Thayer studied wolves in the Arctic. Louise Emmons discovers new mammals in South America. We have more Ph.D.s among our members than most women's organizations; roughly 20 per cent of our members are academics.

We are anthropologists, geologists, journalists, biologists, archaeologists, oceanographers, geographers, economists, diplomats, explorers and ecologists