Leadership History
| Period | President | Secretary General | Treasurer | President Elect/Deputy President |
| 2002-2005 (Interim Board) | Monique Frize (Pathmaker’s Program Ottawa, Canada) | Claire Deschenes (AFFESTIM, Canada) | Gail Mattson (SWE, USA) | |
| 2005-2008 (first election in 2005) | Monique Frize (Pathmaker’s Program Ottawa, Canada) | Claire Deschenes (AFFESTIM, Canada) | Gail Mattson (SWE, USA) | |
| 2008-2011 | Sue Bird (WES, UK) | Nadia Ghazzali (AFFESTIM, Canada) | Gail Mattson (SWE, USA) | |
| 2011-2014 | Kong-Joo Lee (KWSE, South Korea) | Liette Vasseur (AFFESTIM, Canada, 2011-2012) Jung Sun Kim (Dongseo University, S Korea, 2012-2014) | Joan Graf (SWE, USA) | |
| 2014-2017 | Kong-Joo Lee (Individual, South Korea) | Margaret Ajibode (WES, UK) | Joan Graf (SWE, USA) | Liette Vasseur (AFFESTIM, Canada) |
| 2017-2020 | Gail Mattson (AAAS, USA, 2017-2019, Individual 2020) | Caroline Thoruwa (AWSE, Kenya) | Sylvia Kegel (DIB, Germany) | Sarah Peers (Individual, UK) |
| 2020-2023 | Jung Sun Kim (Dongseo University, South Korea) | Mary Mwangi (AWSE, Kenya) | Sylvia Kegel (DIB, Germany) | Nadia Ghazzali (Individual, Canada) |
| 2023-2026 | Sarah Peers (NMITE, UK) | Kadiata Ba (AFFESTIM, Canada) | Belen Garcia (Individual, Spain, 2023-25) Sylvia Kegel (DIB, Germany, 2025-26) | Mary Mwangi (AWSE, Kenya) |
Honorary members
2023-2026
In 2023, INWES wished to acknowledge the long-standing work and public influence of the following individuals by appointing them Honorary INWES Members for this current term.
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| Marlene Kanga (Australia) | Kong-Joo Lee (South Korea) | Monique Moutaud (France) |
Past Honorary Members
INWES is the result of the work and vision of many fabulous women across the world. We recognise and acknowledge the following individuals for their commitment to the INWES mission.
- Monique Frize, Founder President of INWES (Canada)
- Claire Deschênes, Co-founder of INWES (Canada)
- Nadia Ghazzali, former General Secretary and Deputy President (Canada)
- Sue Bird, former President (United Kingdom)
Thank you to all wonderful women in STEM!