In celebration of International Women’s Day, we hosted an empowering webinar with six market-leading women to discuss “Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: Women in STEM.”
The stats
According to AAUW, women make up only 26% of the workforce in STEM. This number is even lower when we look into management, with Big Rentz reporting only 19% of STEM company board members being women, and a shocking 3% being CEOs. The good news is that this is rising — Big Rentz also reports that the number of women in STEM board positions rose by 18% in 2020, and women’s enrolment in STEM university courses rises about 6% annually.
The discussion was led by Ayesha Tabbal and Ella Jobson, who touched upon the experiences of imposter syndrome in education and employment, the importance of male allyship, tips on how to reprogramme the habit of self-doubt and validate feelings, and how to get the right mindset to overcome and combat imposter syndrome.
Our panel:
- Ayesha Tabbal — Host and Chair at BioTalent
- Ella Jobson — Host and Chair at BioTalent
- Shweta Patel — Director Medical Affairs at Orexo
- Dr Katere (Adeseko) Pourseied — Psychologist at University of Northampton
- Amy Freear — Software Engineer at Fundamental VR
- Donna Connew — VP Head of Quality at Paion AG
Watch the webinar replay
Did you miss the discussion? Play catch-up and watch the video footage below.
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