Holding Your Own: How to Overcome Gender Bias and Thrive in Tech
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Summarizes research showing gender bias persists: a Yale study of 100 STEM professors favors “John” over “Jennifer” and offers thousands of dollars more, Harvard MBAs rate “Howard” as more likeable than “Heidi,” and 80% of the 1.1 million who left the workforce in Sept 2020 are women. Names concrete tactics to counteract bias: use a strategic no, amplify the original speaker, enlist male allies, interrupt interrupters, power pose before high stakes (a client used it before a deposition with clear gains), and tie work to dollar impact.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Start
- 16:39breathe for two minutes
- 35:53avoid the negative talk
- 45:35identify your transferable skills
- 46:43find a rewarding yet fulfilling career transition
- 48:47aligning with your area of passion
- 55:25list all your areas of growth
- 57:26set a clear agenda for your first meeting
- 59:57begin to tangibly showcase transferable skills
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