Equivalent Too

This week on Scilence, my guest (a neuroscientist), discusses the importance of encouragement and support.  This woman in STEM talks about the courage it took for her to get a mentor.  Interestingly, she believes there are many mentors out there, but our fear of rejection stops us from seeking them.  Being of ethnic minority, herself, she stresses the need for belonging. And on the subject of having it all - she feels its possible, but maybe not all at the same time.  

This week’s episode of Scilence is the most honest and vulnerable yet!  A fellow engineer and I talk about the isolation of being female in such a heavily male-domainted industry and how to navigate that; but also the joy of following our child-like curiosity for understanding how the world works into a career.  

In this week's Scilence:  A fellow mechanical engineer opens up about having to choose sides - do I follow my engineering Dad, or fulfill the expectations of my strict stay-at-home mother?  She also discusses what it's like working and thriving in a 'Brotopia' and how she strives for the balance between speaking up passionately whilst staying emotionally managable.  Its not easy being a woman in a man's world!    

In this week's Scilence:  A fellow mechanical engineer opens up about having to choose sides - do I follow my engineering Dad, or fulfill the expectations of my strict stay-at-home mother?  She also discusses what it's like working and thriving in a 'Brotopia' and how she strives for the balance between speaking up passionately whilst staying emotionally managable.  Its not easy being a woman in a man's world!    

On this week's episode of Scilence:  My guest shares her experiences of following her passions for travel, different cultures, language and helping people, which led her to excelling in a highly technical and female-dominated industry.  Today she talks about having it all in terms of work, family, love and personal fulfilment - and how achieving this was only possible through letting go of what people expected of her and trusting the universe.   

On this week's episode of Scilence:  My guest shares her experiences of following her passions for travel, different cultures, language and helping people, which led her to excelling in a highly technical and female-dominated industry.  Today she talks about having it all in terms of work, family, love and personal fulfilment - and how achieving this was only possible through letting go of what people expected of her and trusting the universe.   

On this week's episode of Scilence:  Downplaying your intelligence - how this week's woman in STEM occasioally hides her passion for biomedical engineering, in order to fit in with everyone.  Dressing smart to earn resepct from her colleagues and the importance of being ok with messing up.  As always, we talk openly and honestly about the joys and challenges of being female in a male-dominated world.