Talked over in a meeting. Passed over for a promotion. Questioned on expertise. Asked to organize the office holiday party.  

Women in tech are all too familiar with these challenges. Hear how these women working in the IT government space were able to overcome obstacles like this, as well as other critical issues, including:  

• Handling bias in a typically male-dominated field (11:13) 
• Preparing young women for a career in tech (23:00) 
• Advice for your younger self (32:22) 
• Battling imposter syndrome (40:28) 
• Tackling challenges unique to IT government space (49:30) 

Tune in to learn how you can combat biases and find success as a woman in the tech industry.  

In this episode, Rima Reyes, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft and Sarah Gilbert, Community Manager at Microsoft, are joined by Erin Fitzgibbons - Deputy Program Manager at Octo, Jacqueline French - Senior Associate at KPMG, Angela Ploumis - CX lead at FAA and Alli Zanelotti - Federal Account Executive at AvePoint.  

View more #M365 Government Community Call episode here: https://avept.it/M365GovCommunityCall
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