Why is it important to master your mindset as a woman in tech?

Despite decades of progress toward equality in the tech industry women continue to remain underrepresented in the tech industry.

The stats are driven by a lack of visibility to career prospects, role models, and early engagement of girls in STEM subjects. Of the 20% of women who make it into the tech industry only 5% are able to progress into leadership. It is clear from the prevalent research and statistics that progressing as a woman in the tech industry can be a challenging uphill climb where only the strong survive! Grit and determination, while good qualities to possess, are in themselves not enough to equip women with the tools needed to thrive and overcome career-defining challenges.

In this webinar, Mimika Cooney Founder of "Unstick Your Mind" mindset mastery method introduces strategies to unlock the mindset of a champion and the power of leveraged thinking by becoming the boss of your brain. Mimika is a Certified John Maxwell DISC Behavioral Analysis Coach and Consultant and is equipped with advanced training in behavioural analysis, as well as training in positive psychology.

We purchase things online, We work online, We play online, and We are online 24/7. The necessity to prevent our information from being deliberately interrupted or abused is extremely vital as our lives become more and more dependent on digital services. Our lives rely on online services, especially with cybersecurity frequently making headlines today.

In this episode, Cybersecurity Analyst Karizma Hanshaw discusses the basics of Cybersecurity and provides you with the knowledge and skills you need to secure your online identity.

In this episode, our guest speaker Catherine Gull delivers a talk to the SheLeads in Tech Network and AltHAN Co Women's forum about Driving Industrial Innovation Through Private Networks.

Private networks are dedicated communications networks for enterprises, communities or new classes of managed services providers. They are an increasingly important – yet complicated – area of the mobile industry.

New use cases around IoT are accelerating the development and adoption of this system which will become more significant for utilities in future.

A combination of new spectrum allocations, notably in 5G, networks, and increased flexibility in radio and core are opening more opportunities for the adoption of this system.

Catherine has built an extensive career in the Telecommunications industry over 30 years; she will also be sharing how she has built skills and competencies to thrive in a male-dominated industry.

Sheleads Episode 13: The Evolution of Telecommunications

"A lack of female role models is also reinforcing the perception that a technology career isn’t for them. Only 22% of students can name a famous female working in technology. Whereas two thirds can name a famous man working in technology" - PWC Women in tech report

At SheLeads in tech, our mission is to showcase and spotlight the talents and achievements of women in the technology industry; this way we aspire to demonstrate that a career in tech is for women as much as any other occupation.

This week our spotlight is on Maria Lema, Co Founder of Weaver Labs Ltd, a B2B company, providing Infrastructure assets shared in a secure, open and interconnected telecommunications network

Maria describes herself as a person who works in tech. This is powerful as it delineates against the bias which continues to drive a lack of gender diversity in tech.

Maria has made contributions to the development of Telecommunications standards through her research work in 4G and 5G technology and is passionate about using research to drive innovation in Industry.

In this video, Maria Lema tells SheLeads in Tech Founder, Lydia Igoche, how she got into the Telecommunications industry.

As data becomes the driving force of the modern world, terms like data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence have become commonplace.

But what do these terms actually mean? What are their differences and relationships?

This week, Sheleads in Tech founder Lydia Igoche is joined by Itoro Liney, a data science and analytics manager.

In this episode, we discussed the introduction of Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning.

Women make only 5% of Leadership positions in the tech industry according to the PWC women in tech report.

Entry into Leadership remains a barrier for many women due to several factors including imposter syndrome, work place bias and a lack of training and investment needed to build competence.

To understand practical steps to help aspiring women in tech scale up their leadership ambitions, SheLeads in tech founder, Lydia Igoche spoke to Chichi Eruchalu, Multiverse's Head of Leadership Development.

Multiverse is an Edtech startup with the goal of developing a diverse group of future leaders by offering high-quality apprenticeship programs that combine work, training, and community involvement.

Chichi Eruchalu shares her growth journey in this clip, describing how she went from managing a team of 20 Coaches to managing all programs and coaches in Multiverse spanning over a 650 strong team worldwide. Several other important aspects including understanding motivation for leadership, knowing when you're ready and how to bounce back from career mistakes are covered in the session.

Technology plays a crucial role in our lives and mental well-being.

While it’s true that technology affects virtually everyone involved, societal expectations, combined with peer pressure surrounding technology, affect women differently and, often, more negatively.

The lack of access to Mental Health Care and Support further exasperates an already difficult situation for many women trying to balance work and caring responsibilities.

This week SheLeads Founder @Lydia Igoche is joined by ★ Tamar Blue Blue, Founder and CEO of Mental Happy to explore an Alternative Approach to Mental Health Care.

Mental Happy is a mental health platform helping individuals overcome challenging life events via professionally-led peer support groups.

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Tamar's mission is to make mental health care accessible, affordable and stigma-free, MentalHappy utilizes a variety of health and wellness professionals – thereby expanding mental health care.

This session is co-hosted by Athana Leeson, Compliance and Assurance Officer at AltHAN Co. where she is the chair of Health and Well-being Committee. Athana is a trained Mental Health First Aider and is a champion for making Mental Health care practices part of the workplace culture.

Diversity and inclusion continue to be at the heart of our mission at SheLeads. When only:

👉🏾 3% of Females say a Career in Tech is their first choice

👉🏾78% of students can’t name a famous female working in Technology

👉🏾16% of Females have had a career in Technology suggested to them

👉🏾5% of leadership positions in the Technology sector are held by women

Clearly more needs to be done to close the gender gap in STEM and Technology Occupations.

This week, SheLeads Founder Lydia Igoche is joined by Equality, Diversity and Inclusion expert Dr Esther Mukuka to Explore the root cause behind these statistics and share her expertise on what organisations can be doing to bridge the gap for good.