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On Everyday Empowerment, Creating a Work Environment that is Beyond Equality and Living an Authentic Life
May’s Inclusion Geeks event was hosted by EF Tours in their Cambridge office. Panelists shared their stories and advice around the evening’s theme: advocating for work empowerment and creating cultures that emphasize authenticity. Lilah Williams, Director, EF Educational Tours Lilah Williams from EF Tours kicked off the evening with her discussion around Everyday Empowerment. She started her career at EF over 13 years ago and shared that female empowerment conversations hadn’t been something she thought about frequently, until last year. For her, female empowerment is a mentality, just the way she was brought up.
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Meet Inclusion Geeks Ambassador Suzi Dao
Suzi is a front-end developer at Cinch Financial. This wasn’t the life she imagined for herself, but she has come to terms with the fact that she cannot, in fact, become a dragon. She’s bad at talking about herself in the third person. What do you geek out about? Board games, craft beer, food What does a typical day look like for you? I hit snooze at least 5 times before finally rolling out of bed and pulling on clothes that are maybe clean. My morning exercise consists of running for the bus and then running for the train.
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Hiring Spotlight: Meet Sam & Iris
Two of our favorite Inclusion Geeks people, Sam Hammar and Iris Amelia Febres, met at a Inclusion Geeks event and are now working together at the Treasury Department of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. LOVE! We asked them to share a little bit about them, how they met and how it’s going. Tell us a little bit about yourself– what’s your background and your story? SAM: I have been in public service most of my career.
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What Tech Company do You Want to Work For? Start With Those that Highlight Diversity and Inclusion
It’s been said you never get a second chance to make a first impression. Whether you believe this or not, it’s worth noting that first impressions do matter. For many, your website is just that. If you’re interested in attracting people who are different from those in your existing networks, a great place to start is your website, as that’s just how many potential candidates might first ‘meet’ you. We’ve listed some examples of websites that took the time to make it clear that they are looking to cultivate a diverse team and are striving for an inclusive culture.
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Is Your Cat for Consent?
Despite increased dialogue about pussy-grabbing and locker room talk, survivors of sexual abuse and assault are facing more fear, shame and stigma than ever before. When the world’s most powerful leaders dismiss sexual violence, or worse, perpetrate it, it can be hard for survivors to feel safe. When the media’s coverage of this issue dominates the news cycle, survivors may feel triggered or overwhelmed. And when that happens, the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) is ready, willing and able to support.
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On Writing With Purpose, Taking Control of Your Financial Destiny and Building Teams With the Help of Rubber Ducks.
Effective communication: on writing with purpose, taking control of your financial destiny and building teams with the help of rubber ducks. March’s Inclusion Geeks event, sponsored by Toast, Inc. featured three speakers that shared advice and anecdotes about how effective communication can build successful teams. We heard about how written communication can be a tool for effective collaboration within technical teams, how financial literacy is a language that we all need to learn and how rubber ducks can help build “BS-free” teams. Written communication is often overlooked Monica Hirst, Engineering Team Lead at Toast, Inc.
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17 Women in STEAM from Around the World to Inspire You on International Women’s Day 2017
Happy International Women’s Day! Looking for some inspiration? The theme this year is #BEBOLDFORCHANGE. We’ve gathered a list of incredible women from around the world that are doing incredible things in STEAM. We are in awe and we hope you feel the same. The International Women’s Day website has a ton of ways for you to take action. How will you be bold? Quarraisha Abdool Karim, South Africa, Epidemiologist Quarraisha Abdool Karim is an epidemiologist born and raised in South Africa.
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On Returning to the Workplace After Becoming a Mom, Traveling Solo, and Dealing With a Cancer Gene
We had a great lineup of speakers at our February Inclusion Geeks event hosted by edX. The presenters opened up about their personal lives and shared anecdotes of empowerment and strength. Keep reading to find out what returning to work after becoming a parent can feel like, why you should plan your next travel adventure today, and what it takes to stay positive in tough situations. Why being assertive benefits you and your company Nimisha Asthagiri, a Principal Software Engineer at edX, came to the U.S. from India when she was three years old.
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Meet Beth Santos
Beth Santos will give a talk titled “Why we need support for women travelers now more than ever” at our February networking event hosted by edX. Beth Santos is a dynamic leader and inspired entrepreneur with a passion for international development, multiculturalism and community building. She is the founder and CEO of Wanderful, a global network for adventurous, independent women travelers. Beth is the creator of the Women in Travel Summit, an annual summit for female travel influencers, creators, and brands.
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Why Women-Only Spaces are Important
2016 was a great year for bringing a deeper awareness to gender inequities in the workplace. Hardly a day goes by without tripping over an article about this topic which is great news, because there’s so much work to be done (as evidenced by the comments in many aforementioned articles). However, while we’re seeing a greater awareness, we’re also seeing a backlash– people saying they’ll never speak at or attend women-only events, questioning the echo chamber effect, saying that men can’t learn if they’re not there to participate and accusing those who create these spaces as ‘reverse sexist’.
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Why We’re Taking a Stand
When we first launched Inclusion Geeks, we were very clear about staying neutral in our political stance. We want to create an inclusive and welcoming environment for all women in STEAM*. We appreciate a diverse set of opinions and want all women to feel comfortable sharing their thoughts, but we also believe in positivity, inclusivity, transparency, science, provable facts and the advancement of women. It’s been, to say the least, a challenge to square the rhetoric coming out of the current administration with any of our goals.
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10 Podcasts Led by Women of Color to Listen to Now
We know we recently published a blog post about our favorite podcasts, but our ears have been filled with so many good ones we’ve recently been introduced to, we had to follow up with a new list of incredible podcasts led by women of color. Go, listen now. You will not regret it. We are in love with them all and it was REALLY hard to choose a favorite episode from each, but we did it because we love you. So happy Valentine’s Day. 🙂 2 Dope Queens — Phoebe Robinson and Jessica Williams share personal stories on sex, dating, hair, work, and more.