Ginger Wierzbanowski recently retired from her cybersecurity career—where she was among the 1% of women who made it into senior management—to open a cidery. Now the only “spies” she’s focused on are her North Spy apples. At our recent TARATALK, she shared five strategies for how women can make it in the cybersecurity world, whether they’re technical or a non-techie like Ginger who has a MA in Russian studies.
Jessica Vandenberghe knows all about beating the odds. She is one of 0.0007% of Canadian engineering graduates who identify as First Nations. Discover the 7 strategies she used to land her dream job.
Malika Grayson is the last person you think would suffer from imposter syndrome. She’s a mechanical engineer, author and STEM activist. Her mission is to cancel imposter syndrome for good.
Make time for gut checks, pretend you’re the CEO and question the supremacy of technology. These are just some of the insightful tips Alana Karen shares in this TARATALK. Alana, who is the Director of Search Platforms at Google is an author and a history major turned tech leader.
Dr. Korie Grayson learned two lessons you won’t find in an engineering textbook: Set boundaries and put yourself first. There isn’t a rigorous self-care formula to follow; it’s something that you adlib, and your ability to set boundaries evolves with time.
STEM Champion Prasha Dutra sidestepped a career crisis and is now in love with being an engineer, podcaster and STEM coach. What changed her mind and saved her from being lost to the “leaky pipe”?