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Stories to Inspire & Inform STEM+ Employers and Their Team Members
Tech Executives: Leadership is Stopping the Leaky Funnel of STEM + Talent Leaving Careers Early
Forty percent of STEM + women leave their careers within 5 to 7 years. We don’t have to imagine what makes them leave, we know the root cause of the leaky funnel. Women leave or stagnate early in their careers because they feel undervalued, marginalized, and...
Data Science Veteran Meenal Iyer Named Gotara’s First Advisor of the Month for Allyship to Women in STEM + Careers
On the heels of our fearless co-founders, D. Sangeeta and Dana Ginn, shining a light on 20 leaders who have been amazing allies in their impressive STEM + careers, today we highlight another leader! We are excited to announce that Meenal Iyer, VP of Data at...
20 STEM + Allies Who Have Made a Positive Impact on Gotara Founders
In celebration of American Business Women’s Day, our fearless Gotara c-founders, D. Sangeeta and Dana Ginn took a moment to shine a light on 10 leaders who have been amazing allies in their impressive STEM + careers. In their allyship to Sangeeta and Dana, these 20...
Allyship is Key to Helping Leaders in STEM + Create High Performing Teams
We are excited to formally announce the Gotara Ally STAR Program, our purpose-built new solution to help leaders master allyship skills to create diverse high performing teams. Like other Gotara STAR Programs, the new Ally STAR Program offers nanolearning career...
Tips to get your partner to share more childcare and household duties?
Throughout the world, students are preparing to head back to school—whether in person, online, or through some combination of the two—for the 2022–23 academic year. Many have already started. There is no better time to negotiate with your partner to share more...
How to Manage Imposter Syndrome?
According to a KPMG study, 75 percent of female executives across industries have experienced imposter syndrome in their careers. To recognize and manage imposter syndrome, it’s first important to look at the key findings of the study so that STEM + women know they...
Five Tips to Transition into a New Role Outside of Your Expertise for Women in STEM + Within Your Organization
Interested in making a transition into a new role? You are in the driver's seat, time to take the wheel! With Gallup research showing that the cost of replacing an employee is typically one-half to two times that person’s salary, employers have great incentives to...
D Sangeeta Receives Women of Color STEM Award for Career Achievement
Congratulations to our fearless leader Sangeeta for receiving the prestigious Women of Color STEM award for Career Achievement for the 2nd time in her 26-year career. She was honored during the Women of Color STEM conference on October 6-8 in Detroit, Michigan....
Five Tips to Retain Women in STEM + Careers
Last month, we released our Gotara REACH Report for the first half of 2022 highlighting that the Great Resignation is far from over for women in STEM + careers. The post-pandemic report offered tremendous insight into why 50 percent of women in STEM + careers are...