Equivalent Too

On this week's episode of Scilence, my impressive female guest talks about how she saved herself from quitting physics, thanks to a male classmate's attitude towards failure.  We talk about why rolemodels are vitally important in science and technology; and the guilt she occasionally feels for following her heart, rather than other peoples opinions and expecctations.    

In this weeks episode of Scilence, my guest and entrepreneur in medical technology talks about the major differences ladies face, between the corporate world and the world of start-ups!  The future looks exciting for women in technology, but its all about self-belief and speaking up for yourself and others (especially those who struggle to stick up for themselves).  We conversate on the 'ole chesn...

In this weeks Scilence:  My guest, specialising in User Experience Deaign (UX) admits thats having a voice often doesn't make you popular, but it can create an impact and help others.  She raises the question of whether women are too sensitive or men are not sensitive enough; and confesses to what she learned by crying in the toilets at work!  

In this weeks episode:  My guest infects me with the positivity bug, as she raves on about her insaitable love of learning.  Being an oblivious kid, she was always clueless about being in a minority as a female in physics.  I suspect she had a huge amount of encouragement and support from friends and family to follow her passions.  As a result, she built up healthy levels of self-confidence and co...

This week on Scilence, my guest (a neuroscientist), discusses the importance of encouragement and support.  This woman in STEM talks about the courage it took for her to get a mentor.  Interestingly, she believes there are many mentors out there, but our fear of rejection stops us from seeking them.  Being of ethnic minority, herself, she stresses the need for belonging. And on the subject of havi...

This week’s episode of Scilence is the most honest and vulnerable yet!  A fellow engineer and I talk about the isolation of being female in such a heavily male-domainted industry and how to navigate that; but also the joy of following our child-like curiosity for understanding how the world works into a career.  

In this week's Scilence:  A fellow mechanical engineer opens up about having to choose sides - do I follow my engineering Dad, or fulfill the expectations of my strict stay-at-home mother?  She also discusses what it's like working and thriving in a 'Brotopia' and how she strives for the balance between speaking up passionately whilst staying emotionally managable.  Its not easy being a woman in a...

On this week's episode of Scilence:  My guest shares her experiences of following her passions for travel, different cultures, language and helping people, which led her to excelling in a highly technical and female-dominated industry.  Today she talks about having it all in terms of work, family, love and personal fulfilment - and how achieving this was only possible through letting go of what pe...

On this week's episode of Scilence:  Downplaying your intelligence - how this week's woman in STEM occasioally hides her passion for biomedical engineering, in order to fit in with everyone.  Dressing smart to earn resepct from her colleagues and the importance of being ok with messing up.  As always, we talk openly and honestly about the joys and challenges of being female in a male-dominated wor...

In this week's episode of Scilence:  How to stand up for yourself, as an introvert, when you can't stand conflict.   The importance of failure and the paralysis of Imposter Syndrome. My STEM guest discusses the difficulty in pursuing one's passions without self-beleif, and the over-arching joy in working on something you love, that makes the pressure of being the token woman in aerospace engineeri...

On this week's Scilence, the pressure of being the token woman in STEM, toning down our appearances to be taken seriously and how genuine love and passion can overcome all obstacles.   In this weekly podcast, we let down our guards, to share what it is really like being female, in a male-dominated world.  

In Scilence this week, my bad-ass woman of STEM talks about how she pushed through almost paralysing feelings of self-doubt and low-self-confidence to do what she loves.  In trying out a couple of different career paths to satisfy what she thought she ought to do and in fighting against that typical 'blonde' stereotype.  My guest describes how she has never been happier proving people wrong, as a...

In this week's episode, my 'STEM sister' talks about the need for more gender balance in Architecture - afterall women occupy buildings just as much as men.  We talk about what it is really like working in such a technologically creative industry, where success usually comes to those who wait - for decades.  Can a woman be successful in Architecture and have it all?  As ever, I aim to find out!  

This week on Scilence, my 'STEM sister' is in the field of Public Health, Health Media and the promotion of Health Education. In this episode we examine the outcomes of a positive attitude, the  benefits of believing in yourself and the correlation between co-ed schooling and feeling intimidated as a woman in STEM.

This week my 'STEM sister' is in the field of emerging technology and systems innovation. In this episode we discuss the importance of failure, managing family's expectations of your journey, when you have no idea of your actual destination and the upsides of traversing through uncharted STEM territory, as a minority.      

This week on Scilence, my 'STEM sister' is in the field of Veterinary Science. In this episode we chat about her zig-zag journey to her dream job; what it means to 'having it all' and the importance of finding true happiness through balance.