STEM, Unfiltered

🔬 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌, 𝐔𝐍𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃⁣
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𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧, 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 & 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬⁣
𝐀 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 & 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌⁣
𝘈𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘖𝘚𝘛-𝘗𝘊𝘏𝘙𝘋 𝘉𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘬 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘳. 𝘈𝘳𝘶𝘯 𝘎𝘰𝘯𝘻𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘰⁣
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What does it really take to build a career in STEM as a woman?⁣
Beyond degrees, research, and professional achievements lies a world of opportunities, challenges, expectations, and unwritten rules that we don’t always talk about.⁣
How do you find the right opportunities? Build confidence? Make your voice heard? Navigate workplace politics? Set boundaries? And what happens when professional interactions become uncomfortable, especially when power and authority are involved?⁣
𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.⁣
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Join us for 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌, 𝐔𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝, an engaging and candid forum bringing together women at different stages of their STEM journeys to share experiences, exchange advice, and explore the realities of studying and working in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.⁣
From finding scholarships, mentors, and career opportunities to navigating professional challenges, difficult colleagues, workplace power dynamics, and situations that are rarely discussed openly, this forum aims to create a space for meaningful and constructive conversations.⁣
𝐍𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. 𝐍𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲. 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌⁣
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𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓’𝐒 𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄?⁣
✨ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌 – Finding your path, discovering opportunities, and building a career.⁣
💬 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 – Confidence, credibility, speaking up, and making yourself heard.⁣
🧭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 – Mentorship, workplace culture, career progression, and navigating professional relationships.⁣
⚖️ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐖𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 – Power dynamics, professional boundaries, uncomfortable situations, and knowing when and how to seek support.⁣
🎤 𝐀𝐬𝐤 𝐔𝐬 𝐀𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 – An open forum for questions, shared experiences, and practical advice.⁣
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𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐃𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐒⁣
📅 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 24 October 2026 (Saturday)⁣
🕓 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM⁣
📍 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞: CS AVR⁣
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This forum is open to all interested participants, especially female students, early-career researchers, academics, and professionals in STEM.⁣
To encourage candid discussions about experiences and challenges that may be shaped by gender, participation is reserved for women.⁣
Whether you’re just beginning your STEM journey, exploring your next career move, or already navigating professional life, your questions, experiences, and perspectives matter.⁣
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𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬. 𝐀𝐬𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬. 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞.⁣
Because some of the most important lessons in STEM aren’t taught in classrooms or laboratories.