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๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โฃ โฃ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง, ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค & ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ฌโฃ ๐ ๐
๐จ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ & ๐
๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐โฃ ๐๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ด๐ต ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ณ. ๐๐ณ๐ถ๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ป๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ๐ฐโฃ โฃ What does it really take to build a career in STEM as a woman?โฃ Beyond degrees, research, and professional achievements lies a world of opportunities, challenges, expectations, and unwritten rules that we donโt always talk about.โฃ 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?โฃ ๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ.โฃ โฃ Join us for ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐, 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.โฃ 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.โฃ ๐๐จ ๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ. ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฒ. ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐โฃ โฃ ๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐?โฃ โจ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ - Finding your path, discovering opportunities, and building a career.โฃ ๐ฌ ๐
๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ข๐๐ - Confidence, credibility, speaking up, and making yourself heard.โฃ ๐งญ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ - Mentorship, workplace culture, career progression, and navigating professional relationships.โฃ โ๏ธ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ - Power dynamics, professional boundaries, uncomfortable situations, and knowing when and how to seek support.โฃ ๐ค ๐๐ฌ๐ค ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ - An open forum for questions, shared experiences, and practical advice.โฃ โฃ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โฃ ๐
๐๐๐ญ๐: 24 October 2026 (Saturday)โฃ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐: 10:00 AM-12:00 PMโฃ ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ฎ๐: CS AVRโฃ โฃ This forum is open to all interested participants, especially female students, early-career researchers, academics, and professionals in STEM.โฃ To encourage candid discussions about experiences and challenges that may be shaped by gender, participation is reserved for women.โฃ Whether youโre just beginning your STEM journey, exploring your next career move, or already navigating professional life, your questions, experiences, and perspectives matter.โฃ โฃ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ. ๐๐ฌ๐ค ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ. ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ. ๐
๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐๐.โฃ Because some of the most important lessons in STEM arenโt taught in classrooms or laboratories.
