“There’s been a very incremental approach to encouraging diverse thinking and new ways of working. We need a wholesale set of changes. Companies need to start assessing people on results, not hours worked and really encourage people to believe in what they are doing.”
career advancement
Interview with Abigail Mbuzi: Accountant & Master Cook
“As women, we are taught to try and please everyone. This can be our downfall. Learn to say no! Some things, no matter how tempting can be a distraction to your main goal.”
Interview with Liz Ryan: Career adviser & Publisher
“Sometimes our dreams tell us that we’re stuck in our career and we need to make a shift. The only way we learn and grow our muscles is by trying new things. You have to wake up and smell the reinvention coffee!”
Interview with Emma Triplett: Psychologist, Coach & Trainer
“When you have confidence in yourself and your beliefs, other people accept you for who you are. Focus on what you want, not what you don’t”
Interview with Chim Chalemera: Chartered Quantity Surveyor
“Credibility comes from being able to demonstrate your capabilities and not making excuses because of your gender”
Interview with Juliet Asante: Film Maker & Entrepreneur
“Many women look for validation and seeing other women going out and making things happen is the greatest motivator”
Interview with Samantha Thomas Chuula: Country Director, Room to Read, Zambia
“If we only view leadership as a high salary, the captain of the ship with the position on the door – then we are limiting what it is.”