STEM Sector
If the culture feels inequitably tough,
women and under-represented employees won't stay
The STEM sector (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) have curious and passionate people. You don’t enter the sciences for the money. You do it to make a difference or for the puzzle you are trying to solve.
I started working with women in the STEM sector as part of my Cambridge University PhD - focused on women engineers.
My work in creating award-winning video games about workplace bias, took me even deeper into the STEM field.
That knowledge, my time in a tech incubator, plus all the consultancy and speaking in the subsequent 20 years has been used by my clients – women in STEM and the organisations that want to support them better.
The smartest of my STEM sector clients know that attracting women to these fields is only part of the battle – but it doesn’t stop there.
She won’t stay and will be a real find for a competitor if she doesn’t identify with her workplace culture.
This is a challenge when ‘brogrammers’ or silently condoned poor behaviour still sets the tone.
However, there are ways around these challenges
There are ways to thrive in fields that were never set up with the 21st century mindset we’ll all need.
These are tactics I’ve coached on and discussed with audiences for nearly 20 years in organisations like those below:
What people are saying
Testimonials from the STEM sector
A wonderful journey of personal growth
Suzanne facilitated for me a wonderful journey of personal growth from a precarious job and a terrible work/life balance to expressing my full potential and owning my space at work and in my private life
We’d have Suzanne back in a heartbeat
The feedback we received from our BCS Women event with Suzanne was outstanding and we’d have Suzanne back in a heartbeat. I love her no-holds barred approach and I’m sure you will too.
A hugely positive influence on my career
Suzanne has had a hugely positive influence on my career over the past decade. She’s helped me get to grips with four different roles, which set me up for future promotions and career success. Highly recommended
A new-found self-confidence
With Suzanne’s invaluable insight, I have a new-found self-confidence and achieved my goal of promotion.
A huge hit with our mixed gender audience
Suzanne spoke to our global audience prior to the release of ‘The Con Job’. Her humour and incisive observations were a huge hit with our mixed gender audience and I’d thoroughly recommend buying books for attendees!
Phenomenal engagement, totally raised the bar!
2 different events and the feedback couldn’t have been stronger: very high attendance, especially for an online event, fantastic panel facilitation, phenomenal engagement via the chat boxes and question tool, that Suzanne creatively encouraged and no one left the virtual room – all huge wins! Plus, the delegates were excited to get a copy of… Read more “Phenomenal engagement, totally raised the bar!”
