A senior engineer stepped up to create and execute a three-year plan to migrate a complex legacy monolith to a modern cloud-based microservices architecture.
A sponsor actively promotes your career and creates opportunities for you, which is a distinct and powerful form of support compared to mentorship.
To attract a sponsor, women should focus on accurate self-assessment, increasing visibility, communicating ambitions, and understanding that sponsorship is a reciprocal relationship.
Genuine diversity and inclusion initiatives are backed by dedicated resources and are embedded in a clearly communicated company strategy with measurable goals.
Effective D&I programs include international hiring support, fostering young talent through mentorship, supporting queer communities, and measuring success with KPIs.
Experienced women in tech are often role models by default, and can embrace this by simply sharing their experiences and beliefs to inspire others.
Women can combat the tendency to undervalue their skills by actively seeking feedback from colleagues to get a more realistic assessment of their contributions.
Instead of trying to fit in, embracing your unique perspective and communication style can be a significant benefit to your team and career.
The tech industry needs to shift its narrative to highlight the foundational contributions of women, moving beyond the typical stories of male founders.
Hubert Burda Media
München, Germany
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