"'Eww' said an executive when I asked about storing the milk I expressed while in the office. The pressure from your pediatrician and the mommy-sphere to breastfeed vs. the struggle of the reality for a working mom creates a baffling struggle. I was surprised by the juxtaposition. I wish I had been prepared to advocate for resources to make breastfeeding easy while in the office, traveling, or at home." Samantha Rideout, Director of Product Marketing, shares her experience returning from maternity leave and how women can avoid internalizing systemic bias they may face. 👉 Full post: https://bit.ly/3zvJgv9 #womenintech #parenting #motherhood #maternityleave #returntowork
Elpha
Think Tanks
San Francisco, CA 18,317 followers
Elpha is where women succeed at work together
About us
Elpha (YC19) is the professional network dedicated to helping high-achieving women in tech succeed at work. Our 100,000+ members come to Elpha for support, to explore new opportunities, and to make friends. We're also a startup founded and built by women. If you'd like to get to know more women in your field, apply to become a member at elpha.com
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- Think Tanks
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- 2-10 employees
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- San Francisco, CA
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"Last summer, after more than three years of forgetting to make appointments, I was diagnosed with ADHD (inattentive and hyperactive - a twofer!). This explained - and validated - so much about my lived experience; I couldn’t believe it had taken me nearly 40 years to figure this out. But it’s not all my fault; in this process of self-discovery, I also learned that it is not unusual for women to be diagnosed until later in life. While ADHD diagnoses in young, fidgety boys were quite common when I was growing up, it never occurred to me that my own hyperactive mind was anything other than overachieving creativity (both traits celebrated in young girls). Because the way girls are typically socialized to behave very closely overlaps with the types of behaviors used to mask ADHD symptoms, unfortunately, many young girls go undiagnosed. For most of my life, I thought that if I just tried a little harder, I would find that these things came easily to me. But it turns out, it took a lot of mental energy for me to mask what I was really experiencing, to try to appear normal. And I was good at it for many years! But once my second child was born, I no longer had the capacity to pretend." Kim Rohrer, Co-founder at PeakHR, shares her experience with neurodivergence and offers advice to leaders on how they can create more inclusive workplaces. 🧠 Read the full post: https://bit.ly/4eIwV6Z #womenintech #neurodivergence #deib #adhd #latediagnosis
Embracing Neurodiversity in the Workforce: DEIB and Unlocking the Power of Difference
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Our latest budget breakdown features a 29-year-old Human Factors Researcher on $11,742.80 a month in Austin, TX. 💰 She wants to know: "I have a lot of credit card debt from two recent moves (both within the last 1.5 years), buying a car, and a recent layoff. From the layoff, I know it’s important to have plenty of savings, but I also have trouble prioritizing savings when I have about $30k of credit card debt to repay. Do you have any advice on repaying credit card debt, especially on how to do so without neglecting savings?" 💸 👉 Read the full budget breakdown here: https://bit.ly/3VPence #womenintech #budgetbreakdown #budgeting #money #salary #personalfinance
The budget breakdown of 29-year-old Human Factors Researcher on $11K a month in Austin, TX
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Ask me anything on Elpha this week. I will answer your q's about working with cross-functional teams, zero waste, creating businesses that combine profit with purpose, foodtech, community building, and more. Join Elpha to stop by and ask me a question. https://bit.ly/4cnEo9Q
Office Hours: I founded a neighbour-to-neighbour sharing app called Olio. I’m Tessa Clarke. AMA!
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"It took me two months of actively applying to Customer Success roles before landing an offer that I accepted. To set the expectations, I “worked” more than 40 hours a week when I was on the job hunt. It was draining, exhausting, and sometimes demoralizing. However, I learned that by making tweaks to my applications, finding a balance between the chaos, and building and relying on my strong support system, I was able to keep sane and land a CSM role." Sarah Vorsanger shares advice for how to stand out in the current job market as a customer success manager. 👉 Full post: https://bit.ly/4bhZa9n #womenintech #csm #customersuccessmanager #jobhunting #jobsearchadvice
How to stand out in the current job market as a CSM
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We're thrilled to introduce the Budget Breakdown! 💸 This new series aims to provide insights into different approaches to spending, saving, and investing. Our latest budget breakdown features a 26-year-old sales professional earning $6,600 a month in New York. She wants to know: "I would love to hear from someone who has started with a very low-paying job and has worked their way up to a high-paying role. My first job out of college was $50,000 a year, and while I’ve made progress in making more, I want to know how others have been responsible about their money and also been able to increase their income." 👉 Read the full budget breakdown here: https://lnkd.in/dtcACrHe #womenintech #budgetbreakdown #paytransparency #budgeting
The Budget Breakdown: A 26-year-old sales professional in New York on $6,600 a month
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Hi! I'm hosting office hours on Elpha—give me a shout here throughout the week and, on Friday, I'll do my best to answer. You can ask me anything about writing (of any kind! I also write fiction on the side), brand strategy, making the jump from journalism to marketing, maintaining work-life balance, and more. Join Elpha + ask away!
Office Hours: I’m the Director of Content Strategy at Duolingo. I’m Samantha Zabell. AMA!
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"My salary journey began in London, not far from the historic halls of University College London where I completed my PhD in neuroscience. After a short stint as a student researcher, I moved to London (from sunny Portugal) in 2012. Starting as a research technician at a University’s Brain bank, my initial salary was higher than a lot of my peers who were working in healthcare and provided a crucial foundation in a high-cost city." Dr Carolina Estêvão shares her salary journey from academia to healthtech and the lessons learned along the way on salary negotiation. 👉 Full post: https://bit.ly/3XvDNyn #womenintech #healthtech #academia #salarynegotiation #salarypath
From Academia to the Wild West of Health Tech
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"I am the queen of the pivot. Wherever I see opportunities for my personal or professional growth, I shift gears and move toward that direction. Life is an adventure, and I want to make sure I experience it all with as few regrets as possible. I have not always been this way. My first pivot was over 10 years ago. As any good first-generation daughter knows, excelling academically was critical. After undergrad, I went straight into my PhD program, the UK equivalent of getting an MD/PhD. I was going to be a doctor and make my family proud. “Our very own Dr. MacCarthy” - they’d boast. However, I was not being true to myself and my purpose." Miriam M., Founder and CEO at Hiedberg , shares tips for being a fearless career pivoter. 👉 Full post: https://bit.ly/4cgheBM #womenintech #pivot #careertransition #careergrowth #personalgrowth
Feel the Fear and Do It Anyways
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The ability to work from anywhere, flexible work schedules, and the time saved from no longer having to commute are all perks of remote work. If you're looking for remote job opportunities, check out our latest resource featuring tech companies that are currently hiring for remote positions. 💼 We're thrilled to be spotlighting Zapier, Ethena, Hometap, The Open Platform, Canny, Structure, Mission Clean Energy, Clearco, Penny Finance, Hook, and EasyLlama in our list. Read on to learn about the problems they’re solving, what their remote work setup looks like, and where they’re hiring from. ✨ Check out the list: https://bit.ly/3KXZEqN #RemoteWork #JobSearch #WomenInTech #CareerGrowth #WorkLifeBalance
11 Companies with Remote Jobs Hiring Right Now
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