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A guide for women in tech

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Though there are many "women in tech" events, most of them focus on stories of struggle and societal unfairness, rather than on practical strategies to handle challenging situations. "People think I'm cheerful and happy, so they don't value my work." "It's very hard to be a female founder." "All the women in leadership positions act like men. I'm worried if I need to be like that..." Putting on a mask and pretending to be a man seems to be a popular solution. However, is "pretending to be an alpha male" the only persona I can adopt to be heard, respected, and promoted? Is there another potential version of me that I can comfortably live with, without being dominant and aggressive? Hence, Svitlana and I hosted a "Kind and Assertive" event where we invited women to let go of all the mistreatment they had experienced or social constructs that already existed. We focused solely on practical strategies we had learned and experimented with, which we shared and practiced with each other throu

Though there are many "women in tech" events, most of them focus on stories of struggle and societal unfairness, rather than on practical strategies to handle challenging situations. "People think I'm cheerful and happy, so they don't value my work." "It's very hard to be a female founder." "All the women in leadership positions act like men. I'm worried if I need to be like that..." Putting on a mask and pretending to be a man seems to be a popular solution. However, is "pretending to be an alpha male" the only persona I can adopt to be heard, respected, and promoted? Is there another…

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