SheCanCode's Spilling The T

Two thirds (66%) of us completed online courses in 2020, according to research from Reed, demonstrating the flexibility of the UK labour market in light of the pandemic and highlighting the proactivity people are adopting when it comes to improving their long-term career prospects.

The world of work is changing, fast and trying to change career part-way through your working life is hard, even frightening. But reflecting and learning from your previous experiences can encourage you to explore your future options and find solutions to problems.

In this episode, we hear from Yasmina Bouabdallaoui, Product Designer, at Pennylane, who shares her own experiences of professional retraining and how examining your past can help you to rediscover key skills and opportunities to land a new job.
Yasmina has over 10 years of experience in the tech industry. She began as an international key account manager in several healthcare companies, and has always been passionate about understanding and addressing people's needs. In 2018, she created her own business where she applied the design thinking methodology. Currently, she works as a product designer at Pennylane

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Recent research has shown that female leadership in tech is falling.

According to DDI’s 2023 Global Leadership Forecast, the percentage of women in tech leadership roles has fallen to 28%.

We’ve also seen high-profile female tech leaders stepping down including YouTube’s Susan Wojcicki and Meta’s Marne Levine.

So how can we encourage more women in tech into leadership positions? And what is it like to be a female leader in tech?

To help answer these questions and more, we’re chatting to Liat Barer, the VP Product at Odeeo, the global leader for in-app audio monetisation.

Odeeo is an audio ad platform connecting advertisers to the world’s 2.7B mobile gamers by amplifying the in-game experience with non-intrusive audio ads. While working at Odeeo, Liat has brought attention to the empowerment of women in a male-dominated industry and has also strived to become a mentor that pushes women to technical senior positions.

Being in the mobile advertising industry for over 12 years, Liat has a wealth of advice to offer from her experience in the field. Prior to working for Odeeo, Liat was with Israeli ad tech company StartApp where she pioneered the reinvention of mobile marketing. Her unique ‘customer-obsessed’ strategy is born from her past experience in the business side of StartApp, where she started as an intern before rising to VP Clients in just seven years. After her impressive work with StartApp, Liat went on to work as the Product Manager for Yahoo before joining Odeeo in 2021 where she oversees ‘all things product’.

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Join our community to find a supportive network, opportunities, guidance and jobs, so you can excel in your tech career.

Last year, it was reported that women accounted for 48% of gamers in the United States!

Despite this, the gaming industry is still very much male-dominated and games have been designed with men in mind for a long time.

While the tide may be slowly turning on this, with almost half of all gamers being female, shouldn’t we have more input and representation in the creative process?

In this episode, we sit down with Jacki Vause, Founder & CEO, Dimoso PR, to talk all things women in gaming, how to get into the industry and what she thinks the future of gaming will hold.

Jacki is the Founder and CEO of Dimoso PR, a London based integrated digital marketing and PR agency specialising in mobile games and technology.

Jacki launched Dimoso PR from London over 11 years ago. Now, it has a customer base from around the globe. Dimoso strives to work on the best and guarantees impactful results for all. From mobile games to tech startups, Dimoso has more recently moved into the metaverse with NFTs, blockchain games and Web 3.0.

Jacki is also extremely knowledgeable in all of these topics; she is a regular speaker at gaming and business conferences internationally. Jacki attends regular events, such as the Games Forum in London and Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki where she moderated panels, as well as speaking at Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto last year in 2022.

SheCanCode is a collaborative community of women in tech working together to tackle the tech gender gap.
Join our community to find a supportive network, opportunities, guidance and jobs, so you can excel in your tech career.

Join us for an inspiring episode as we sit down with Stacey Hudson and Diane Roland from N Brown. Get an inside look at their dynamic journey toward fostering diversity within the company. Stacey and Diane reveal the strategies N Brown is using to attract and retain more women in tech, including flexible working arrangements designed to support retention and leadership development.

Diane, a 22-year veteran at N Brown, shares her personal story of navigating maternity leave three times and how these experiences propelled her into a leadership role.

We’ll also explore the crucial role of male allies in driving meaningful change and creating an inclusive environment for everyone. Stacey and Diane emphasize that while N Brown is committed to hiring the best person for each role, they are equally dedicated to ensuring a diverse candidate pool.

Tune in for practical advice, insightful stories, and a candid discussion on N Brown’s ongoing efforts to enhance diversity in tech. Discover how they balance excellence with inclusivity and continuously strive to move the needle forward.

SheCanCode is a collaborative community of women in tech working together to tackle the tech gender gap.
Join our community to find a supportive network, opportunities, guidance and jobs, so you can excel in your tech career.

Ever felt like you don’t belong? Or that you don’t deserve that promotion? You could be facing Imposter Syndrome!

Imposter Syndrome is a psychological occurrence where an individual doubts their skills, talents or accomplishments. It is often accompanied by a persistent internal fear of being exposed as a fraud.

Imposter Syndrome can affect anyone, even those at the height of their career. Sheryl Sandberg, Arianna Huffington, Tom Hanks, Emma Watson and Michelle Obama have all questioned whether they were good enough. But according to research, women, especially women of colour, are most at risk of experiencing Imposter Syndrome.

In this episode, we speak to Emely Patra, Regional VP and Head of EMEA Customer Success Strategy and Architecture at Mulesoft. Emely is a pioneer for improving diversity and equality and knows a thing or two about tackling imposter syndrome and navigating a male-dominated industry.

Before moving into the MuleSoft business unit she has worked as a Strategic Advisor in Salesforce.

Emely has 18 plus years of industry experience of working with SAAS, CRM , ERP, Platform and Integration technologies. She holds a MBA in Business Systems and IT and is currently leading a team of highly experience thought leaders and architects in the digital transformation and API Led space.

She’s a Salesforce CTA and an active coach for aspiring CTAs in their journey.

Emely lives in Newbury, England with her husband and son and enjoys being a foodie, reading and biking with the family.

SheCanCode is a collaborative community of women in tech working together to tackle the tech gender gap.
Join our community to find a supportive network, opportunities, guidance and jobs, so you can excel in your tech career.