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You have done everything right. You deliver exceptional work, you exceed your targets, you hold your team together through every difficult quarter, and yet the promotion keeps going to someone else. Your manager calls it a lack of executive presence. Your skip-level mentions visibility. Nobody tells you exactly what to fix, and nobody tells you […]
The Broken Rung: Visibility and Support for Women in STEM Read More »
Women in STEM are navigating a deeply unfair reality. The same AI tools that earn male colleagues praise and promotions are quietly working against women who use them. Research confirms what many have already felt: women get penalised for using AI, while men get rewarded for doing the exact same thing. In Episode 043 of
Breaking the AI Double Standard for Women in STEM Read More »
What happens when the technology built to connect people erases them instead? For Christelle Mombo-Zigah, that question stopped being theoretical the moment a collaboration tool automatically removed her afro during a video call. That experience did not just frustrate her. It radicalised her. In Episode 042 of the Lunch with Leaders podcast, Adaeze Iloeje-Udeogalanya sits
Christelle Mombo-Zigah: Bridging the Gap, AI Governance and Cultural Representation Read More »
Generative AI is reshaping the workplace faster than most organisations can keep up with. Tools like Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, and Gemini are changing how people write, analyse, communicate, and lead. Yet while this revolution accelerates, a troubling pattern is emerging: women are being left behind, not because they lack the skills, but because they are
Why Are Women Adopting AI at Lower Rates Than Men? Read More »
The best technology is not built in a boardroom. It is built from lived experience, from a problem so personal and so urgent that the builder cannot imagine not solving it. That is exactly how GoalBridge came to exist. In Episode 040 of the Lunch with Leaders podcast, Adaeze Iloeje-Udeogalanya sits down with Dwain Robinson,
How Dwain Robinson is Bridging the Gap in Special Education Read More »
You have delivered results. You have the expertise and have put in the years. And yet, somehow, the feedback keeps circling back to the same three words: “Be more confident.” It is one of the most common, and least useful, piecesof advice given to women in STEM leadership. Not because confidence does not matter, but
How to be More Confident a Woman in STEM Read More »
You have been putting in the work. Long hours, strong results, consistent delivery. You show up, you perform, and you wait for the right people to notice. But the promotion has not come. The high-visibility project went to someone else. And you are starting to wonder whether working harder is even the answer anymore. It
The 10% Rule: Why Hard Work Alone Will Never Get You Promoted Read More »
AI is not coming. It is already here. And the biggest challenge most organisations face is not the technology itself — it is getting people to actually use it. In Episode 038 of the Lunch with Leaders podcast, Adaeze Iloeje-Udeogalanya sits down with Michelle Hamilton, AI adoption strategist and Head of AI Adoption and Change
Michelle Hamilton on Human-First AI Leadership for Women in STEM Read More »
What does a career in STEM actually look like when you refuse to be confined by it? For Dr. Mia Edgerton-Fulton, the answer is a biomedical science career that has expanded into entrepreneurship, education, mentorship, and brand building, all at once. In Episode 036 of the Lunch with Leaders podcast, Dr. Mia joins host Adaeze
How Dr. Mia Edgerton-Fulton Built a Legacy in STEM Read More »
You are exceptional at your job. You are the person your team calls when something needs to get done. Your work is consistently high quality, your output is reliable, and your manager depends on you. By every measure, you are performing well. So why are you not moving forward? In Episode 037 of the Lunch
Why Being “Too Valuable” Is Quietly Killing Your Career Read More »