Once Told a Career Would Hurt Her Marriage Prospects, She Now Helps 1000+ Women Build Careers in Tech

Once Told a Career Would Hurt Her Marriage Prospects, She Now Helps 1000+ Women Build Careers in Tech

Pooja Bangad, the co-founder of SheWork.in — a platform that connects women with flexible work opportunities in the tech industry — remembers what got her started as an entrepreneur.   “Coming from a traditional joint family, I am a first-generation female entrepreneur. After my graduation, I wanted to work and travel overseas. I got a good opportunity in the United Kingdom to work and study, but my family did not allow me to go. I remember my r…

“Benevolent Discrimination”— How ‘Helping’ Pregnant Women Actually Destroys Their Careers

Last week, three brilliant women gathered for a Twitter space hosted by Zikoko’s Shift the Story campaign to discuss something most workplaces prefer to keep hush-hush; how pregnancy becomes a career penalty. The conversation featured Diseye Amy Nassin, People and Culture Lead at Stears; Olajumoke Daramola, a gender and financial inclusion specialist; and Dr Islamiat Gbajumo, a medical doctor. Through this conversation, we learned that the mothe…