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“I’ve been in situations or in meetings where a man can rock up to the table with statistics but I’m not credible until I’ve shared my lived experience of that problem. “Sometimes I think we look inward too much.On the gender pay gap: is it about not asking for a raise or a wider systemic economic condition? We need to move beyond the self-limiting narrative” - Jessica Brown, Connect Fund manager, Barrow Cadburyħ. That more fluid space works better for all groups, whereas in traditional spaces often doors are closed” - Alastair Wilson, CEO, The School for Social EntrepreneursĦ. “The fact that the social enterprise sector is new-ish means there are less codes of behaviour, less entrenched behaviour.

“Some people say it's 'human nature to have inequality', but we need to push back on these things, argue, be prepared, and don’t be the bystander but be the upstander.” - Baroness Lola Young, campaigner against modern day slavery and member of the House of Lordsĥ. So the first thing is just acknowledging it and holding ourselves to account in the same way as we would in male-dominated spaces.” - Naomi Alexander Naidoo, community manager, Finance Innovation LabĤ. If you have a panel of women and they’re all white and all able-bodied and all straight and all cis-gender, you’re actually just perpetrating the problems that you’re trying to challenge. “Any space that’s speaking about 'women in business', or 'women in social entrepreneurship', or 'women in finance', needs to acknowledge that that’s not the only marginalisation. and call that out. I have class imposter syndrome: I'm a little working-class girl from Tottenham.” - Sam Smethers, CEO, Fawcett Societyģ. “Once you realise everyone else has too, it's easier. I talk to my little imposter on my shoulder. Having had that realisation I feel way more confident – my chances are at least as good as anyone else's.” - Mursal Hedayat, CEO, ChatterboxĢ.

“Most people don’t really know what they’re doing: 30% of what they’re doing is intentional, the rest is accident and bluff. The Pioneers Post team members pricked up their ears – here are our top ten quotes of the day.ġ. The conversations seemed to throw up more questions than answers, but certainly had minds whirring and left attendees with lots of discussions to mull over.

#Shareful words of wisdom how to#

An event running from day to evening for women in the WISE100 network meant there was no shortage of wisdom and inspiration.įrom how to deal with imposter syndrome, to why women often feel pressured into telling their personal stories, the event focussed on ideas that were topical to women working towards positive social impact.