Tag: Women
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Woman in Tech for the Week: Cynthia Alabi
Cynthia Alabi is a skilled and passionate tech sales leader in the African space. With almost ten years of experience, she has helped many companies grow their revenue, improve how they serve customers, and build stronger relationships with clients. Cynthia has worked across different industries like aviation, mobility, and fintech. She has gained deep experience…
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Little Ways Women in Tech Can Support Each Other
Being a woman in tech isn’t easy, especially when we are the minority in most rooms. We make up only about 25-30% of the global tech workforce. We are still fighting to be taken seriously, constantly trying to prove that we belong here just as much as men do and this can be frustrating. Yes,…
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What You Need to Know Before Transitioning to a New Tech Role
If you have been brooding over the thought of transitioning from one tech career path to another and you do not know how to go about it, this article is for you. Switching from one tech role to another is very common, and while it can feel overwhelming, even though you are already in the…
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Startup Spotlight: MendPro
Mendpro is a social-commerce platform that was founded by Chioma Nnanna in 2024. It is an AI-powered toolkit designed for entrepreneurs and content creators who sell directly to their audiences. MendPro integrates content, sales, and operations into a single, seamless dashboard. It helps modern sellers plan smarter by scheduling posts across 12 platforms, including TikTok,…
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How to Create a Personal Website That Sells Your Skills
When you walk into a store, the first thing you see should instantly tell you what they sell or do there. If you spot a medicine and someone in a lab coat, you don’t need to read the sign before you know it is a pharmacy. That is exactly how your personal website should work. …
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How Women in Tech Are Protecting Their Emotional Wellness
Tech is fast, demanding, and constantly evolving. And for many women navigating this high-paced world, the pressure often goes beyond deadlines and deliverables. It sinks into something deeper; emotional exhaustion, self-doubt, and that quiet, lingering question: Am I enough for this space? Though the conversation around gender in tech is growing louder, the emotional and…
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Fighting for the Life I Want: My Journey from Pharmacy to Design
Getting into pharmacy school felt like a big win—not just for me, but for my parents, for everyone who had invested in my education, for the version of me who was told that a good, respected profession would lead to a good life. It wasn’t medicine, which I originally wanted, but it was close and…
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Building in Public as a Woman in Tech: Lessons from Sharing My Product Journey
When I first heard the phrase “Building in Public,” I thought it was for founders or creatives who were already comfortable being visible, sharing designs, strategies, or launching updates for the world to see. But over time, I realized it’s for anyone willing to be transparent about their process, especially those of us who often…
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Woman in Tech For the Week: Grace Boboye
Grace Boboye is a certified customer success professional with experience in onboarding, customer acquisition, product adoption, renewal, and ensuring customers have the best possible experience throughout their journey. She is currently serving as Senior Customer Success Manager at Blackthorn.ion and has exceeded the departmental KPIs by an impressive 35% month after month. She has a…
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The Girls No One Is Watching: Naomi Williams on Building Nigeria’s Tech Future
Did you know that women make up just 22% of the workforce in the Tech industry? In fact, according to the Financial Institutions Training Centre, only 22% of the total number of engineering and technology university graduates in Nigeria are women. The numbers don’t lie: Nigeria’s tech industry still has a long way to go…