How Identity Has Influenced A Technical Product Manager's Career At Top Rank University
Identifying as a woman in leadership within male-dominated tech and supply chain environments requires a clear vision, understanding of the industry framework, and carefully considered approaches to problem-solving; furthermore, "it's very important to know how you want to place yourself and what you want others to pursue of you if you want to be a leader." Knowing how to form conversations and project confidence is also key to navigating these situations successfully.
Women in Tech, Leadership, Career Navigation, Male-Dominant Industries, Confidence
Advizer Information
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Undergrad
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Najmieh Tousi
Technical Product Manager
Top Rank University
Alzahra University
Two MS programs: IT management, and Supply chain Management, and an Executive MBA
Computer Science
Education
Cyber Security and IT
Honors Student
Video Highlights
1. Importance of having a clear vision and understanding of the framework you are in to navigate challenges, especially in male-dominated tech environments.
2. Knowing your approaches to problems, holding yourself confidently, and carefully forming conversations are crucial in male-dominated environments.
3. Strategic self-positioning and shaping others' perceptions of you are important, particularly when aiming for leadership in male-dominated settings.
Transcript
As a woman in leadership in the tech industry, how has that impacted how you've navigated your career?
To have that vision of what you want to do and what role you want to have, and to know the framework you are in, helps you a lot navigating different situations. This is especially true in the tech industry, which is kind of male-dominant.
Previously, in supply chain management where I was working, that was definitely a male-dominant environment. It was very important to know your approaches to problems, how you are holding up, and even how you need to form conversations and show your confidence.
It's very important to know how you want to place yourself and what you want others to perceive of you, if you want to be a leader, specifically when you are in a male-dominant environment.