Hephzi Pemberton
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
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About
I am a highly creative and strategic innovator who likes wearing hats. Lots of hats. I…
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Equality Group's Inclusive Top 20 PE & VC Index.
Equality Group's Inclusive Top 20 PE & VC Index.
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What are some effective ways for women to break into male-dominated industries?
It is highly worth asking for 360 feedback at every stage of your career. You can do this yourself by mapping out seniors, peers and juniors in your work and professional life. Ask them for feedback directly or use a third party coach and/ or survey tool.
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What are some effective ways for women to break into male-dominated industries?
It's worth exploring industry bodies and societies who host events on the areas you are interested in. Ask people to invite you, add you to relevant groups where you access visibility to events, ideas and key mentors. After an event, make sure you go and introduce yourself to the speakers who resonated most with you and who you think you could learn from.
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What are some effective ways for women to break into male-dominated industries?
There is no better way of learning than by doing. One of the key actions I have taken to break into male-dominated space, whether finance, technology or entrepreneurship, is to take one step towards your goal everyday. This could be reaching out to someone in the industry for a conversation, reading some important research, testing an idea with a peer or putting your ideas onto paper. Incremental progress build into significant progress over time.
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What are some effective ways for women to break into male-dominated industries?
Appreciating the huge value-add of your diversity of experience, identity, background and perspectives can bring to a male-dominated industry is a great starting point. This is highly likely to be more than just your gender. Spending time identifying all the aspects of your knowledge, network and experience that could add leverage to your profile. Working with a coach or an experienced advisor will help you clarify this in your mind and messaging to key stakeholders.
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Why does this white, privileged woman bang on about diversity, equity and inclusion all the time? Because for far too long, the business world has…
Why does this white, privileged woman bang on about diversity, equity and inclusion all the time? Because for far too long, the business world has…
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Don’t read The Diversity Playbook if ❌ you think diversity, equity, and inclusion is all about box-ticking and awkward training sessions. Because…
Don’t read The Diversity Playbook if ❌ you think diversity, equity, and inclusion is all about box-ticking and awkward training sessions. Because…
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Education
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University of Oxford
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Activities and Societies: Balliol College Boat Club, OxWip, Balliol College Choir
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Languages
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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French
Limited working proficiency
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The definitive guide to collecting diversity data in your company: Actually... no I'm not going to give you a guide. But instead I invite you to…
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Americans are voting with their wallets! In an inspiring show of support, Kamala Harris has raised a record-breaking $81 million in the first 24…
Americans are voting with their wallets! In an inspiring show of support, Kamala Harris has raised a record-breaking $81 million in the first 24…
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