London, UK – 26th November – Samsung Electronics UK Ltd To mark Ada Lovelace Day, Samsung UK teamed up with award-winning author Emma Gannon to record a podcast as part of her Ctrl Alt Delete series. The episode, recorded at Samsung KX in front of a live audience, featured empowering advice for women at work.
The episode, titled ‘What’s Holding Back Brilliant Women in Business’ discussed the myth that brilliance is often perceived as a male trait, how to support brilliant women in the workplace and how brilliance is not just a quality to be associated with extroverts.
The podcast panel, which featured Annie Ridout, the best-selling author of Shy and Samsung colleagues Nida Choudhary and Chloe Findlay-Walker offered inspiring tips and advice on how we can support brilliant women around us, and how women of all personality types and backgrounds can best shine at work:
Create a Network Around You, and Trust Your Gut
Emma Gannon – Author and Podcast Host:
Don’t Hide in the Shadows – Ask Questions and Shine a Light on Issues
Nida Choudhary – Senior Product Manager, Connected Living, Samsung UK:
Believe in Yourself, and Don’t Be Afraid to be Shy!
Annie Ridout – Founder, Freelance Journalist, Artist, Poet & Author:
Involve Male Colleagues, but Don’t Feel You Need to Imitate Them
Chloe Findlay-Walker – Marketing Insights Manager, Samsung UK:
Samsung Pioneers is an ongoing programme from Samsung UK committed to openly and transparently exploring the challenges, barriers, and inequalities facing women in business, and have the difficult conversations that go alongside these. It’s a platform to push for a level playing field for women by bringing together some of the UK’s most pioneering thinkers and advocates for greater gender equality, alongside women in business.
Samsung believes that fostering diversity is essential to continue innovation, and has several initiatives that empower female employees, committing to address and challenge gender inequality and champion women throughout their education and careers.
Programmes including Women@Samsung Employee Resource Group have been established to attract, retain and develop women, working alongside Black Professionals at Samsung and True Ability ERG groups. Samsung UK is also rolling out conscious inclusion training throughout 2021, working closely with Global Diversity Practice.
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