This was presented during the IWD events held at ThoughtWorks UK.

1. INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2016
PUTTING YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD
# T h o u g h t Wo r k s
# I W D 2 0 1 6
# P l e d g e F o r P a r i t y
t h o u g h t w o r k s . c o m / c a r e e r s

2. 2
COMMUNICATION:
BE THE BEST YOU
@jadeydaubney

3. 3
Underselling ourselves
New job - “I’ve never done that” instead of “I can learn that” or “I will
learn that.”
Not negotiating salary, benefits and working conditions
The thousands of critiqued resumes – women v men
Believing that staying at home as a mum isn’t a job and doesn’t
develop marketable skills
“Good Girl Syndrome”
Published - Psychology of Women Quarterly - Females found to be reluctant to talk
about their own achievements in the study, because society disapproves of women who
are perceived to be bragging about themselves and praises modesty.

4. 4
Language
Those permission words ‘just’
‘I feel….’
‘In my opinion…’
Double whammy = ‘I just feel like…’
‘It seems to
me…’
‘is there any way…’
‘Thank to xxx… I got really lucky…’

5. 5
This one is unnecessary It’s another timid lead-in to
asserting a strong opinion. Like you’re prepping Tim for a
BIG shock.
‘Actually’
‘Actually Tim, I disagree’
‘Tim, I disagree’
BOOM!

6. 6
Talking about our
achievements

7. 7
Power Pose
Comfort Zone
Am I scared?
Finding your best you
and owning it!

8. NO REGRETS:
CAREER
DEVELOPMENT
WITH PURPOSE
8
@gabidallariva

9. 9
The job tittle sounds grand, looks great on my
LinkedIn profile and my friends are really impressed

10. 10
WHAT GOT YOU HERE
WON’T GET YOU THERE
Marshall Goldsmith

11. 11
Your future is in your
hands!...I’m just a cookie


12. 12
1.Do what you love
2.Never stop learning
3.Own your career

13. THANK YOU
For questions or suggestions:
Jade Daubney
jdaubney@thoughtworks.com
@JadeyDaubney
Gabi Dalla Riva
gdallari@thoughtworks.com
@gabidallariva

14. PANEL: MAXIMISING OUR IMPACT
# T h o u g h t W o r k s
# I W D 2 0 1 6
# P l e d g e F o r P a r i t y
t h o u g h t w o r k s . c o m / c a r e e r s
PA N E L L I S T S :
J a d e D a u b n e y @ J a d e y D a u b n e y ( L D N & M C R )
G a b i D a l l a R i v a @ g a b i d a l l a r i v a ( L D N & M C R )
A m a l i d e A l w i s @ a m a l i _ d ( L D N ) / C h a r l o t t e F e r e d a y @ c h a r l o t t e B R F ( M C R )
R e n e e H u n t @ r e n e e N o 1 7 ( L D N ) / A n n a B r o a d h u r s t @ d i g t h e o u t s i d e ( M C R )