Tag Archives: advice

Building self confidence

The last session of the CRA-W Grad Cohort 2009 (today) was on Building Self Confidence. Studies have shown that low self confidence is common among successful women, academics, and graduate students—a triple whammy for the attendees of CRA-W! The best general advice is to believe in yourself and feel good about yourself: “Know yourself and [...]

Tips on being a woman in tech

I’m attending the CRA-W Grad Cohort Workshop (2009) in San Mateo this weekend and so far, it’s awesome! While there have been a number of valuable sessions for me personally (decisions about grad school, research, internships, interviewing, etc.), I especially liked the last session of the day: Being a Woman in Technology: Tackling the Problems [...]