Diagnosed with dyslexia at five, I couldn’t read until I was eight and struggled throughout school to express what I was thinking coherently.
Now in my career, that very hindrance is what makes me so effective at my job; turning complex technical talk, into client focused solutions. Not only do I use this to creative powerful campaigns in sectors including energy, aviation, built environment and infrastructure, but I strive to develop our industry into one where women are more visible, heard, and valued. While my career is in marketing, my specialism is construction and engineering, which women make up 15% of the workforce. Both inside and outside my organisation, I actively work to support people to overcome the barriers that women often encounter in STEM industries. I’m a Trustee and Marketing Lead for a charity which empowers women in STEM fields by providing free high-quality mentoring. I campaign for allyship, delivering value moments across meetings, and in 2024, I delivered a talk on mentoring and allyship at the Women In Construction and Engineering Awards Summit. This year I’ve also been selected to take part as a digital delegate for the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69). I’ve presented to secondary school students about my career path, sharing that not only can the STEM sector be a creative and exciting industry to aspire to be in, but that it’s vital that nobody sees their gender, neurodiversity, culture or background as a barrier to a future in STEM.