Tech Intersect™ with Prof Tonya M. Evans Tech Intersect #35: Erika Jefferson-The "BWISE" Success Strategies for Black Women & Girls in STEM
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In this episode of Tech Intersect, I chat with Erika Jefferson, the president and founder of black women in science and engineering BWISE, an organization focused on bridging the leadership gap for black women in STEM. She received her MBA from Georgia Tech and her BS in chemical engineering from Louisiana State University.
She has worked for top companies such as Amoco, BP, Chevron and Praxair in a myriad of leadership and executive roles ranging from sales/business development to supply chain in operation six excellence. Since creating BWISE, Erika grown the organization to over 1,200 members and six chapters (Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, DC, Houston and San Diego) around the country.
We talk about the five key areas that women must focus on to enter and excel within STEM fields. And we address challenges and opportunities in the future of work for black women and other underestimated groups because sometimes being underestimated is our greatest superpower, as Arlan Hamilton says.
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