How A Software Engineer Turned Adversity Into Impact

About this episode

Asia Sharif discusses her journey as a Software Engineer and the impact of identity and mentorship in overcoming challenges in tech.

In this episode of the WeArePoWEr Podcast, we’re joined by Asia Sharif, a Software Engineer, public speaker, mentor and all-round force of nature. Asia shares the story behind the origin of her name, how identity has shaped her confidence and her honest experiences with imposter syndrome in tech. She reflects on building self-belief, navigating underrepresentation in engineering and the importance of mentorship in STEM, while also breaking down her path into coding and software engineering an...

People in this episode

Host: Simone Roche MBE

Guest: Asia Sharif

Topics covered

• software engineering
• imposter syndrome
• mentorship
• STEM
• identity
• self-belief
• underrepresentation

Keywords

• software engineer
• imposter syndrome
• mentorship
• STEM
• identity
• self-belief
• underrepresentation
• coding
• public speaking

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Northern PoWEr Women

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