Mentorship is a crucial tool for closing the gender gap in STEM, but to be truly effective, it must be intentional, equitable, and outcomes-focused. By providing women with senior mentors, fostering sponsorship opportunities, and developing essential workplace skills, organizations can drive meaningful career advancement and create a more inclusive workforce.

Systemic barriers such as biased project allocation, lack of recognition, and flawed performance evaluations continue to hinder women’s progress in STEM. To foster truly inclusive workplaces, organizations must implement systemic solutions, from equitable project distribution to bias-free AI, ensuring that women are not only included but empowered to lead and innovate.

Recently, the narrative around women in STEM has focused heavily on recruitment. Companies have made strides in increasing the number of women entering the field. Yet, a glaring issue remains: retention.

In this blog post, AdaMarie Expert Ruha Tacey provides a strategic guide for negotiating job offers with confidence, emphasizing the importance of staying calm, researching industry pay, and advocating for both salary and benefits. It encourages candidates to view negotiations as a collaborative process, where confidently articulating needs can lead to mutually beneficial outcomes.

In this blog post, AdaMarie Expert Grace McCarrick outlines a simple yet effective onboarding framework to help new hires navigate their first three months with clarity and confidence. By sending a weekly email to their manager detailing progress, key lessons, and insights, new employees can build trust, set clear expectations, and establish themselves as valuable contributors from day one.

AdaMarie Expert Ivy Walker explains how to take charge of your career in STEM, set clear goals, and continuously seek growth opportunities. By defining your passions, performing self-assessments, and seeking mentorship, you can build confidence and better navigate the field's challenges.

AdaMarie Expert Ruha Tacey explains how gender bias in the workplace is pervasive, influencing everything from performance reviews to daily interactions. Learning to navigate these biases and assertively challenge them is key to creating a more equitable work environment.

AdaMarie Expert Dr. Scyatta Wallace explains how leadership qualities already exist within women in STEM and how to tap into them to further your career.

In this blog, AdaMarie Expert Grace McCarrick shares how to onboard without a career ladder and no clear roadmap for success at a new job.

AdaMarie Expert Ruha Tacey explores the historical roots of imposter syndrome among women, highlighting how societal and self-perceptions often undermine their achievements, and concludes with a call to embrace and acknowledge one’s own success.

We're excited to introduce our Inaugural AdaMarie Experts - a group of accomplished women leaders who will serve as your mentors, advisors, and champions. The AM Experts will give you the roadmap and support you need to go after your professional dreams with confidence.

Your AdaMarie profile is the first impression you'll make on potential employers, so it's important that you make it count.  Here are our top tips for creating a job seeker profile that will catch an employer's attention.