A whole generation of women were quietly coached to stay small — the Hot Seat panel spent an hour on how to do the opposite. In this post we look inside the 2026 Summit's fan-favorite live panel on taking up space, interviewing with confidence, and navigating your first 90 days, now available to watch in full inside the AdaMarie Professional Network.

AI is changing who gets promoted, who becomes more valuable, and who gets left behind and the advantage isn't being distributed equally. In this post we look inside Catharine Montgomery's 2026 Summit closing keynote on making AI part of your career strategy while keeping your judgment at the center, now available to watch in full inside the AdaMarie Professional Network.

Building wealth and legacy isn't something you do at the end of your career; it starts with the choices you make today. In this post we look inside Renesha L. Davis's 2026 Summit session on building wealth, influence, and impact as a woman in STEM, now available to watch in full inside the AdaMarie Professional Network.

Fundraising probably wasn't part of your STEM career plan but as philanthropy funds more research, knowing how to make your case to donors is becoming essential. In this post we look inside Alessandra Garber's 2026 Summit session on positioning your research for philanthropic support, now available to watch in full inside the AdaMarie Professional Network.

People kept telling Denise Bronner what she couldn't do with her degree and her path, and she built an extraordinary nonlinear career anyway. In this post we look inside her 2026 Summit session on turning every pivot into an asset, now available to watch in full inside the AdaMarie Professional Network.

By 2028, most professionals will be working alongside AI agents, so the real question isn't whether AI will take your job, but who you'll become as the work changes. In this post we look inside Dr. Maxine Cain's 2026 Summit session on keeping humanity at the helm, now available to watch in full inside the AdaMarie Professional Network.

When something breaks at work, the instinct is to fix it fast, but the real leadership move is diagnosing what actually needs to change. Operations leader Jennifer Pakravan's summit session on telling decision, process, and tool problems apart is now in the AdaMarie Professional Network. Here's what she shared, and how to watch.

AI safety is one of the most important and understaffed fields in tech, and you don't need a PhD to break into it. In this post we look inside Archana Vaidheeswaran's 2026 Summit session on starting a career in AI safety and policy, now available to watch in full inside the AdaMarie Professional Network.

Posted 10/5/2026: Featured entry and mid-level jobs at top STEM companies, requested by our community. Explore and apply now!

Stepping into real responsibility for the first time can feel terrifying, but the fear is often a sign you understand the stakes, not proof you're not ready. In this #AskAdaMarie response we break down how to carry a high-stakes project with confidence, from separating reversible decisions from irreversible ones to making your reasoning visible and building in checkpoints to adjust as you go.

Managing up and across isn't just a strategy for getting ahead; it's about being a good steward of other people's time and attention, two of the most finite resources anyone has at work. In this blog we break down the practical habits that make you someone people trust with more, from packaging your communication to act on to treating your peers' time as carefully as your manager's.

Yesenia Perez Fina’s career has taken her from art museums to space science, with curiosity as the throughline connecting each chapter. Today, as a Senior Informal Education and Outreach Specialist at the Space Telescope Science Institute, she helps people connect with complex ideas. In this AdaMarie Mirror, Yesenia reflects on building a career across disciplines, finding her calling through a series of connected experiences, and learning to see being multidimensional as a strength.

Nadera Rahman’s career is a reminder that you don’t always have to know where you’re going to build a meaningful career. In this AdaMarie Mirror, Nadera shares what she has learned from taking opportunities as they came, asking the questions others might hesitate to ask, and finding the throughline in a career that made more sense in hindsight.

Behind every accomplishment people celebrate is usually a failure they never saw. In this raw and honest reflection, aerospace engineer and research astronaut Priya Abiram walks through her most difficult rejections and redirections and how each one taught her that a closed door is often the beginning of a better path she had to build herself.

Early in your career, it's easy to believe you haven't earned the right to talk about compensation, but value isn't measured in years. In this #AskAdaMarie response we break down how to frame your worth and advocate for growth early on, from building a case around impact to researching the market and asking with confidence.

Being an intern is a more powerful position than most people realize, a rare chance to learn boldly, make mistakes, and explore what you actually want to do. In this blog, 2026 AdaMarie Fellow Avni Mohan shares the specific ways she made the most of her internship, from keeping a running record of her growth to seeking out coffee chats, hackathons, and conversations across teams.

The discomfort of talking about your own accomplishments is learned, not true, and it doesn't have to keep you quiet and overlooked. In this #AskAdaMarie response we break down how to advocate for yourself without feeling awkward or entitled, from the difference between bragging and reporting to building the muscle one small rep at a time.

Posted 9/1/2026: Featured entry and mid-level jobs at top STEM companies, requested by our community. Explore and apply now!

For a lot of people, the hardest sentence to say at work is "I'd like to talk about my compensation" but advocating for fair pay is a skill, not a character flaw. In this blog we break down how to approach salary and raise conversations with clarity and confidence, from doing your research to making your case and handling a no.

A circumstance is a neutral fact. The anxiety comes from the story you layer on top of it and unlike the circumstance, that story is entirely within your control. Dr. Victoria Farris breaks down how to separate facts from interpretations and choose thoughts that serve you, so you can walk into any room steadier and more grounded.