{"id":2033,"date":"2022-12-27T17:00:28","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T11:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ninjacart.in\/blog\/?p=2033"},"modified":"2022-12-27T17:00:31","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T11:30:31","slug":"ninjacart-women-in-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.ninjacart.com\/blog\/ninjacart-women-in-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"Ninjacart – Women in Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cEmpowerment is something that comes from within and not something that someone can force into you.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Ninjacart\u2019s Women in Tech<\/strong> conference kicked off with these opening remarks. \u2018Women in Tech\u2019,<\/strong> which took place on 15th October 2022 <\/strong>was one of the most celebrated events for the organization.\u00a0 Aiming to celebrate women and promote gender diversity in the world of tech, this event brought together some of the most notable faces in the industry to discuss a variety of interesting topics. The event witnessed near about 30+ participants from companies like Atlassian, Swiggy, Disney+Hostar, Dunzo, etc.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Firstly, we had Sowmya Dhandapani, <\/strong>Ex-Senior Director of Engineering at Ninjacart, welcome the participants to the event and explain the purpose of the event, which is to support and empower women working in the technology industry and emphasize the role of women in the technology field. In her welcome note, Sowmya also shared her journey into engineering and how she had managed to make a career as a tech leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does it take to be a woman leader?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first speaker for the event was Sonia Parandekar, the Head of Engineering <\/strong>at Atlassian<\/strong>. She has worked for notable companies like Urban Ladder, Microsoft Wing, and so on throughout her 15-year career.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sonia spoke on the topic of \u2018What it takes to be a woman leader?\u2019<\/strong>. To be a great leader, she emphasized the importance of making decisions and experiencing failure, both on the journey and at the end. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u201cNobody makes the right decisions all the time. But being decisive is important.\u201d –  Sonia said. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sonia discussed the importance of helping juniors grow and help them climb the ladder of success. In addition to helping them learn, one should respect each other’s credibility. Additionally, Sonia shared her own life journey, where she discussed her shift from Seattle to India and how she set up Atlassian’s Indian base alone. As a good leader, she reminded the participants that they need to be the architect of their own careers and that credibility is more important than being liked by all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s a snippet of her session<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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