WomenWise
Welcome to the WomenWise Podcast where women and experts share the stories, insights, and ideas empowering the next generation of leaders.
Each episode dives into real conversations with women breaking barriers in underrepresented industries, alongside the expert lens from specialists who bring fresh perspectives on leadership, mindset, and growth.
From navigating career crossroads to building confidence, wealth, and influence - these conversations explore what it really takes to create change and thrive on your own terms.
Whether you’re forging your path in a male-dominated field, leading a team, or simply seeking inspiration from women rewriting the rules, the WomenWise Podcast offers the wisdom, honesty, and energy to keep you moving forward.
Part of The IN Group Communities, WomenWise is a community dedicated to increasing visibility, representation, and opportunity for women across all industries.
WomenWise
Why 60,000 Women Left Tech and What Emotional Intelligence Has To Do With It
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
Last year, 60,000 women left the UK tech industry costing an estimated £3.5 billion.
They didn’t just leave because of childcare or confidence. They left mainly because of culture, leadership, and a total lack of clear progression.
In this episode of the WomenWise podcast, WomenWise founder Kalina sits down with Christina Lewis - former senior leader at Deliveroo and Bolt, and founder of Horizon - to unpack what’s really going on for women in tech, and why “fixing women” has never been the answer.
Together, they explore:
- Why emotional intelligence is a commercial skill, not a “nice to have”
- The difference between performing confidence and genuinely owning your strengths
- How leadership styles and micro-behaviours push women out of tech roles
- Practical, everyday things managers can do to retain and grow the women in their teams
- What women can do for themselves without contorting into a mould
If you’re a woman in tech wondering why progressing still feels so hard - or a leader who genuinely wants to keep and develop the women in your organisation - this conversation will give you language, data and concrete ideas to explore.
Part of The IN Group Communities, WomenWise is a community dedicated to increasing visibility, representation, and opportunity for women across all industries.