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Equivalent Too

Dr. Shini Somara

Equivalent Too is a podcast for minorities in STEM. Its a place to discuss issues faced by those who are under represented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, whether that be for reasons of gender, race, socio-economic background, neurodiversity, physical ability. All are welcome to normalise the barriers encountered by being differences, so that we can indeed make a positive difference through our differences.

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57:38

scilence s2: 88 Microfluidics & ITS OK TO MESS UP

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2020/03/24

My guest this week is self-isolating, like the rest of us, but is really using the time to reset. Usually, she resets during her commute to work. But, whatever the situation may be, she does need that time to take stock of what she is doing and get organised. During quarantine, she wants to learn to code! Why not!?!? She feels that failing and messing up are essential for learning. She has had to teach herself to set realistic expectations for herself. In fact, she feels that you should lean

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41:26

scilence s2: 87 Clean Tech & RISING ABOVE

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2020/03/17

My guest this week takes all failures and adversity in her stride. She always puts efforts into learning from her mistakes and finding the silver lining in every cloud. She talks about the dangerous tipping point between too much and too little self-doubt. Self doubt is good and useful, up until a point, at which it can then become detrimental. STM education needs to start early, which includes the toys children play with, which can massively affect their STEM interest. She believes that in

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58:01

scilence S2: 86 Physics & FACING YOUR FEARS

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2020/03/10

This week on Scilence, my guest expert in physics, talks about how she fell into the subject. She followed her instincts and was guided by a very wise and independent mother, who raised her to believe that she could do anything she put her mind to. In following her passions and interests she ended up putting her mind to physics. And through hard work and determination, she is now a world-leading expert on one of the biggest physics experiments in the world. One of the secrets of her success is

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55:37

scilence S2: 85 Advertising Technology & GO FOR IT

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2020/03/03

My guest this week has always been a builder and video games and computers got her into STEM - despite her dad saying that computers would never catch on. She acknowledges that something strange happens to the confidence of girls in STEM in high school, and she herself has experienced challenges in being female at work. Despite experiencing all this herself and fighting against stereotypes and cultural expectations; self-confidence has always seen her through. Her main message is that you

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56:03

scilence S2: 84 Evolutionary Biology & ADAPTABILITY

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2020/02/25

This week my guest talks about her new found freedom having newly qualified with her PhD in evolutionary biology. She knows that reputation is everything and is trying not to define herself by her qualifications. This will be a long journey of self-discovery. She has been passionate about studying animals and loves the messiness of biology, although enjoys trying to make sense of chaos. She talks about how girls aspire to be perfect and how it can lead to our unhappiness. Women have greater

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49:18

scilence S2: 83 STEM Education & ROLEMODELS

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2020/02/18

This week my guest is in STEM education and has seen positive change over the last couple of decades. Despite incremental improvements in gender parity, it is still so important for role models, women in STEM to make themselves known. Girls have traditionally been discouraged into STEM. Maths and physics are seen as subjects for boys and it has been assumed that girls would find these subjects too difficult. My guest believes that we should stop being over-consumed with the difficulties of

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00:45

scilence S2: 82 Health Tech & FAILURE IS LEARNING

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2020/02/11

This week's podcast is short and sweet, but we still manage to delve into the nitty gritty of how my guest became so successful so soon, in health tech. She now runs a start-up, after attending one of the most technical colleges in the world. She admits to reaching a rock bottom of mental health which helped her to put into perspective the things that are a priority in life, including maintaining balance in her work and personal life. We discuss the importance of failure and not caring too much

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01:02:46

scilence S2: 81 Digital Learning & WARRIOR

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2020/02/04

This week, my guest, a woman in tech came from extreme under privilege, where women in her neighbourhood had three choices; sell drugs, strip or prostitute themselves for a living. Thankfully, her struggle to climb out of this poverty came from her insatiable desire to learn and self-educate. She has always been a fighter and that has helped her so much as a successful woman in tech. She no longer takes 'no' for an answer and is proud of being unconventional. Nothing stops my guest, but she

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55:35

scilence S2: 80 Biomedical Engineering & KNOWING...

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2020/01/28

My guest this week, a biomedical engineer spent a year getting to know herself by spending time alone. She got comfortable with hanging with herself and it taught her so much about who she is. She chose biomedical engineering after suffering from an injury and now loves being able to help others through creative and medical means. Her class is 40% women and she feels that it is necessary to find mentors and role models who can be in your own corner. As a result, of having people who believe in

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57:53

Scilence S2: 79 Computer Engineering & LIVE BETTER

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2020/01/21

My guest this week has been in technology for over 20 years, and as a result has seen a lot of change, panic and progress over the years - Y2K being an example of this. Her career has changed largely because hardware has evolved too. Despite championing the positive impacts of technology, my guest hopes that it doesn't take over our lives. Back in her day, women were not in STEM subjects, there were either males or non-males, so she was pretty trailblazing in attending an all-girls technical

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57:48

scilence S2: 78 Railway Engineering & REPRESENTING...

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2020/01/14

My railway engineer knew she wanted to go into STEM from an early age, which meant she should follow a career in medicine. But she fell into engineering by accident instead, which was actually better suited for her. She first realised that she was not easily accepted in engineering, when it was assumed that she was the secretary when at a conference. Standing up for your rights requires you to have a keen sense of who you are and my guest now enjoys challenging the stereotypes with her

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42:27

scilence S2: 77 Chemical Engineering & WHAT WILL BE...

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2019/12/17

My guests this week seems to take chemical engineering in her stride. Having gone to an all girls school, she had many female friends and family that ended up in STEM and they were her inspirations and role models. For her, it seems like the most impactful experience was doing a placement in a chemicals company. It was here that she realised the value of working in diverse and inclusive teams as a woman of colour. This industrial experience allowed her to gauge what kind of career would make

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01:10:16

scilence S2: 76 Science Journalism & FINDING YOUR VOICE

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2019/12/10

My guest, a science writer, this week always wanted to try and understand things from their roots. She is obsessed with understanding systems, but in order to do that successfully, one has to understand the smaller cogs - hence where her mathematical background came into good use. She is very values driven, needing to understanding how science fits into the greater context of politics, philosophy and generally being human. She always had the confidence to ask questions and speak up for herself

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scilence S2: 75 Civil Engineering & JUGGLING LIFE

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2019/12/03

My guest this week admits the mistakes she's made and lessons learned in juggling motherhood and career. She is now trying to get her career back on track after taking time out to raise her two boys. She like many other women was good at the sciences, but didn’t want to do medicine and ended up in civil engineering instead - she always enjoyed being a bit different anyway. much to her dismay, she was crossed off from senior roles because she got pregnant, despite being an ambitious Cambridge

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scilence S2: 74 Logistics & OPEN-MINDED

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2019/11/26

This weak on Scilence, my guest is in logistics, but more importantly struggles with the fact that she deals with three ethnicities. She discusses not giving her energy away by caring what people think. She has the humility to understand her own shortcomings. She has been in the middle of discrimination, but dealt with it. We discuss how some men find it threatening that women want to build their career - but we don't let that stop us. Stay curious and keep self-reflecting with good mentors and

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01:01:39

scilence S2: 73 Artificial Intelligence + DUCKS IN A ROW

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2019/11/19

This week on Scilence, my guest has a very unconventional perspective on a woman’s place in society, turning what most us believe to be a woman's place, on its head. Having been in STEM for three decades, she now considers herself to be in AI, but it’s an industry that did not exist at the start of her career. In terms of motherhood, she wanted to get that process started young and this allowed her to follow the career she wanted later on once the kids were independent. That's certainly one way

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59:56

scilence S2: 72 Mathematics & WHAT'S MY PURPOSE

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2019/11/13

This week on Scilence, I chat with an aerospace engineer, who shares her healthy attitude towards her abilities. From the beginning, my guest had always had a strong sense of determination and focus, having been born a twin. A near fatal car accident a few years ago brought her into crystal-clear clarity. As with all twins, there is often a sense of comparison between them. Her and her brother are both bright and gifted in STEM, but my guest being female, always felt a greater pressure to

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52:52

scilence S2: 71 Aerospace Engineering & IMPRESSING...

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2019/11/05

This week on Scilence, my guest, an aerospace engineer describes what she is going through, as a result of having recently had her first child. Before childbirth, she was managing 25 people on a multi-million pound project. As a result of getting pregnant, she feels like she’s desperately trying to hang onto her career and the reputuon and experience she so diligently built up over the years. She has a very unconventional life, with a highly supportive husband that has taken far more paternity

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55:35

scilence S2: 70 Aerospace Engineering & I'VE GOT THIS

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2019/10/29

This week, my woman in STEM chose engineering to avoid doing textiles! As a result, the 3D Printing, she was exposed to in engineering class sparked her love for technology. She was naturally good at maths and physics but she believes that it not a pre-requitse for engineering - although it helps. We are all surrounded by engineering and she loves it - there is not one thing we interact with in our average days which has not been influenced by engineering in some way. We discuss stigmas that

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01:03:19

scilence S2: 69 Construction Engineering & RESOLUTENESS

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2019/10/22

This week on Scilence, my guest comes from a man’s world, as a construction engineer, yet she is responsible for many jobs. As a result, it took her much longer to earn resect from her team. She ignored any nasty comments, which helped her to gain resilience. Her first job involved engineering railways, despite never having seen a train before. Originally, she came from a very patriarchal culture, yet the men in her life were extremely supportive and encouraging - which positively influenced

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