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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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Scilence 26 Aviation & CHANGING PERSEPCTIVES

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2018/12/16

This week on Scilence (out 16th Dec): Driven by the need to see the Earth from a different perspective, my guest, a pilot travelled along many different paths to figure out her purpose in life, including studying astrophysics and becoming a bodyguard. Has she found it yet? Nope, but she hopes she never does, as its the ‘not knowing’, that keeps her going.

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Scilence 25 Solar Science & MAKING CHOICES

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2018/12/09

On this week's episode: My guest, an expert in Solar Science, doesn’t take well to people telling her how to live her life. Instead, she appears to have it all and achieved that in part, with compromise, but also by surrounding herself with nurturing and supportive people. She believes she has developed empathy for others, by going through similar struggles. This week's show is about enjoying your own femininity and being comfortable in your own skin. Despite what most people think: being

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01:01:53

Scilence 24 App Development & KNOWING YOUR WORTH

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2018/12/03

This week on Scilence, my badass female guest escaped into video games and reading, to avoid her drug addict parents. Having faced the chauvinistic attitudes in Hollywood my guest believes that the tech industry is relatively tame towards women in STEM. Women still struggle to be heard in Tech, but that can be effectively tackled by the attitudes of women themselves. My C-Suite guest reveals her secrets on how to make empowering choices so you can be successful in a working environment and the

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Scilence 23 Neuroscience & REBUILDING SELF-ESTEEM

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2018/11/26

On this episode, my female guest is a self-confessed narcissistic extraction of her parents, having been home-schooled and determined to fulfil her fathers wishes for her education. She believes wholeheartedly in curiosity and never could have pursued her PhD in Neuroscience without it. Her key to happiness in life, is to have other things going on besides STEM. We discuss the perils of keeping your inner artist in the closet and how she has learned to carry herself with dignity, when everybody

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Scilence 22 Zoology & BEATING BULLYING

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2018/11/19

This week on Scilence, my guest, talks about the long-term consequences (both good and bad) of having been bullied at school. Being unpopular when young, gave her the space and time to focus on her passion for zoology, resulting in her excelling in her field. Today, she continues to challenge stereotypical roles, traditions and mindsets, particularly as a woman in STEM; aiming to be a leader rather than a follower. As a woman she's aware of her tendency to second-guess herself; and of her

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Scilence 21 Telecommunications & KNOWING ONESELF

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2018/11/12

On this week's episode, my guest, a passionate physicist at heart and woman in STEM, working in emerging telecommunications technology, is completely comfortable in her own skin. After battling through some major life challenges, she is not afraid to take some time out for herself, no matter how demanding her job is. She describes how life hasn't gone according to her plan, but she has emerged stronger and more assertive in life and her workplace, as a result. She believes that some of the

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Scilence 20 Accounting and Finance & CONQUERING...

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2018/11/04

On Scilence this week, my guest (originally qualified in accounting and finance), describes her curiosity and insatiable appetite for learning; yet was brave enough to leave university early to begin her own thriving tax business. She champions reading widely, believing it gave her the ability to establish her own values and principles and the ability to stand up for herself. As early as she remembers, she lovingly questioned authority, following her enthusiasm to see where it took her. The

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Scilence 19 Zero Waste Fashion & DEVELOPING...

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2018/10/29

On this week's episode, my guest, originally an architect has an epiphany about self-awareness. She confesses to have always grabbed inspiration from people, places and things, but has rarely spent time facing her true self. This is a person who has never cared what people think and has always focused on her own ambition and it appears to have got her very far in life. She turned her back on a prestigious conventional career route to run her own tech business; juggles three kids and a husband,

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Scilence 18 - Software Engineering & FATHERHOOD...

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2018/10/23

This week on Scilence, my guest is an example of a lack of parental support, she explains how it shaped the course of her career and developed her amibition in software engineering. She bravely raises the issue of women keeping women out of STEM and explains her belief, that women are taught to serve rather than deserve. As the conversation strolls through the issues of self-belief, self-confidence, and assertiveness, and the dangers of seeking validation from others; my guest never fails to ask

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Scilence 17 Augmented Virtual Reality & WHO CARES...

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2018/10/19

This week on Scilence, my guest, an artist turned expert on Augmented and Virtual Reality through software engineering, feels that her career path unfolded, thanks to not caring what people think. A self-confessed weirdo from an early age, my incredible woman in STEM, has grown in confidence in speaking up for herself to get what she wants and what she needs; in order to maximise her contribution to the world of science. After listening to her, being different and unlike anyone else, will feel

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Scilence 16 Planetary Astronomy & BRUSHING OFF...

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2018/10/08

On this week's episode of Scilence, my impressive female guest talks about how she saved herself from quitting physics, thanks to a male classmate's attitude towards failure. We talk about why rolemodels are vitally important in science and technology; and the guilt she occasionally feels for following her heart, rather than other peoples opinions and expecctations.

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Scilence 15 MedTech & SELF-BELIEF

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2018/09/30

In this weeks episode of Scilence, my guest and entrepreneur in medical technology talks about the major differences ladies face, between the corporate world and the world of start-ups! The future looks exciting for women in technology, but its all about self-belief and speaking up for yourself and others (especially those who struggle to stick up for themselves). We conversate on the 'ole chesnut of 'perfectionism' and consider the gifts to our careers, having faced adversity during childhood.

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Scilence 14 User Experience Design & ACCEPTING...

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2018/09/23

In this weeks Scilence: My guest, specialising in User Experience Deaign (UX) admits thats having a voice often doesn't make you popular, but it can create an impact and help others. She raises the question of whether women are too sensitive or men are not sensitive enough; and confesses to what she learned by crying in the toilets at work!

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Scilence 13 Physics & CONFIDENCE

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2018/09/17

In this weeks episode: My guest infects me with the positivity bug, as she raves on about her insaitable love of learning. Being an oblivious kid, she was always clueless about being in a minority as a female in physics. I suspect she had a huge amount of encouragement and support from friends and family to follow her passions. As a result, she built up healthy levels of self-confidence and courage to ask questions and find out more. Knowing that people-pleasing gets her nowhere and failure is

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Scilence 12 Neuroscience & ASKING FOR HELP

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2018/09/09

This week on Scilence, my guest (a neuroscientist), discusses the importance of encouragement and support. This woman in STEM talks about the courage it took for her to get a mentor. Interestingly, she believes there are many mentors out there, but our fear of rejection stops us from seeking them. Being of ethnic minority, herself, she stresses the need for belonging. And on the subject of having it all - she feels its possible, but maybe not all at the same time.

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Scilence 11 Aerospace Engineering & DOING WHAT...

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2018/09/03

This week’s episode of Scilence is the most honest and vulnerable yet! A fellow engineer and I talk about the isolation of being female in such a heavily male-domainted industry and how to navigate that; but also the joy of following our child-like curiosity for understanding how the world works into a career.

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Scilence 10 Mechanical Engineering & BREAKING...

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2018/08/26

In this week's Scilence: A fellow mechanical engineer opens up about having to choose sides - do I follow my engineering Dad, or fulfill the expectations of my strict stay-at-home mother? She also discusses what it's like working and thriving in a 'Brotopia' and how she strives for the balance between speaking up passionately whilst staying emotionally managable. Its not easy being a woman in a man's world!

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Scilence 09 Speech Pathology & KINDNESS

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2018/08/19

On this week's episode of Scilence: My guest shares her experiences of following her passions for travel, different cultures, language and helping people, which led her to excelling in a highly technical and female-dominated industry. Today she talks about having it all in terms of work, family, love and personal fulfilment - and how achieving this was only possible through letting go of what people expected of her and trusting the universe.

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Scilence 08 Biomechanical Engineering & FITTING IN

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2018/08/12

On this week's episode of Scilence: Downplaying your intelligence - how this week's woman in STEM occasioally hides her passion for biomedical engineering, in order to fit in with everyone. Dressing smart to earn resepct from her colleagues and the importance of being ok with messing up. As always, we talk openly and honestly about the joys and challenges of being female in a male-dominated world.

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Scilence 07 Aerospace Engineering & FOLLOWING...

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2018/08/06

In this week's episode of Scilence: How to stand up for yourself, as an introvert, when you can't stand conflict. The importance of failure and the paralysis of Imposter Syndrome. My STEM guest discusses the difficulty in pursuing one's passions without self-beleif, and the over-arching joy in working on something you love, that makes the pressure of being the token woman in aerospace engineering, all worth while.

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