What happened in September?

A word from Mahsa…

Kia ora <<First Name>>

It’s certainly starting to feel like spring is here! We hope you’re enjoying the slightly warmer weather.

Firstly, I would like to thank everyone who attended She Sharp & TechWomen: From Burnout to Balance at Amazon Web Services (AWS) office, this month. We had an amazing time, and we hope you did too!

🔥Burnout has become a significant issue in today's world, and we were glad to host this event during Mental Health Awareness Week. Big thank you to our exceptional speakers Brigette McGregor-Macdonald and Maja Lee, and our dedicated event partners amazing Pip Gilbert and Sasha Mullins. Your hard work and dedication made this event an informative and valuable experience for all.

👓 Daily Reflection: Take a moment each day to pause, reflect, and give your thoughts the attention they deserve.

✨Flip the Perspective: Life's all about choices, right? So choose to see challenges as exciting opportunities waiting to be conquered. Shift that perspective, and watch the magic happen!

🌿Fuel Your Fire: Your health is the secret weapon against burnout. Stay hydrated, nourish yourself with wholesome food, and move that body!

☀️Nature's Reset Button: Get outside, soak up the sunshine, and let nature work its wonders.

We would also like to extend an invitation to our upcoming events:

1️⃣Join us at Auckland University of Technology South Campus on October 11th for an event focused on empowering the next generation of Maori and Pasifika female leaders in STEM. If you know any Maori and Pasifika girls in Year 11-13, please share this incredible opportunity with them. More information can be found here: Inspire Her: Te Whakatipuranga Wahine.

2️⃣ Save the date for our FIRST event in Hamilton on November 3rd, in collaboration with HCLTech We will delve into the impact of technological changes on the workplace and workforce. Learn more about this event here: Technological Change - Workplace & Workforce Impacts.

We look forward to seeing you at these exciting events and continuing the journey of empowerment and growth together!

Ngā mihi nui

Mahsa McCauley
Founder and Chair
She Sharp Charitable Trust

Coming Up: Inspire Her: Te Whakatipuranga Wahine

We’re so excited to bring our October event to AUT’s South Campus! If you know bright, promising and talented Pasifika and Maori students, bring them along for an action-packed event.

With speakers specialisng in engineering, robotics, VR and AR — there’s something for everyone! Plus, there’s an exciting announcement from AUT.

Find Out More!

Coming Up: Technological Change - Workplace & Workforce Impacts

Hosted in collaboration with HCLTech, our VERY FIRST event in Hamilton explores how fast the workforce is changing due to technology and what we can do about it. From responsible use to collaboration, this emerging technology can and should be harnessed to benefit everyone.

Get tickets!

Our events in September…

Tech Women New Zealand: From Burnout to Balance

Our event hosted my AWS, perfectly timed for Mental Health Awareness Week, featured inspiring talks by Brigette McGregor-MacDonald and Maya Lee. They shared their experiences and tips on avoiding workplace burnout from perspectives of the mind and body.

Attendees had the chance to dive into strategies for maintaining mental and physical well-being. Key takeaways included positive task reframing, recognising and processing emotions separately, fuelling your body right, and embracing movement and light.

It was an engaging chat with something valuable for everyone to take away as we all work towards balance. 😊🚀

Check out the photos here!

Member Highlight

This month, we’re highlighting another one of our superstar ambassadors Tanvee! You may recognise her as her role with us involves making sure all of our wonderful volunteers, ambassadors and members are looked after.

Born and raised in India, Tanvee has a background in software engineering. Studying a Master of Computer & Information Science, she’s passionate about normalising a balanced gender gap in STEM. To her, careers shouldn’t be stereotypical, and she hopes to show that there’s space for everyone in these industries.

Check out Tanvee’s LinkedIn

She Sharp Bytes: From Burnout to Balance

Check out our latest episode of She Sharp Bytes, where our host Andrea chats with Maja Lee and Bridget MacGregor-Donald about balance. Maja discusses the critical link between nutrition, health and managing stress, equipping you with the steps to build a wellness toolkit. Bridget McGregor-MacDonald unlocks the power of mindfulness, suggesting keyways to stay centered, focused and resilient.

Listen Here

Industry Gossip…

This month, we’ve found some excellent picks on burnout:

This LinkedIn article highlights the burnout issue faced by women in STEM fields, emphasising the need for a focus on human well-being alongside professional success, and it proposes three pillars of burnout prevention: consistent boundary reassessment, understanding bio-individuality, and mastering stress recovery techniques.
This TedTalk shares various forms of burnout, including job, caregiver, emotional, and parental burnout, sheading light on the need for behaviour change science to address inequalities and prevent burnout. Dr. Jacqueline Kerr shares her insights and mission to combat working mum burnout and gender bias.
This is a short and sweet guided mediation to help start your morning on the right foot!