Cisco Empowered Women’s Network

A Better Way to Network for Women?

“Networking is my idea of hell.” These are the exact words spoken by a woman attendee at a recent event where I gave a talk about the importance of networking. Her sentiments are echoed by many professional women who have experienced a traditional networking approach, which is: a) based on entering…

September 30, 2015

INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY

Carpe Diem – Seize the day! Inspiration from everyday heroes of CEWN: Shubhra Sinha

  Guest Blog and Interview by Anuja Singh  Welcome to the September edition of our monthly CEWN segment about role models. We all make resolutions and set goals to improve ourselves– but somewhere along the way, life interrupts our plans, we find ourselves juggling different priorities and inv…

Carpe Diem – Seize the day! Inspiration from July’s Everyday Heroes of CiscoEWN

Guest Blog and Interview by Anuja Singh  Welcome to our July edition of the monthly CEWN segment about role models. We all make resolutions and set goals to improve ourselves– but somewhere along the way, life interrupts our plans, we find ourselves juggling different priorities and invariably thing…

CiscoChat Recap: How Do We Continue to ReDefine Ourselves?

Now we know why one participant tweeted that they couldn’t wait for a “kick-a**” #CiscoChat with Cisco Live keynote speaker and award-winning CNN analyst Mel Robbins. The chat was one of the most inspirational and honest discussions of our #CiscoChat series with nearly 70 participants engaging on th…

#CiscoChat: How Can Women ReDEFINE Themselves Today for Tomorrow’s Tech World?

Each year, Cisco Live is packed with thousands of partners, innovators and progressive thinkers looking beyond today to transform technology tomorrow. For women in the technology industry, Cisco Live 2015 provided us with the opportunity to “ReDEFINE” ourselves, both personally and professionally.  …

Cisco’s Empowered Women’s Network’s #reDefineCommunity Contest 2nd runner up

We are less than a week away from our 3rd Annual Cisco Empowered Women’s Network’s forum at Cisco Live and we have some exciting news to share! Congratulations to Vidushi Sharma! After careful deliberation of all the entries, Vidushi has been selected as our 2nd runner up for the #reDefineComm…

Advocating for The Internet of Change

On May 25 2015, I had the honor to participate on a panel on Digital Inclusion of Women for Gender Equality at WSIS 2015, held in Geneva, Switzerland: Women with varying backgrounds from all parts of the world, passionately discussed the opportunities to advocate for change both in the industry and…

Carpe Diem – Seize the day! Inspiration from May’s Everyday Heroes of CEWN

Guest Blog and Interview by Anuja Singh  Welcome to our monthly CEWN segment about role models. We all make resolutions and set goals to improve ourselves– but somewhere along the way, life interrupts our plans, we find ourselves juggling different priorities and invariably things get dropped. What…

#RedefineCommunity with Cisco Empowered Women’s Network Social Media Contest

Guest Blog written by Carissa Lada, Customer Support Engineer Here at Cisco, it’s easy to understand the importance of technology. We can connect with people around the world, do our jobs more efficiently, and create innovative solutions that have never been seen before. Technology also gives us the…