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WIMDI is an online community of thousands of vibrant, supportive women* in male-dominated industries (eg: mining, finance, tech, engineering, construction, politics, etc.).
Check us out at https://wimdi.com
Want to give effective feedback that doesn't make your team resent you? Make sure you give 5x as much positive reinforcement as constructive advice. 📽👉🏻 buff.ly/AZeuL7w
#WomenInMaleDominatedIndustries #FeedbackTips #EffectiveCommunication #Leadership #WomenInTech #WomenInStem
December 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Need something to listen to while you cross out those last iems on your holiday list? Check out Holly's interview with Lindsey Schultz for Ore-atory! They talk reasons why women are leaving the #mining industry -- plus some ideas on how to help women stay. 🎧👉🏻 buff.ly/XOGVGGs #WomenInMining
December 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Someone in your organization who doesn't have formal power, but somehow knows everything that's going to happen before it happens? You probably have a gatekeeper on your hands! Make sure they know about -- & approve! -- your plans to make sure you get your way at work. 📽👉🏻 buff.ly/J9sPAJh
December 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Meet this month's speaker -- Mary Connelly! She'll be speaking at WIMDI on Thursday 15th January, Managing Up with Challenging Bosses. Tix 👉🏻 buff.ly/0uNZloM
#WomenInMaleDominatedIndustries #WorkplaceCulture #WomenInTech #WomenInScience #WomenInMining
December 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Clear metrics are a good sign -- As companies mature, their goals usually become clearer and more targeted. ...But if your company's KPIs or OKRs are a hot mess & then suddenly one day they have everything together? Something's up! 🚨
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#WomenInMaleDominatedIndustries #OKRs #KPIs
December 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Difficult boss you need to manage better? Come to our talk on Jan 15th, Managing Up with Challenging Bosses. Learn:
🥹 Deal with the 5 most common types of challenging bosses
😮💨 Speak up & self-advocate professionally
😇 Minimize conflict & get some emotional distance
Tix 👉🏻 buff.ly/0uNZloM
December 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Wanna make a big impression when you're presenting to senior leadership? Make sure you tailor your presentation to what THEY want to know -- not what YOU want to present! 📽👉🏻https://buff.ly/o8Xvl2h
#WomenInMaleDominatedIndustries #CareerAdviceforWomen #PresentationAdvice
December 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Spending the last 2 weeks of 2025 avoiding your boss as much as possible? Mary Connelly is coming to the WIMDI stage to teach you exactly that! Join us on January 15th for Managing Up with Challenging Bosses. Grab your tickets now: buff.ly/0uNZloM
#WomenInMaleDominatedIndustries #WorkCulture
December 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
We've wrapped up the last WIMDI event for the year, so it's time to think back on all the amazing speakers we had in 2025.
A huge round of applause to: Jennifer Cox, Abby Locke, Jennie Yang, Adora Lee, Maitreyi, Allison Lickley, Monique Staals, Diana Vuong, Shauna Wilton, & Paige Strand.
Thank you!
December 11, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Balanced? Beloved? Believable? Brave? Hmm...What could the other B word be? 🤔
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#WomenInMaleDominatedIndustries #WomenInTech #WomenInStem #WomenInMining #WomenInGames #WomenInEngineering #WomenInManagement
December 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
As much as we love a good fact or statistic, people remember stories much better in presentations. So don't forget to add some stories and examples to illustrate your point when you speak. 📽👉🏻 buff.ly/7cPSMWC
#SpeakingAndPresentationSkills #WomenInMaleDominatedIndustries
December 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
If you want to take control of your career back from your impostor syndrome, you have to start narrating a new story for your life -- and stop narrating the old one!
Learn more in The 5 Impostor Behaviours Hurting Your Career. 📽👉🏻 buff.ly/bXpXajA #WomenInMaleDominatedIndustries #WomenInTech
December 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Year end is a time of reflection, but that doesn't always mean you like what you see! If 2025 kicked your butt & you're trying to find a new path for 2026, check out Angela Lopez's excellent video, You're Here & It Sucks. Now What? 📽👉🏻 buff.ly/lwi5gzk #WomenInMaleDominatedIndustries #WomenInTech
December 6, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Make sure expectations are clear & specific when you delegate work. How detailed your success criteria are should depend on the seniority of your team. You'll need more detail for junior employees, but senior team members can take more outcome-focused direction & run with it. 📽👉🏻 buff.ly/9Ghs0BB
December 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
December 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Only 2 more days 'til the weekend -- but only one more day 'til Cafe Lunch! Join us this Thursday for some fun networking over lunch. By the time you're done yapping it up with all your new friends, it'll basically be Friday. RSVP 👉🏻 buff.ly/3mW3tR5 #WomenInMaleDominatedIndustries #OnlineNetworking
December 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
If you want to be a political genius at work, you need to understand the formal power structure -- the org chart, the titles, the reporting relationships. But you also need to understand the informal power structure & who has sway over those in power. 📽👉🏻 buff.ly/EiJhQUd #OfficePolitics
December 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Looking for ebulliant merrymaking? Or joyful levity? How about buoyant jollification? We've got all that (& a thesaurus full of synonyms for the word 'fun'!) at WIMDI Cafe Lunch tomorrow. RSVP 👉🏻 buff.ly/3mW3tR5 #WomenInMaleDominatedIndustries #VirtualNetworkingForWomen
December 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Structured check ins are your friend! If you've delegated a long or important project to your employee & you DON'T want to end up micromanaging them to death, set up a proactive structure to check in. 📽👉🏻 buff.ly/AuEbIcF
#WomenInLeadership #WomenInManagement #WomenInMaleDominatedIndustries
November 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Here's all the amazing events coming up in Vancouver for all you YVR local WIMDIs:

💻 FireTech: So Hot Right Now - Dec 3 5pm PST - buff.ly/8q2TxNi
🤝 TechWalk Vancouver - Dec 5 12pm PST - buff.ly/aeVxJG7
🤝 Tech2Step Holiday Dinner - Dec 5 6pm PST - buff.ly/CSuMs9k
November 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The #ESA lays out a whole bunch of minimum standards for employment in BC. Find it here and learn how it affects things like vacation, severance, work hours, and more! buff.ly/N8I1h0l
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#EmploymentStandardsAct #BritishColumbia
November 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
What are you doing tonight? More fun than hanging out with a bunch of cool women & learning some easy ways to become BFFs with that stunningly successful SVP you've never met but always admired? Join us tonight - Online Networking Without The Cringe in #Vancouver at 5:30 pm. Tix 👉🏻 buff.ly/cvCX4YC
November 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Your 2026 job search is going to be powered by warm introductions from people in your network. Join us for Cafe Lunch Dec 4th & build your network of well-connected women who like to help their fellow WIMDIs land great jobs. Tix 👉🏻 buff.ly/PStCQAy
#VirtualNetworking #WomenInMaleDominatedIndustries
November 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Want to make sure you never forget to talk about your wins in an interview or performance review again? Make an achievement file! Store up your compliments and wins in a single place so you can review them the next time you need to tell someone how great you are! 📽👉🏻 buff.ly/0qvYvcK
November 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Online Networking Without The Cringe? Did you literally schedule this after reading our last 14 LinkedIn messages? 😳 Join us this Thursday as we learn how to de-awkward our reach outs from WIMDI's favourite online networking genius Paige Strand. Grab tix 👉🏻 buff.ly/cvCX4YC #VancouverEvents
November 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM