Berkeley City College’s Women’s Leadership Club, in collaboration with the Electronics & Engineering Club and BCC’s Phi Beta Lambda chapter, held a Women’s Career Panel on Monday, March 6. The panel was made up of Adena Ishii (Consultant and Berkeley City College alumna), Mariza Zaragoza (IDEA [Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access] Program Manager, Bayer), Tabitha Esposito (Physics student, UC Berkeley), Nancy Ma (UX Designer), and Sapeeda Barati (Research Assistant, UCSF Ganguly Lab), and moderated by BCC Women’s Leadership Club President Dharvi Jindal. The discussion topics covered overcoming imposter syndrome, negotiating equal pay, advocating for fellow women in the workforce, and how to be an ally for female professionals. The audience was then invited to the auditorium for a goodie bag raffle and lunch from Gioia’s Pizza.

“Hearing the panelists react to our questions was incredibly inspiring. I appreciated that the panelists acknowledged the weight and burden that comes with the topics addressed, such as the wage gap and workplace harassment, while also not allowing those barriers to define them,” said President Dharvi Jindal. “I learned that staying true to yourself and creating a healthy support system allows one to enable themselves to succeed; which is an endeavor that anybody can undergo.”

We thank the guests for sharing their wisdom and the Women’s Leadership Club, Electronics & Engineering Club, and BCC’s Phi Beta Lambda chapter for organizing this enlightening event. The Women’s Leadership club hosted two more events during Women’s History Month: a movie screening on Monday, March 13 in the 5th Floor Student Lounge, and a Financial Literacy workshop on Monday, March 20, also in the Student Lounge.

This article was included in the Berkeley City College March 15, 2023 President's Report. To view the full report, click here.