Access to Sponsorship

Sponsorship involves someone in a leadership position actively advocating for another's career advancement. Women often have less access to such sponsors, who are crucial for navigating the path to higher-level positions in software engineering.

Sponsorship involves someone in a leadership position actively advocating for another's career advancement. Women often have less access to such sponsors, who are crucial for navigating the path to higher-level positions in software engineering.

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Akanksha Fouzdar
Engineering Manager at Oracle

Building credibility and your brand through your initiative and work, seeking cross-team and cross-organizational projects, and building meaningful connections with your stakeholders are a few strategies to secure sponsors or allys who can advocate for your career development.

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Preeti Mohapatra

Sponsorship, which involves senior leaders actively advocating for an individual’s career advancement, plays a critical role in professional growth and progression into leadership roles. However, women in software engineering often have limited access to such influential sponsors compared to their male counterparts. The absence of strong advocacy can restrict visibility, reduce opportunities for high-impact assignments, and hinder promotion prospects. Consequently, the lack of sponsorship becomes a significant barrier for women seeking to advance into senior or managerial positions within the technology sector.

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