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SharpMinds founder Tracy Sharp's latest thoughts on supporting women in STEM, overcoming self doubt and navigating life setbacks.


Supporting Women In STEM: The SharpMinds Guide
AI Generated Image - Women In STEM By the time they reach 35, half of the women who start careers in STEM have already left . That’s a...
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Self Doubt or Burnout?
Photo by fr0ggy5  on Unsplash Sometimes you don’t realise where you are until something small tips the balance. A tiny request — just a little more. And you hear yourself saying "Yes" again. Because if you stop, then everything you’ve done would have been for nothing. You don’t want to let anyone down. You have to keep showing up. What would they think if you didn’t? Your brain whispers I can’t , but your body already keeps the score. The tight jaw. The headache behind your e
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Vietnam, Factories and The Career Advice I Learned Too Late
Tracy at Vietnam Book Street, Saigon - September 2025 I had the great pleasure of catching up with some dear friends on the West Coast recently. We don’t get to speak often, but when we do, it always feels like taking a long drink of water after not realising how thirsty you’ve been. They asked how things were going in Vietnam, and when I said, “It’s been over five months now,” they looked genuinely stunned. Time does that. When you’re in the thick of daily life, it’s easy to
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The SharpMinds Guide to Confidence
Photo by sydney Rae  on Unsplash Most of us think confidence is something we either have or don’t. But in reality, it’s a muscle — one...
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Supporting Women in STEM: Tips to Overcome Self-Doubt
Photo by LKHTK  on Unsplash I was at a conference for small business owners last year — a collection of entrepreneurs that identify as...
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Supporting Women in STEM: Expectations
Photo by Google DeepMind  on Unsplash Every August, school uniforms fill my social feeds. This year, one photo stopped me short: a...
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How to Manage Stress When Tensions Rise at Work
Photo by Ezechiel Kouassi  on Unsplash When asked, one of the most common pieces of advice I give when you are working in a tense work...
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Why Women in STEM Keep Leaving and How to Stop It
Chat GPT generated image - 2025 "So what's it REALLY like to be a woman in this industry? I want to be a better ally and I've asked other...
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