This March, the world will celebrate Women’s History Month. In line with this, T-Mobile has named her five outstanding women who will bring positive change to the company.
“We are thrilled to be partnering with T-Mobile,” said Jennifer Silveira, T-Mobile’s senior vice president of network engineering and operations for the Southern region. “The world for women in tech is much different than it was 30 years ago for her, and I’m trying to pay it forward.”
The five women honored by T-Mobile are:
Jennifer Silveira, Senior Vice President of Network Engineering and Operations, Southern Region, T-Mobile
“I have never thought of my gender as a limitation. I was not raised that way. But I have always truly believed in the value of building networks. I don’t have all the answers or think I’m the smartest person in the room, but I’m not afraid to ask questions and collaborate. It has helped me shape who I am, who I work with, and how I work. When I launched Women in Technology in 2016, I said, ‘Why me? But I’ve always believed in taking advantage of the opportunities in front of me and paying it forward or pushing it forward. And not surprisingly, what I found was an amazing group of women. ”
Ronke Ekwensi, Vice President and Chief Data Officer, T-Mobile
“It’s good to have ambition and I value a substantive skill set. I run my own race and set a high bar to be the best version of myself. I remember when I became a vice president at my previous company, some people asked me if I was surprised. No! I had been working toward it for a year. At some point, I realized my worth. We have to know and speak up for ourselves.”
Dr. Jie Hui, Director, T-Mobile Digital Innovation Lab (InLab)
“I used to be self-conscious that I might be the only woman in the room, but now I don’t care about my gender as much as I see my peers pursuing the same goals. What I want to teach young engineers and technologists is that if you have an idea in your heart that you believe in and are passionate about, push towards that goal. People will feel that energy and follow. If you feel small and embarrassed as a woman, the people around you will feel the same way.First of all, you have to work within the company, but supporting women is the key to starting that work. I believe it has a lot to do with helping.”
Terri Oscar, Senior Engineer, T-Mobile Cybersecurity Incident Response Team
“As a Black woman in the cybersecurity industry, I was often the only one with curly hair, stiff hair, and melanin skin. I feel like I had to prove myself over and over again, and to be honest. That being said, it wasn’t just at work, but also at the professional events I attended and while I was in graduate school. There are a lot of situations where knowing that you’re always going to be a small percentage of that makes you a little nervous. We want to change our worldview and create a sense of belonging.”
Edwige Robinson, Senior Vice President, Central Region Network Engineering and Operations, T-Mobile
“Sometimes in life you have to be your own hero. You have to be willing to fight for yourself and others and believe that you have what it takes. From that point on, you have to be your own hero.” There will be defenders and defenders.”
Learn more about these women and how T-Mobile celebrates them.
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