Anamita is committed to closing the gender gap.
How Anamita Guha Is Workin’ It To Inspire The Next Generation Of Female STEM Leaders
Throughout my career, I’ve talked to hundreds of bold women in business, whether it was on my podcast All the Social Ladies or for my book, Work It. And while all of these women have achieved success in their own ways, they’ve all taken different steps to get there. There’s no single recipe for getting what you want. The only thing you can do is work it your way.
Most recently, I sat down with Anamita Guha to talk about how she’s navigated her career journey as an emerging technology product leader, her work as an ambassador with the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the tips she’d give to anyone who is new to working from home.
Why This Woman Is Teaching Girls How to Make Friendly Chatbots
With more and more women exploring STEM as a career opportunity, Anamita Guha, a product manager at IBM Watson, decided to join in. Alongside the team at Girls Who Code, Guha has created a program titled “Chatbots for Good” where young girls and women from across the country will be introduced to a free, cloud-based learning experience that anyone, even those with no prior bot development experience, can use. But here’s the kicker: That program will teach young women not just how to program chatbots, but how to create chatbots that pick up on a user’s emotional cues to potentially make suggestions that will make the users feel happier.
#IfThenSheCan: The Exhibit
As a national ambassador for the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Anamita serves as a visible role model and advocate for women in STEM. In 2021, a life-size statue of Anamita celebrating her dedication to closing the gender gap in STEM careers will debut in Dallas. This monumental exhibit will be the most women statues ever assembled in one location, at one time. She will be one of the 122 3-D printed statues are contemporary female STEM professionals and role models from a variety of industries including entertainment, sports, business and academia.
This installation is rooted in a simple truth: seeing is believing. When a girl sees a woman successfully pursuing a STEM career (and having fun!), she is more likely to imagine a STEM career for herself … and perhaps even change the world.