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Ishwariya Rajamohan

The Confidence Gap: How It's Affecting Women’s Careers in Architecture .ft Ishwariya Rajamohan

Ishwariya Rajamohan FRSA, founder of Ishoo Rajamohan Coaching, helps women in architecture and other majority male industries build leadership confidence.

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Current role
Founder
Practice
Ishoo Rajamohan Coaching
Location
Lund, Sweden

Conversation

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Episode 0225 · Architecture Social

The Confidence Gap: How It's Affecting Women’s Careers in Architecture .ft Ishwariya Rajamohan

What if confidence is quietly shaping the careers of women in architecture? We sit down with Ishwariya Rajamohan to explore how challenges with confidence affect retention and career growth for women in the field. Drawing from her experience supporting female leaders, Ishwariya highlights the unique pressures women navigate every day. This conversation is a must for anyone passionate about creating a more supportive and inclusive environment in architecture.00:00 Introduction and Welcome00:50 Me

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  1. 00:50 · Meet Ishwariya Rajamohan ↗
  2. 02:42 · Challenges women face in architecture ↗
  3. 04:56 · How barriers affect women's careers ↗
  4. 10:15 · Building confidence and overcoming obstacles ↗
  5. 14:02 · Advice for women in male-dominated industries ↗
  6. 24:21 · Diversity and inclusion in the workplace ↗

About

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The person behind the work.

Ishwariya Rajamohan FRSA is an executive coach and speaker, and the founder of Ishoo Rajamohan Coaching. She supports women working in architecture, hospitality and other majority male industries with building the confidence to take the next step in their careers, from first leadership roles through to director and executive level.

Ishwariya trained as an architect, with a BArch from Bangalore University and an MSc in Environmental Design of Buildings from Cardiff University, before changing careers to train as a pastry chef at Le Cordon Bleu London. She founded her coaching practice in 2021 and is an accredited coach with the Association for Coaching. In 2023 she was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Alongside her own practice she has coached leaders in local government and mentors on the Master's in Entrepreneurship and Innovation programme at Lund University School of Economics and Management.

On the Architecture Social Podcast she joined Stephen Drew to discuss the confidence gap: how barriers around pay, progression, flexibility and career breaks erode confidence and push women out of architecture, and the practical steps individuals and employers can take in response.

Watch or listen to the full conversation in the Architecture Social CPD: The Confidence Gap: How It Affects Women's Careers in Architecture.

The practice

Ishoo Rajamohan Coaching

Executive coaching and leadership development helping women in architecture and other majority male industries build confidence and step into leadership.

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Current role
Founder
Practice
Ishoo Rajamohan Coaching
Location
Lund, Sweden
On the podcast
1 episode · 2024

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