In a field where the number of men FAR outweighs the number of women, Dawn Rohrs has had to learn a lot in order to get to where she is today. For the majority of her career as a Drilling Engineer, being a woman in a field of men hasn’t been an issue. The men she works with support her and back her up when she needs it. However, there are times where she’s dealt with discrimination - men assuming she must be a man when emailing her, thinking she’s the receptionist or the caterer, men refusing to shake her hand, refusing to listen to her in a meeting to the point where they had to have someone translate to get the point across (even though they were all speaking the same language!).
While these occurrences are infuriating, Dawn has learned to shrug them off, largely because it’s not worth her energy and she knows she’s amazing at her job! Although she admits that when other men learn she’s actually the one in charge, it’s pretty satisfying to see the look on their faces.
As someone with ADHD, Dawn has also learned how to make this into her strength, rather than her struggle. While there are daily challenges, she loves her unique ability to multitask and remember very specific things. She may get distracted daydreaming, tap her leg, and hyper-focus on certain things... but she firmly believes that her ADHD allows her unique skills and makes her great at all that she does.
Tune in to hear Dawn share on owning your power, finding a seat at a table of men, sharing in your successes, and not letting people define who you’re going to be based on what you’ve been through.
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