If you’re a mom in STEM, you already know how to set goals. You’ve done it for years—deadlines, milestones, deliverables. And yet, applying traditional goal-setting methods to career goals for women in STEM feels…oddly unhelpful. Here’s what I see constantly with STEM-trained moms: You start making trade-offs—usually with your sleep, your patience, or your presence—just […]

Graphic illustrating how life planning (strategy) connects to goal setting (tactics) for career goals for women in STEM—using a vision snapshot and decision-making filter to reduce overwhelm and support work-life balance for a mom in STEM.

If you’re a mom in STEM, you already know the pressure: perform like you don’t have kids… and parent like you don’t have a career. And when you try to hold both with pure willpower, the cost is predictable: burnout, guilt, and that fragmented feeling of “I’m failing at both.” I’m Anokhi Kapasi — biomedical […]

Science Careers for Moms graphic for working mom STEM career decisions—reduce burnout, guilt, and overwhelm