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Community & Impact

Voices from contributors across the industry: personal essays and the community work that shapes what tech becomes.

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HR Told Her to "Just Get Through the Month". I Built a Business Case About It.

After building a company around the dismissal she faced from her own doctor, Muji Bekomson started hearing an echo of it at work. This piece makes the case for why hormonal health belongs in the same policy conversation as every other workplace cost employers already track.

By Muji Bekomson·September 14, 2026

HR Told Her to "Just Get Through the Month". I Built a Business Case About It.

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Why Financial Confidence Starts Before the Numbers

After more than a decade in finance, I realised that the biggest barrier for many women wasn't a lack of financial knowledge—it was confidence. That's why I'm building Evara: a confidence platform that combines practical education, thoughtfully designed AI, and nervous system support to help women navigate money, business, and life's biggest transitions. Built alongside its community, Evara is on a mission to make financial confidence more accessible, compassionate, and empowering for every woman.

Cara Chugg

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Why I’m launching ‘📚 a read, 🧏‍♀️ a listen and a 💡 learn’

This article is about the power of sharing knowledge and how small recommendations, conversations, and insights can have a lasting impact on personal and career growth. It introduces the writer’s new weekly LinkedIn series, where they share a read, a listen, and a lesson to help others think bigger, act sooner, and feel supported in their own journey.

Rachel Kennedy

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The Fear I Refused to Live With

Growing up in Nigeria, fear slowly became part of everyday life until it became deeply personal. Instead of accepting it as normal, I chose to build Quida, a company reimagining public safety across Africa, proving that our greatest fears can become our greatest purpose.

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