WiP Network Conference 2023: Tackling imposter syndrome

"As a woman who's climbing a career ladder, in what was certainly then a very a male dominated environment, and still is to some extent, I've had my fair share of exposure to imposter syndrome," Crossley told delegates. Impostor syndrome, when an individual feels their achievements aren't real or that they don't deserve praise or success, can manifest in different ways and Crossley detailed that for her it's "those boundaries and niggling insecurities; feeling that they are not just quite good enough." "These feelings can stem from childhood experiences, they can be societal pressures...