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Beyond Gender: the interplay of race, culture and identity among women at work

In this panel from HERstory 2025, representatives from Deloitte, Goodwin, LGA and JLR discuss how ethnicity, gender and identity shape workplace experiences and how students and graduates can thrive in their desired fields.

Listen as Samantha, Priscilla, Rong and Aisha discuss the interplay of gender and identity and answer audience questions, sharing valuable insights and advice.

Meet the panellists

Rong Su, Transformation Business Manager at JLR

Rong is originally from China. Her journey with JLR began in 1996 when she joined the graduate scheme. She was the only female engineer in Stamping Engineering before joining the Special Vehicle Operations Programme Management team in 2011.

Her role has evolved from SV Programme Governance Lead in 2019 to Scrum Master for Range Rover and Range Rover Sport SV 28MY programme in 2023, to current Transformation Business Manager in Global Manufacturing Engineering.

Headshot of Rong Su, Transformation Business Manager at JLR

Aisha Farah, Internal Audit and Anti-Fraud Officer, Local Government Association

Aisha is a current Impact graduate undertaking her final placement as an Internal Audit and Anti-Fraud Assurance Officer at the London Borough of Waltham Forest. Aisha is also co-chair of the Impact BAME Network, one of the programme's largest and most well-established graduate networks. Aisha has a 2:1 degree in History and Politics from the University of Warwick.

The session is hosted by Ella Bernie, Senior Marketing and Community Executive at Bright Network.

Aisha Farah (she/her), Internal Audit and Anti-Fraud Officer, Local Government Association

Priscilla Alao, Trainee Solicitor at Goodwin

Priscilla is a Trainee Solicitor in Goodwin’s London office. She is currently completing her first seat in Corporate Technology and Life Sciences. Before joining the firm in September, she studied at UCL. She also completed the GDL and SQE at BPP.

Headshot of Priscilla Alao, Trainee Solicitor at Goodwin

Samantha Imafidon, Manager at Deloitte

Samantha is a Manager in Deloitte’s Technology and Transformation business specialising in Microsoft’s Dynamics 365. She has been working in technology for over 6 years.

Samantha has built a career of non-coding client-facing roles throughout her journey from account management to customer success to cloud solution architecture.

She is passionate about sharing her career and life learnings via her social platforms (known as Becoming Samantha) where she has over 30,000 followers.

Headshot of Samantha Imafidon, Manager at Deloitte

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This session was recorded in March 2025.