Sexism as a child

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i grew up in a household where my brothers were treated better than I was and were essentially the golden children even after being failures in life. I say that as neither of them did well at school or went to university, they have both dabbled with drugs, they both struggled to “launch” and are long term unemployed. Yet they both were horrible to me in many ways & my parents didn’t care and just made excuses or found a way to take their side and I was always expected to compromise.

Therefore as an adult I feel like I don’t belong in places. I did go to university and I have a successful career in tech but still have this imposter syndrome around me as it’s a male dominated field. I feel like my confidence is capped. Any advice?

If you don't have one already, you could consider getting a mentor. They would help you challenge faulty thinking and work with you to set career goals. As your confidence increased, the imposter syndrome voice would quieten down. This organisation would be a good starting point as you wouldn't have to spend time explaining what it feels like to be a woman in a male-dominated industry: https://women-in-tech.org/mentoring-program/.