NAWIC Couch | Episode Four - Vini and Princi Tandel

The NAWIC Diversity & Inclusion Portfolio exists to break down barriers, create opportunities and raise awareness for the least represented in our community – and for those who don’t always feel part of the ‘everybody’. As a part of platforming, listening to understand, and advocating for these voices we intent to share the stories, achievements, challenges and insights of those who don't typically put themselves in the spotlight - and should!

Come and sit on the NAWIC couch with us as our host Rachael Sharp (she/her) chats with sisters, Vini Tandel (she/her) and Princi Tandel (she/her). The Tandel sisters who were born in India, went to primary school in the middle east before moving to Australia with their family and ended up following in their dads footsteps to become Civil Engineers.

Whilst their stories are intertwined, the sisters have their own unique experiences and opinions about their journey to and experience in the construction industry. We explore Vini’s disappointment when she realized that a future in medicine was not going to happen for her and how she came to be a Civil Engineer instead. For Princi, we discuss what it was like having been used to having her older sister quite literally right beside her all the time and then taking the leap to move cities and really find the confidence to come into her own.

Vini and Princi share the importance of having a support network, having resilience (against yourself and others) and how their unique upbringing prepared them for their careers in construction and how they both now feel like they truly belong here

You can follow Rachael, Vini and Princi on their Linkedin Profiles:

Rachael Sharp - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachael-l...
Vini Tandel - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vini-tand...
Princi Tandel - https://www.linkedin.com/in/princi-ta...

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