Women’s History Month is a time to honor the achievements, leadership, and impact of women across industries. As the first association dedicated to supporting women in the canmaking industry, WICA takes pride in recognizing those who have paved the way and inspired the next generation of leaders. We’ll kick off our event by celebrating these trailblazing women, then transition into our main program focused on understanding and overcoming imposter syndrome.
About the Program
In the canmaking industry, many talented women experience imposter syndrome—the feeling that they don’t fully belong or that their success isn’t earned. This session explores why imposter syndrome often shows up more strongly for women in male-dominated industries and how identity and belonging shape leadership confidence.
Participants will gain a clearer understanding of imposter syndrome and learn practical strategies to challenge self-doubt, recognize their expertise, and confidently own their impact as leaders.
About Dr. Patricia Bagsby-Eader
Dr. Patricia Bagsby is the Learning & Development Manager at Roeslein & Associates, where she leads the development of learning strategies and programs that strengthen workforce capability across a global, employee-owned organization. Her work focuses on building practical learning systems that strengthen workforce capability, support leadership growth, and help employees succeed in a fast-changing industrial environment.
She led the implementation of the company’s enterprise learning platform and designs learning pathways that combine hands-on technical training and best practices in utilizing learning tools to build skills, adaptability, and digital fluency needed to operate and innovate across the organization.
With a background in industrial-organizational psychology, Patricia brings both strategic insight and practical execution to organizational learning. She has extensive experience working with senior-level stakeholders on strategic initiatives, positioning learning and development as a key enabler of business strategy and organizational performance.
Throughout her career, she has designed and facilitated programs that help leaders navigate complexity, leverage diverse team strengths, and build high-performing cultures where employees take ownership of their growth and impact.
Questions for Patricia’s Session?
Email your questions to info@womenincanmakingassociation.org and we’ll add them to our list!
