We need more women in tech. No arguing there. But how do we achieve it? Why do so few women study tech subjects at the university and why are even fewer working within the tech industry? Are women not interested in tech? Or is there something else that explains the sorry lack of female voices in the industry? Research suggests...
Why is it that women have to make themselves look good? Why is it that most guys spend 2 minutes in the bathroom brushing their teeth while women spend 10x that time every morning getting ready for the day? The pattern repeats itself at bedtime when men once again spend only a few minutes, while women have to get the...
Gender. Gender inequalities. Gender differences. Always up for debate. You have to tread lightly to not step on someone’s toes. But sometimes that cannot be helped. Sometimes you have to voice your opinion even though not everyone will agree with you. Are gender differences due to biology? Or are they a social construct only? Perhaps a mix of the two?...
The other day my youngest child wanted to watch a movie. I suggested she’d check out the DVDs in the living room cupboard. She just looked at me blankly: “What? What’s a DVD?” “Movie on a disc”, I said. She’d never heard of that before. She didn’t know what it was. She didn’t know movies could be on a disc....
Too often in life, we give up too easily. When things don’t go our way and resistance is felt, we simply drop what we’re doing and move on to something else. Telling ourselves that “I can’t do this, it’s not for me.” But resistance is part of the process when you are learning new things. If you always take the...
The school system of today is still largely based on the premise that we have to educate people to become blue-collar workers. This was needed during the industrial revolution and therefore school became mandatory. Now, society has changed. We no longer need that many workers. Estimates are that a third of all jobs will be replaced by automated systems. The...
It’s difficult to write from the heart. To say what I really think and feel. Even when writing just for me, I find myself editing. Putting restraints on myself. Making it sound just a little bit better than it actually is. Why do I do that? Who am I trying to persuade? It’s like that nonsense question ”How are you?”...
Have you ever wondered how it is to be a 40 year old bachelor living in New York? Or how to survive if you get stranded on Mars? Or how it would feel to dive on a German u-boat wreck in the Atlantic ocean? With life comes experience and knowledge. But we live only one life. There’s a limit to...
Routines are long gone when it’s summer time. The kids stay up late. It’s difficult to go to sleep when the sun is still up. You take each days as it comes. No planning ahead needed. There are enormous amounts of free time to do what you want. This is a great opportunity to give your children more power in...
I see you running around in the garden. Your little legs swirling around. Your hair, that could really use a comb, swaying behind you. Your glittering eyes. Your smile. You’re five years old. You’re on top of the world. There isn’t anything that you cannot do. Your self confidence is immense. You want to try new things all the time....
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