It has been a long time since I sat and wrote a blog post on this account. The reasons are numerous and to some extent are of no real consequence here. Yet today, I find myself pondering and thinking over the last week. I was lucky enough to attend a Women in Tech conference as… Continue reading Becoming inspired
Category: gender gaps
Commercialising STEM
Over the last few years I’ve seen a growing number of commercials using STEM to promote, advertise or to attempt to show their product in a good light around this issue. The importance of this only grows, as we see an ‘insurgence’ of right-wing, conservative policies and politics trying to rescind, rewind & damage what… Continue reading Commercialising STEM
Now it’s a time for hope
The title of this post may feel very much in conflict with the times we are in, and what is being thrusted upon us. Especially for those of us who are non-white, non-Christian, and female or transgender or just don’t fit into the ‘societal norms’ that these people have created.(Lets remember social norms are in… Continue reading Now it’s a time for hope
The Glass Slipper pt2
It’s 2015, it’s all about equality for everyone. Yey! Calling all women, calling all women, equality; what does it mean to you? I’m a CEO of a company that invests in women all over the world. But right now what I do doesn’t matter too much. More so I want to talk about the glass… Continue reading The Glass Slipper pt2
Gender in Recruitment
Recently, I was talking to a friend who was building a senior IT leadership team to report into a female IT director and I asked how many of the nine roles had gone to women. The reply was “none” followed up by “there were absolutely no female applicants”. We both rolled our eyes out of… Continue reading Gender in Recruitment
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