went to the christmas networking event organised by Girly Geeks and Women in Technology yesterday, it was really nice to meet so many interesting people. being
quite shy i found it much easier to meet people where everyone’s aimed
at networking, AND everyone’s a woman. after few conversations i think
the consensus is that (first) there are only about 20% women in
technology, but it’s really not down to the employers not wanting to
employ females. quite the opposite, if you’re a woman it’s quite easy
to find a job as companies are trying to balance the staff. hence the
very interesting initiative to get 11-15 year old girls interested in
technology and IT, and show them it’s not only for boys. secondly, men
treat a job as a goal whereas women treat a job as a responsiblity,
which also means they take everything much more personally than men.
this sometimes can lead to women being able to resolve issues in a
better way then men, making them good project managers. but only after
they’ve learned not to take work as a personal issue.
all in all a very intersting evening.

came across these today: Walter Martin & Paloma Munoz make snow globes with a little twist. the globes usually contain a fairy-tale like images, a bit bizarre, in a nice wintery setting. they’re lovely

have a look here