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Got ovaries? Work less!

Work less, job discrimination, job inequality

CF / May 6th, 2013 / 24 Comments

A new study published in a recent issue of Gender & Society suggests that occupations which have higher average working hours per week have higher levels of gender segregation. These occupations vary, but include fields like law, engineering, computer science, and areas such as senior management. According to principal investigator Youngjoo Cha, an assistant professor of sociology at Indiana...

Posted in: Career and Work Tagged with: gender equality in the workplace, orking mothers, women equality, women in computer science, women in medicine, women in technology

This is strange…but good

enjoy working, career opportunities, love your work, passion for work

CF / March 18th, 2013 / 28 Comments

So a strange thing happened to me. For the longest time, I didn’t work very hard. I was in academia and learned very quickly that as a paid employee working in research, it didn’t matter how hard you worked. No one cared and you’ll still get your pension and your yearly raise. So I spent a lot of my “work” time on my hobbies, my blogs and learning things that interested...

Posted in: Career and Work, Philosophy Tagged with: biological sciences, changing careers, co-workers matter, computer science degree, doing a job you like, early retirement, enjoying your work, freelance writing, getting rewarded for your career, utility of a university degree

Where are all the girls in the game industry?

girls in the game industry, video games, gaming industry, video games

CF / February 20th, 2013 / 38 Comments

A recent article in Forbes, written by Gabrielle Toledano, executive vice president and chief talent officer of Electronic Arts, examined the age old question – Where are all the girls in computer science? In particular, why are there not more girls in the video game industry? As a software developer and the only full time female developer on my team, it’s an interesting question to...

Posted in: Career and Work Tagged with: computer programming, male dominated careers, video game design, video game industry, women in computer science, women working in male careers, working in computer science

Being an effective public speaker

making a speech, effective public speaker, public speaking

CF / January 30th, 2013 / 32 Comments

Last week, I attended a week-long series of career workshops in California. I really dislike the cheerleading and false enthusiasm that always seems to accompany HR related events, however, the public speaking seminar was moderately useful. Photo Credit: tedxsomerville via flickr Public speaking is a task that many people dislike. A good number of people actually dread it. For me, public speaking makes...

Posted in: Career and Work Tagged with: being confident, how to make a speech, how to speak in public, public speaking, speaking with confidence, tips for confident speaking