We all know that women are underrepresented in the STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) and great efforts are being made to encourage girls to participate. The challenge is even greater when their well-meaning school doesn’t also take a critical eye to the issue of gender and unwittingly undermines said efforts. The other day myContinueContinue reading “Role Models for STEM Careers: Four Ideas to Inspire the Girls in Your Life”
Monthly Archives: Apr 2018
To Take the Minutes or Not To Take the Minutes. Six Strategies to Skirt Around Interfering Gender Biases
Women get asked more than men, and volunteer more, to do undervalued and time consuming tasks at work especially the ‘office housework’. One perhaps easily overlooked example of office housework is taking the meeting minutes. I was asked to take the minutes at a meeting recently where there was no admin resource. Now I acceptedContinueContinue reading “To Take the Minutes or Not To Take the Minutes. Six Strategies to Skirt Around Interfering Gender Biases”
Welcome BREAKGLASS Coaching
Two years ago… … I found myself crying in anger in the car on the way to work listening to a podcast about the state of women’s rights in the world. This was not the first time. The thought was clear….I need to get back to doing more for women. My purpose has always beenContinueContinue reading “Welcome BREAKGLASS Coaching”
BREAKGLASS COACHING 