ictoan
Joined 14 years ago
Joined 14 years ago
I lived in Budapest and Chiang Mai, Thailand before and the advantage of these cities is that you can pretty much walk anywhere or pay little for private/public transportation. Food is everywhere and you're not stuck in the middle of nowhere.
The cost of owning a car is part of the living expense... so it's not just rent.
And FYI, I had a nice studio in Chiang Mai for less than $250 a month. It was professionally cleaned every week and the place was just steps away from cafes and grocery stores. No cars required.
For reference, I am a woman but I am often discouraged to show leadership skills or be competitive with others, especially with guys at work. I can feel the air change when I exhibit these traits. People start to distant themselves from me because I don't fit the culture norm. I feel I can do a much better job if I showed more feminine traits like listening more and being empathetic and showing I'm a team player.
So yeah, it is easy for a guy to be critical because he has no experience in the matter!
If you want to know more about how women are treated differently here's an article - https://www.fastcompany.com/40456604/these-women-entrepreneu...
What you miss here is that men are often overconfident and women are under-confident. It has nothing to do with qualification. It has everything to do with confidence.
And yes, women are often less confident because tech is an industry often marketed for men.
> Studies have shown that that women are less likely to respond to an ad that has overly masculine or aggressive language (despite being qualified), whereas men will apply regardless.
Having a job description more gender friendly encourages more women to apply and men will apply regardless.
You should read the article liked to this article - https://hbr.org/2014/08/why-women-dont-apply-for-jobs-unless...
Women apply to jobs only if they are 100% qualified whereas men doesn't get deterred by lack of qualification.
Reading how these technology affected election outcomes make me want to work on the 'light' side. I'd love to help out in 2020 in some capacity for the right candidate.
And this is because only 3 FCC commissioners may be members of the same political party. So once Obama appointed 3 Democrats, he HAS to appoint 2 Republicans. McConnell essentially appointed the other 2 for Obama.