Real Networking doesn’t necessarily SHOUT
I had a whale of a time working with some seriously creative people who formed part of a business-to-business advertising agency back in the 90s. The guiding light of the company was the CEO, a delightfully ‘mad’ Finn who turned out to be one of the most frustrating, annoying, stretching and empowering employers I’ve ever [...]
Is it too risky to employ young women?
“It’s too risky to employ young women” In my last blog I talked about the stereotypes which might affect the chances of women being employed or promoted in the workplace. Let’s examine for a moment the reluctance to employ young women in case they get pregnant, or in case they have time off to look [...]
Jewellery in Art – from the Ruby of the heart to the girl in a pearl earring to the motherhood and the Olive branch
Jewellery is an art in its own right. The precious stones used, the metals, the designs all fall within the criteria of beautiful art. So it is no surprise that artists through history appreciate the beauty of jewellery and document these ornaments in their paintings. Works of art are great records, reflecting the economies, lifestyles, [...]
We can have it all. Can’t we?
“Can women have it all?” I find I get angry about discrimination around racism, homophobia, religion and disability, and for some reason less so about sexism. After all, things are so much better than they were, aren’t they? Women are able to work in all sorts of professions previously closed to them, and generally we’re [...]
Rwanda, the rising nation
Rwanda- THE PAST When one mentions Rwanda most folk immediately think of the 1994 genocide. The people of Rwanda suffered the worst genocide in modern times. The differences between the Tutsis and Hutus the two ethnic groups in Rwanda go back a long way and it said these were compounded by the colonisation of the [...]
All that jazz – All in A Day
If I sat down and really thought about what I could achieve in a single day, I might be able to come up with some interesting challenges that I think might be possible…. but record a whole album? Well that would probably not be one of them, even if I had the requisite talents. But [...]
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