06/08/2024
I live near a large university and with the start of the summer holidays, my area has gone eerily quiet. The students have left and the cafe down the road has closed for the summer.
Childcare is sparse, because during term time I employ a speech therapy student to look after the kids a few times a week. She texted me the other day that she'll be in town next week and to ask if I wanted her to do a few shifts. My kids adore her so of course I said 'Yes'...
You may not spend much time thinking about this, but did you know that:
- Female students are more likely to work throughout their degrees than men whereas men are likely to have an internship which strengthens employability.
- On LinkedIn recruiters are 13% less likely to click on a woman’s LinkedIn profile. The same survey however showed that interviewed women were more likely to be offered the job.
- The gender pay gap is not going away unless we change the way young women are perceived, trained and mentored during their degree.
Our author is on a mission to change this.
Read more here: https://elysium.press/posts/stop-failing-yourself-and-the-next-generation-of-women
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