Rosie, my new mentee, has entered my company through an acquisition in the healthcare sector. Once per month we arrange a mentoring phonecall. We discuss topics such as “how to find your way within IBM?”, “what professional career path fits best?”, “what professional networks to join?” etcetera… During our last call she suddenly said : … More Work/Life balance
Thank you Lydia, for the opportunity you gave me to write something about my experience as a woman in IT! Most of my stories are old, because I am old. I hope you can smile a bit about how odd things were in the 19-seventies and –eighties. Maybe you can also cry a bit about … More Blue Woman
As a child I was fascinated by fairy tales. I have read all the fairy tales I could find – Grimm, Andersen, 1001 nights and many more. In retrospect I wonder what it was that I loved so much about those stories. It was not just the happy endings – most of the Andersen stories … More Do you want to be a princess, a frog or a witch?
Being a role model leads to a sense of responsibility and the desire to be perfect. Unfortunately reality is not perfect. … More How to be a role model
IT needs Girl Power! 