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Walking into Twitter’s headquarters in San Francisco you’re acutely aware of your existence in the present.
At Twitter, here and now, you are in the heart of a company that is hottest on the internet (and possibly off it) and right now millions of Tweeters are their sending their thoughts via this office.
This would make Twitter co-founder Biz Stone the man of the moment.
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Picture yourself in this situation. You’re a young female business graduate striding up to the board room for an interview with Westpac. You see a picture of CEO Gail Kelly and you think “I can do that.” Think again sister.
If the latest statistics predict your path, there’s a strong possibility that in 15 years time you’ll be stuck in middle management or if you’re returning back part time from baby, you’ll be sentenced to “special projects.”
The statistics are bleak. Look at these statistics from the EOWA:
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Jess Fry says:
Merrick, you have hit the nail on the head, I would add that the f word (feminism) is being lambasted because of the perception that women can have it all. We can, but there are only twenty four hours in a day. Spend it on a career, spend it with… Read more »
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Karalyn Brown says:
Thanks for all the comments. Merick has nailed what I wanted to raise. The interesting thing about the grad stats is that the median salary for female law students is 48.6K and male law students 53K. I don’t agree that it is foolish to use the statistics in this way… Read more »
In an interview on Sixty Minutes on Sunday Tara Brown asked Michael Buble why he became a singer.
He responded with ‘You want the truth or do you want a good story?’
Brown wanted the truth (being a journalist what else could she say?) and he gave it to her: ‘I wanted to get laid.’
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agen says:
What youre saying is completely true. I know that everybody must say the same thing, but I just think that you put it in a way that everyone can understand. I also love the images you put in here. They fit so well with what youre trying to say. Im… Read more »
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Sam says:
my favourite colour is ‘yes’ Read more »
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