Innholdsfortegnelse for November/December 2023 i girlworks

Software engineering is a worthy career. The money is great, you can work anywhere, and for the foreseeable future you will be in great demand. So, why are fewer and fewer women becoming software engineers? ABOUT ✖ Every year, Stack Overflow, an online forum for coders to ask questions and share information, asked tens of thousands of developers about their experiences in tech. It’s the largest survey of its kind, and it tells us about the kind of people involved in building software around the globe. In the section for demographics, under “gender split,” you’ll find that, in 2022, only about 5% of the professional programming participants were women. Way back in 1984, women earned 37% of degrees in computer and information sciences in the US, according to the National Center…

Job Probs My most embarrassing moment is something I’ll never live down! I had my very first job interview and I was so, so nervous. We started the interview and I was flustered but doing okay, when suddenly I had the intense urge to go to the bathroom right now. I quickly got up and asked where the bathroom was and then was stuck having bad diarrhea for about 10 minutes. I was so embarrassed when I finally got out of the bathroom. I didn’t get the job. CRUSH…ed I had a huge crush on this guy in my class, and I finally worked up the courage to ask him out. I asked if he wanted to go to our local Fall Fair, and he said yes!! I was so excited,…

Most of its residents are trilingual in French, German and Luxembourgish (a German dialect mixed with French). A Short History Founded in 963, Luxembourg became a grand duchy in 1815 and an independent state under the Netherlands. It lost more than half of its territory to Belgium in 1839, but gained a larger measure of autonomy. Full independence was attained in 1867. Overrun by Germany in both World Wars, it ended its neutrality in 1948 when it joined NATO. In 1957, Luxembourg became one of the six founding countries of the European Economic Community (later the European Union) and in 1999 it joined the euro currency area. Luxembourg is one of the smallest countries on the world, having an area of around 2,586 sq km, about the same size as…

Financial literacy is an ongoing, lifelong learning process—but it doesn’t need to be difficult. Empowering yourself with financial literacy can positively mould your relationship with money and, more importantly, your confidence to be able to manage it. There are tried and true steps to getting better with money. But the first is getting in the habit of prioritizing needs versus wants. It’s easy to spend money. What’s not easy is spending money wisely. One way to help you spend money wisely is to separate your wants from your needs and spend money primarily on your needs. Try to think of the needs as immediate and what you will need in the next few months. Write down what you need with those costs in one column and write down what you…

Want to stay active during the colder winter months, but don’t really love venturing outside? Going outside offers up many proven health benefits, including mental health benefits, but hey, some people really don’t like the cold. Also, injury is a real concern exercising outside. So, if you are more of an indoor cat, consider the following moderate aerobic indoor workouts this winter. SWIMMING Swimming is an exercise you can enjoy your entire life. It’s a full-body, low-impact exercise for people of all sizes and anyone recovering from an injury. Swimming has numerous benefits, including reduced stress, improved strength, and supporting heart health. WEIGHTS Working out with weights at high intensity, 2 days a week, is recommended by the American Heart Association. Go to a gymor indoor space with standard hand…

1. Which of the following are you most guilty of: a) Spending too much time on my phone b) Eating too much junk food c) Putting off work d) Isolating myself 2. What’s your dream? a) To be well-travelled b) To be well-read c) To have a big family d) To have a successful career 3. What impresses you the most? a) When someone knows a lot about everything b) When someone can communicate well c) When someone achieves great physical feats d) When someone is very artistically talented 4. Which of the following scares you the most? a) Travelling to a different country b) Failing at school/work c) Being alone d) Meeting new people 5. If you could spend a year doing anything, it’d be: a) Buying anything I…