srgvd

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by srgvd 11y ago
> Its related to the validity of your "observation", in that, if teaching to code is not a female-dominated activity, your "observation" that she chose a female-dominated activity is false. Well, if you insist on redu
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by srgvd 11y ago
I am not aware of any statistics on this subject. How exactly this is related to my observation? All engineers I know who worth their salt acquired their skills mostly through self-education and lot of practice, and the process was gender-i
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by srgvd 11y ago
> Is teaching in this subject also (sic) "absolutely dominated by female"? I doubt it. http://www.oecd.org/std/37964549.pdf FEMALE DOMINATED OCCUPATIONS IN 20 OECD COUNTRIES, Women to Men Ratio Pre-primary
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by srgvd 11y ago
So, given the ability to chose between a personal STEM-related project (mostly male) and teaching activity (the area absolutely dominated by female) on her spring break, Christina went for the later.
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by srgvd 12y ago
I'm next to straight underground line going right to my office. 'Just go to Reading' was exactly my point. In order to save enough for a basic housing in London, my quality of life have to drop significantly for years to come
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by srgvd 12y ago
Thanks for pointing that out. Not good enough with the language to appreciate the pun.
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by srgvd 12y ago
Zone 4, two hours a day commuting already.
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by srgvd 12y ago
It's completely possible to live in London. But imagine trying to stay here, like, for life. Starting family, raising kids, buying your own place. Not possible, on any income. You need wealth, and in London there's no way to build
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by srgvd 12y ago
Single earner with 2 kids living in London on top-1 percentile income here. 60% of that monthly income is going towards rent, taxes and utilities for a terrace in Zone 4, plus nursery charges for our toddler. My wife can't find a job h
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by srgvd 12y ago
While not a job-posting board, but rather a once-a-year event, I still can recommend Silicon Milk Roundabout: https://www.siliconmilkroundabout.com/startups You might browse through current London's startup needs.
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by srgvd 12y ago
Well, the economy might sustain, but the pension system is surely doomed. Which means some drastic political fluctuations, as major (and active) voters will be stripped from their expected (and promised) wealth. And any political disturbanc