Dear Media - WHY THE LACK OF INTEREST IN SUCH A GREAT NEWS STORY?
Apologies for the allcaps to the fragile people in the back row, but they’re warranted. I’m disappointed, disillusioned, frustrated and plain pissed off that I had to come across this news story via Crikey, courtesy of someone else’s blog.
And because I really couldn’t say it any better:
I really love images of men standing up in opposition to violence against women (and other men) and I just couldn’t let a fantastic photo like the one above go by. I would argue that these kinds of images make everyone feel better, not only women, and certainly not just black men – surely all men get a lift out of seeing men do good, out of feeling a sense of solidarity in opposing violence? - Hoyden About Town
(NB: The title of this post also comes from Hoyden About Town)
I love my Google Reader. We have the perfect relationship. I tell it what I like, it ferrets around and finds all these things, puts them in one place, and then waits patiently for me to come get them. No mess in my inbox. Seriously, it’s great.
But one thing I don’t love is the poorly targeted ads. This one, which appeared as part of my Freakonomics feed, is particularly bad:
As I shoved the last few things into my pack, pointedly ignoring the zipper which was strained to bursting, I was worrying about whether or not I would be able to find a taxi. Early mornings are unusually quiet in Dhaka, one of the most populous capital cities in the world, and you never know your luck. I had a plane to catch, and it was with mixed feelings I was preparing to say goodbye to the country I had called home for the past year. And what a home Bangladesh had been.
I first arrived in Bangladesh in October 2008 as an Australian Youth Ambassador for Development (AYAD). The plan was to work as a volunteer for twelve months for an international development organisation and then see some more of the world. I quit my great job in Sydney, boxed-up my high heels, and tried to conjure up my very best interpretation of Earth Mother. I had images of becoming the next Angelina Jolie looking effortless-yet-earnest in head to toe linen in Cambodia, or unruffled-but-concerned in sub-Saharan Africa… read on
This is the question I suggested Kate Carruthers ask a successful business woman, and she did. The answer given by Jo White (a very succesful business woman, as you may have guessed) is excellent:
What is the best piece of advice you have ignored to get where you are?
I try to never ignore advice, however there is some I’ll give more weight to than others. Successful women entrepreneurs are people I really pay attention to, especially if they have had aspects of the journey I share. I turn into their biggest fans. There are not many of them.
There remains a view that startups are too risky for people like me – a mother of four. I also ignore the people who say you can’t manage a family, an academic career and a startup. What they’re really saying is that they can’t do it. Not that I can’t. And that’s okay.
The bold at the end there is my emphasis. What a good reminder that no one else can ever know what things will be like for you.
