Can you believe it? Imagine the mimicry of a hushed gossip tone at the watercooler, used in most professions. It wasn't a man or a feminazi who shed light on the gender stereotypes but machine learning, text mining and tools of econometrics at the fingertips of Alice H Wu , through which thousands of posts on an anonymous online forum that actually revealed trends in the gender stereotypes for women in economics and technology. Before I write a blog post, it's customary to research, motivate, inspire and ultimately take an educated perspective on the topic with a large dose of self-reflection. This post isn't going to be any different. The Missing Link - Women in Economics and Technology As the end of the Summer Term fast approaches, bringing with it final examinations for the year, albeit postponed, creating further uncertainty in the COVID-19 scenario, I needed motivation. I thought of beginning with the first step - finding role models of women in economics and technolo
The notion of 'psychological safety' has been around since the '90s. It is becoming the buzzword again as tech-giant Google's Project Aristotle reinforces the concept as one of the leading factors for team success in innovation. This post will name drop the resources along the way, so you can read further about what is being said. However, this post is here to discuss what happens if the question is flipped on its head - what is innovation and technology's answer to 'psychological safety'? We live in an era that is seeing the boom of mental health app downloads stemmed by awareness and the eradication of social stigma behind mental health issues at a social level. COVID-19 has made jobs that were previously thought to be impossible through telecommuting or work-from-home, possible now to secure the physical safety of its employees. But, what would it take for firms to begin investing in employee engagement strategies for lower turnover, higher productivity