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International Women's Day

Thursday Mar 08, 2007

Today is International Women's Day. But for a few reminders from some international colleagues, there hasn't been much celebration here in Silicon Valley, USA.

For a different take on International Women's Day, I recommend a look at Anjana Sriram's blog, A celebration of the mystery called ‘woman’ and Manjula Kandula's blog, "She rocks the world."

Another colleague, Michelle Olson, just got back from the OpenSolaris Developer's Conference in Berlin. See her blog at Michelle's blog. The number 1 question she was asked: "Are you from marketing?". Don't forget, Michelle is a candidate for the OpenSolaris Governing Board!

They used to say, "you've come a long way baby." Today makes you want to stop a moment and think about the journey that is still ahead.

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Posted at 01:05PM Mar 08, 2007 by sweber in Life and work, more generally
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Thanks you for sharing your thoughts on IWD. The last sentence of your entry is very insightful! -Sandy

Posted by SandyB on March 09, 2007 at 03:38 AM PST #

It's very easy to forget the starting point and take for granted where we are today. Our issues have different nuances. Wage gaps, for example, may not be as obvious to us, at least in a professional setting. On the other hand, work/life balance is one of today's critical family issues.

Posted by Sue Weber on March 09, 2007 at 07:12 AM PST #

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