hello there, i'm Nettra (pronounced according to spelling: net + tra = nettra).
i'm a global nomad and digital native currently based in Paris. i was born in California, raised in Phnom Penh and loved my three years in New York City.
i am a recovering political scientist keen on helping diverse stakeholders work together towards sustainable solutions to poverty. learning about the impact of technology, entrepreneurship and creativity on society is what gives me energy.
this tumblr helps me keep track of things which have happened to me, as well as the interesting, funny, inspiring and beautiful links i find this on this internet odyssey (read more).
for something more focused and structured (i.e., without photos of cute animals), you may like to browse my online art portfolio or visit my website. you can also find me on twitter, ask me a question or feed my fish.
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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Hillary Clinton in 1969: she was our age once!
“Class leader Hillary Rodham of Wellesley College talking about student protests which she supported in her commencement speech.”
(via vintage everyday: Old Portraits of Hillary Clinton in 1969)
In the Facebook engineering panel we hosted, this was brought up, and female engineers are valued hugely by Facebook. It’s simple: over 55% of Facebook users are women. You need to have a women’s perspective to create a product for women.
@jessjerickson in her interview Jess. | About Anna
As companies position themselves for global expansion, one fact is clear: educated women in the BRIC nations and the UAE are already a force to be reckoned with. They are ambitious and passionate about their work and determined to play an expanding role in their countries’ economic progress. Together with their female peers in other parts of the world, they are fundamentally altering the talent equation. But they will not be able to deliver their full potential unless their employers help them overcome the cultural limitations and organizational constraints that dampen their ambitions and derail their careers.
Sylvia Ann Hewlett, president of the Center for Work-Life Policy and Sylvia Ann Hewlett Associates; Ripa Rashid, executive vice president of the Center for Work-Life Policy; co-authors of Winning the War for Talent in Emerging Markets.
http://diversity-executive.com/articles/view/women-s-role-in-emerging-markets/7
Are Successful Women Really Less Likable Than Successful Men? - Eleanor Barkhorn - The Atlantic
Could the tide be changing?
Some good news. via @kalsoom82
Warning: heavy language.
This passionate spoken word poem by Katie Makkai about “Pretty” made me grateful for the people in my life who keep reminding me to stop being so superficial. And it’s true, obsessing about appearances is a waste of time.
Thank goodness too for my mom who taught me self-respect and my dad who insisted my brain was pretty and that in any case, I would always be pretty to him.
I was inspired to listen to Unpretty after watching this.
Related reading:
- Raising Your Girl Like a Boy by @joulee, thanks @great_lake for raising me “like a boy.”
- One Dad’s Ill-Fated Battle Against the Princesses by Andy Hinds January 11th, 2013
- The End of Men by Hanna Rosin (2010)
- Sex Is Cheap by Mark Regnerus (Feb. 25, 2011)
Excellent introduction to “sexual economics” — the study of how the supply and demand of men vs. women affects relationship outcomes. - The Price of Marriage in China by BROOK LARMER (2013)
- More essential reading for women (an initial selection I made)
Stumbled upon this video thanks to a pretty… amazing woman herself: @rahafharfoush
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Un beau discours de la charmante @anjuli928, une camarade de classe.
Funny and authentic. Privileged to take classes with this future leader.
Love seeing other Third Culture Kids spread the love. Reminds me of my own (multi)culture and helps me stay grounded.
Aw, I feel bad if she was upset. I am a feminist and she is a young and talented girl. That being said, I do agree I am going to hell. But for other reasons. Mostly boring tax stuff.
What truths about women’s careers, leadership, and lives are being ignored in the stories I’m reading? Is what I’m reading sound and sober — or is it meant to invoke panic or guilt?
Tara Sophia Mohr
In her piece, Slaughter’s Story Made the Cover — What Stories Got Left Out?, she asks us to be conscientious readers. It’s our duty as free women.
Full quote:
The charge for women as consumers of media is to keep asking ourselves the following questions: What truths about women’s careers, leadership, and lives are being ignored in the stories I’m reading? Is what I’m reading sound and sober — or is it meant to invoke panic or guilt? Is what I’m reading consonant with the women’s lives I see in my “real life” — and if there’s a gap, what is it?
Model Turns Navy Seal. This video came up on my sidebar after I watched an RSA piece. I actually find it as inspiring.
