In 20 years of my career, I went from one good job to another; from one great company to an even better one, and I truly believed I was being judged on my capabilities and not my gender. So, when asked to comment on this topic, I always declined because statements like “my gender has not gotten in my way” weren’t really fit for headlines. Yes, I went to all the women's networks (I even lead one for Dell (DWEN)). But at some point all the female networks started to look a lot like female ghettos. And all the focus on needing to improve women's self esteem and capabilities just seemed to feed women's insecurities and the myth that women are less capable. I just didn’t want to be a contributing factor to that. It wasn’t until I got older…actually, it wasn't until I became a mother (read a year ago), that I became conscious of how unfair it all is. Reflecting back on my experiences, a cascade of examples highlighting this inequality lined up (which I will share in another podcast). Today, I am thrilled to share my conversation with Carine de Meyere, Women's rights advocate. Please watch! About Carine de Meyere: * Women's rights advocate* Founder of Women of the world * Studied Social Sciences and Women’s Studies * A chief tribal builder for women entrepreneurs* One of the most inspiring leaders in the world and one of the top 100 women in tech * The starter of a silent revolution on making the unconscious gender bias consciousIn this Episode: 00:06 Learning to code in 1980s 00:12 Women and the Queen Bee Syndrome00:13 Geert Wilders - we could have seen it coming 00:15 Take aways from Davos00:16 25 conflicts around the world 00:17 Planetary boundaries00:20 DWEN, Code-V, TedX00:24 The Dutch school system is very old fashioned 00:28 Women are second rate citizens in the Netherlands00:30 Addressing Childcare Challenges for Working Women00:31 The Complexity of Gender Equality: A Global Transformation00:32 Rethinking the Narrative: Moving from Equality to Equity00:56 Physically, we are not as strong as men00:57 Awareness for Human trafficking#equality #gender #genderequality #battleofthesexes