The Women's Table

For centuries we’ve been told that there are hard wired differences between the male and the female brain. That is why there are so few women in tech and so few men in the laundry room. Different brains are just suited to different things, but, are they really that different?  In this episode Jayne Jameson and I will be talking about the book Delusions of gender by Cordelia Fine. In her book Cordelia Fine explains the myth of gender, the delusions of gender. Welcome to a new episode of The Women’s Table.

Vandaag zit ik aan tafel met Ruth Sinkeler. Ruth is business leiderschap expert, trainer, motivational speaker en schrijver van de twee management boeken: Sexy Leiderschap en Happy ondernemers zijn gelukkiger. Vanuit haar onderneming CLIP Training & Consultancy focust zij zich primair op het verbeteren van de financiële onafhankelijkheid en economische positie van vrouwen. We praten over haar boek Sexy Leiderschap, Ubuntu en zij geeft antwoord op de vraag wat de connectie is tussen deze twee. We praten ook over women empowerment, waarom zij het belangrijk vindt dat vrouwen excelleren, en ook waarom zij de financiële positie van met name de Surinaamse vrouw wil verbeteren

Welkom, bij een nieuwe aflevering van The Women’s Table.

Is criminaliteit een keuze?

Is vergeving een keuze?

Is kindermishandeling een keuze?

In deze aflevering hebben we een man aan tafel: Archell Thompson is samen met zijn dochter Yara te gast en geeft antwoord op deze moeilijke vragen. Archell, storyteller, auteur en artiest vertelt over zijn jeugd waarin hij zelf werd mishandeld, in de drugswereld belandde en hoe hij zijn leven weer op orde kreeg en zich nu elke dag inzet tegen kindermishandeling. Yara is zijn middelste dochter en deelt met ons hoe zij over haar vader denkt, tegen hem aankijkt en wat zij van hem leert en meekrijgt. Welkom bij een nieuwe aflevering van The Women’s Table.

Networking communities of women are growing all around the world and there is talk of women networking together, helping each other out. Women finally have come to the realization that we need to work together. Women even in the same line of work, start working together, where it used to be you OR me, it is now you AND me. In this episode I’m talking with Laura Damiano about the impact of women (net)working together.

Laura graduated in molecular biotechnology at the University of Turin, where she did also a PhD in cancer biology. In 2018 she became part of the staff of the UMCG, where she is now a funding advisor, project manager and member of the working group on diversity and inclusion. In 2018 she also founded the LeanIn Groningen circle, which now counts more than 50 members.

Welcome to another episode of The Women's Table Podcast!

Women still experience pressure from society to have children. Is it  because women should have this natural urge to want to have children? Parents who think or feel that you ‘owe’ them grandchildren. In this episode I am talking with Shana O’Brien about motherhood: to have or not to have children, that’s the question. We will discuss the biases and prejudices society has when as a woman you decide not to have children. Shana is an independent consultant for non-profit organizations, was born and raised in the United States and has lived in The Netherlands for six years now. Shana does not have any children nor plans on having them. Please feel free to join us in another episode of The Women’s Table Podcast!

Women just don’t have the technical skills to do a good job in a tech position, there might be a few girls who pursuit a job in tech but most women don’t, women are too emotional so they don’t belong in tech position, girls and women just ‘suck’ at math and science so why would they want a job in tech? Are these legitimate questions or just bias assumptions? Stella Tsoutsouri, Mobile Developer who now studies for a Masters in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Groningen, shares with us her personal opinion about why she thinks there are so few women in tech positions. Please feel free to join us in another episode of The Women's Table Podcast!

Women pull each other down like crabs do in a basket. So if a woman wants to get out, she is being pulled down, women are mean and judgmental towards other women, beautiful women are superficial, successful women did not become successful on their own, women don’t like their bodies and are always concerned with their appearance and their looks.... These are just a few statements I found on the internet about how women talk about one another.... 

In this episode I'm having a conversation with Selena Dolderer, Psychological Coach and Lecturer at the university of Groningen, and Ilinka Bijma, Lecturer at the University of Groningen, Psychological Coach and Trainer of Young Professionals, about ‘Women and the so called crabs in a basket effect. Woman cannot work together, in fact, women work against each other, truth of myth? Join us in another interesting and inspiring episode of The Women's Table Podcast!  

Women need to take care of the kids, women cannot have it all: a family and a career, if women want to have a successful career they cannot have kids, that’s selfish, if women want to have children and a job, it should be a parttime job. What are the gender related prejudices and expectations on the work floor and are they really gender related: do they come more from men, women or both equally and what is the impact of those prejudices on women and their decisions about their careers, families or the combination of both?

In this episode of The Women's Table "Women and gender expectations on the work floor," I have a conversation with Dr. Verena Seibel. Dr. Seibel is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Groningen. We talk about gender expectations towards women in the workplace and the role of men in this. Please join us in this interesting and inspiring conversation. Feel free to reach out to me and share your feedback with me. I look forward to hear from you! 

Volgens sommige ‘geloven’, religiën, kerken en de bijbel is de rol en/of de positie van de vrouw ondergeschikt aan die van de man. Binnen deze verschillende stromingen zijn er ook vrouwen die deze mening zijn toegedaan. Mijn naam is Tina de Keyzer-van Bruggen en in deze eerste aflevering van The Women's table praat ik met Oesha en Erica over de impact die het geloof/religie heeft op vrouwen.