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Published in Write Like a Girl

·May 16, 2021

Kill the Angel in the House

And why that’s a great career move. — Women have struggled relentlessly for respect in the workplace. Yet even after having invaded all professions, advancing further can be hard. The reason for that and what we can do about it comes surprisingly from a speech given by Virginia Woolf herself in 1931 at the National Society for Women’s…

Feminism

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Kill the Angel in the House
Kill the Angel in the House
Feminism

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May 13, 2021

I Paid a Total of $317.50 for my Medical Degree

More precisely I paid 264.60€. What’s that like? Well, I can’t complain. — Did I get a shady medical degree from an online school that doesn’t even exist? Or am I a fraud like Frank Abagnale from “Catch Me If You Can”? No and no, but don’t worry, I am not offended — it does sound too good to be true. By now…

Education

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I Paid a Total of $317.50 for my Medical Degree
I Paid a Total of $317.50 for my Medical Degree
Education

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Apr 16, 2021

My First Time on Call and Other Horrors

I always knew this day would come. At first, it was like death, something far off, something that I knew had happened to other people but not me. Yet, like all things in life that seem to concern a future you, my first time on-call caught up with me. — “Oh, don’t worry, you’re ready.”, my colleague smiled at me with her pearly white teeth, while she signed her name in the patient’s chart. “It’s not that bad. You can always call the senior physician.” Yes, I told myself, I could. “Now come, I will show you where you can…

Career Advice

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My First Time on Call and Other Horrors
My First Time on Call and Other Horrors
Career Advice

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Mar 29, 2021

4 Reasons Why Gentrification Concerns All of Us

Most of us fantasize about buying a property in an up-and-coming neighborhood where we can afford our dream space (garden anyone?) — but while we realize our dreams, we might just be our neighbor’s worst nightmare. — What is gentrification? You might be familiar with the term gentrification, if not - here is a quick explanation: Def.: Gentrification — the process by which a poor neighborhood in a city is changed by people who have money, including esp. the improvement or replacement of buildings

Real Estate

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4 Reasons Why Gentrification Concerns All of Us
4 Reasons Why Gentrification Concerns All of Us
Real Estate

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Published in Write Like a Girl

·Mar 23, 2021

Why Women Should Not Be Expected to Choose Between Career and Family

Have you ever looked at a successful career woman and thought: “Well, she must be lonely because she chose her career?” — Coming from a stable and prosperous European country, the bars keeping me from becoming an ambitious career woman were much more subtle than a simple ban from education or a certain profession. Instead, I was taught I could do anything — but I shouldn’t want to. I went into medicine…

Career Advice

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Why Women Should Not Be Expected to Choose Between Career or Family
Why Women Should Not Be Expected to Choose Between Career or Family
Career Advice

2 min read

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Marie Dicott

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