Broke vs poor
Being in a persistent and often intergenerational state of having very little money and access to resources is not the same as temporarily having low income as an individual.
Category Archive Writings
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Fairer educational outcomes won’t result in a fairer world
A creative writing workshop made me question if fairer educational outcomes would really lead to a fairer society.
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How to get women to apply for your senior job
One sentence in a job advert about valuing diversity is below minimum effort to ensure more women apply for senior jobs, especially if all the other company signals are smelly.
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(In)Equity in Access to Urban Nature
The Covid 19 pandemic has made many of us more aware of the nature we have on our doorsteps. Public and private outdoor spaces have become our settings for exercise, leisure and social contact. The benefits of spending time in nature should be a universal right but sadly they are not equally available to all in our society.
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Three things found in Australia
Prior knowledge can make us overcomplicate things. Keeping things simple often works too.
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Don’t explain
Are you fed up of moderating yourself for people you can never please? Do you feel the pressure to constantly explain yourself to the mainstream? Stop. Learn from Toni Morrison and don’t explain. Live your life and let others catch up.
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More work, less play at school
School break times have reduced since the 1990s. There are differences for older pupils and for poorer pupils. Is leisure and rest something is only for certain sections of our society?
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Paid exposure to racism is still trauma
Continued exposure to racism and its effects creates trauma. This doesn’t change just because people are being paid. Employers need to consider their duty of care more.
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Let’s talk about money
The first rule of money club is you don’t talk about money club. The second rule of money club is you don’t talk about money club. Talking about money is vulgar, gauche, taboo. I’m going to break the rules.
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Books I read during the covid pandemic
12 months ago the UK entered its first lockdown due to the Covid19 pandemic. My reading fell off a cliff. I couldn’t concentrate, I had no energy and no motivation to read. Eventually my reading mojo returned. Here’s what I read and learned over the past year.