Flavia Dzodan

Hello! Just wanted to say it’s rah29 formerly of Jez non-fame here, I finally got off my arse and joined this tumblr situation so I can ‘follow’ you officially rather than just read your site. I’m living in Paris for the next few months and tumblring about my life via the medium of cheese, so, there’s that if you want a good giggle at my expense. Hope everything’s great with you!

Oooh so so nice to see you around!!! Yes, I am doing fien (although if you’ve been reading you know I had surgery a month …

Hello! Just wanted to say it’s rah29 formerly of Jez non-fame here, I finally got off my arse and joined this tumblr situation so I can ‘follow’ you officially rather than just read your site. I’m living in Paris for the next few months and tumblring about my life via the medium of cheese, so, there’s that if you want a good giggle at my expense. Hope everything’s great with you!

Oooh so so nice to see you around!!! Yes, I am doing fien (although if you’ve been reading you know I had surgery a month …

It’s possible that you’ve covered this topic and I missed it, but I’d love to hear your thoughts on this article: http://www.slate.com/id/2274736 The thrust of the piece is that Dutch women are stunningly under-represented in the workforce, yet seem to be happy just the same: “less than 10 percent of women here are employed full-time … [l]ess than 4 percent of women wish they had more working hours or increased responsibility in the workplace, and most refuse extended hours even when the opportunity for advancement arises.” Do you agree with Olien’s assessment of Dutch society? And do you think she draws the right lessons from her observations: that the idea of gender-equality progress is, in America, too bound up with advancement in the workplace? I happen to disagree, but you’re bound to have a good perspective on this. Thanks!

No, I haven’t addressed this article yet. And yes, I have seen it before. The reason I didn’t address it is because I am torn …

It’s possible that you’ve covered this topic and I missed it, but I’d love to hear your thoughts on this article: http://www.slate.com/id/2274736 The thrust of the piece is that Dutch women are stunningly under-represented in the workforce, yet seem to be happy just the same: “less than 10 percent of women here are employed full-time … [l]ess than 4 percent of women wish they had more working hours or increased responsibility in the workplace, and most refuse extended hours even when the opportunity for advancement arises.” Do you agree with Olien’s assessment of Dutch society? And do you think she draws the right lessons from her observations: that the idea of gender-equality progress is, in America, too bound up with advancement in the workplace? I happen to disagree, but you’re bound to have a good perspective on this. Thanks!

No, I haven’t addressed this article yet. And yes, I have seen it before. The reason I didn’t address it is because I am torn …

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