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Inspiration

Discover the challenges of being a woman in construction

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We are supposed to live in a gender-equal society where men are free to undertake traditional female roles and women can work in a “man’s” industry. Yet, despite the relaxation of rules and the better acceptance of people in general, only 12% of the construction industry is actually female.

What is perhaps most surprising about this is that there are state-run programs and reputable labor hire agencies specifically looking for women to fill untraditional roles.

Of course, the benefit to those women that do train in construction is that there is less competition from females for the jobs. But, that …

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How to benefit the most of your lectures and seminars

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While we have entered the current year with universities closed because of the pandemic, it is still useful to know how to get the most of your studies, even if your lectures and seminars take place online.

What Is the Difference between Lectures and Seminars

At the lecture, students are introduced to the main topics of the course. The lecturer does not interact too much directly with students. A lecture is typically based around a slideshow presentation and is given to a big group of students in a theatre setting. It is obligatory to attend lectures. Usually, you can upload …

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4 types of talents to master while sitting at home

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During these unusual and testing times of social distancing, a lot of us are going insane. If someone were to tell us that we would be staying in isolation and not interacting with anyone a few years ago, we would not have believed them even for a second because how could we live in a world where we cannot meet people? How could we live in a world where we had to make sure we do not get into crowds, and staying in confined places with someone sounds like an out-of-this-world deal at this point?

But many people around this …

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