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2024 - 9 - 11

Søger du kærligheden? Lad en ekspert styre din dating! 🥰

dating apps - diversity and inclusion - EEOC - human existence - Mount Trump - online dating - Philadelphia debate - Steve Dean - Two-Step Devil - women in tech

Kæmper du med at finde den rette? En dating-konsulent kan måske være løsningen!

I en verden hvor online dating har udviklet sig til en intens oplevelse, kan man nemt føle sig overvældet af mulighederne. Mange har forsøgt sig med adskillige dating-apps, men nogle gange føles det mere som et fuldtidsarbejde end en sjov søgen efter kærligheden. Mens mange spekulerer på, hvordan de skal navigere i kærlighedens labyrint, er der eksperter som Steve Dean, der tilbyder at outsource dele af datingprocessen. Med nogle enkle råd kan han hjælpe dig med at finde den rigtige partner uden alt besværet – hvem vidste, at chancen for kærlighed kunne komme med en pris?

Når vi bevæger os fra datingverdenen til politisk arena, er der sket noget bemærkelsesværdigt i Philadelphia. Under debatten så vi en kandidat, der skillede sig ud med et forbløffet ansigt. Mens andre kom med klare planer og styr på deres udtryk, var den mest præsidentielle optræden fra en, der så både forvirret og skræmt ud over sin egen præstation. Måske er det virkelig sandt, at det er de triste ansigtstræk, der ofte taler højest i politik?

I skønlitteraturen viser Jamie Quatro med sin roman 'Two-Step Devil' ikke kun kærlighedens skrøbelighed, men også livets generelle skrøbelighed. Bogen beretter om menneskelig lidelse på en måde, der gør det umuligt at overse, og som bringer læseren i en dyb refleksion over eksistensens vilkår. I en verden, hvor alt sendes gennem skærme, er det vigtigt at huske på den menneskelige tilstand, og hvad der binder os sammen gennem vores oplevelser.

På arbejdsmarkedet er der også noget at tage fat i. Ifølge EEOC er ansættelsesraten for kvinder i tech-branchen fortsat stagneret siden 2005. På trods af fremskridt i diskussionen omkring diversitet og inklusion, er det tydeligt, at mange virksomheder stadig mangler at tage skridtene til at ændre denne ujævnhed. Det er ikke kun en kamp for ligestilling i løn, men også for muligheder og repræsentation.

Vidste du, at ifølge Pew Research har 30% af voksne i USA brugt en dating-app? Det viser, at mange er villige til at tage skæbnen i egne hænder, selvom det kan være en udfordring. Og i forbindelse med kvinders stilling i tech-branchen skal det nævnes, at kun 25% af arbejdsstyrken i tech er kvinder, hvilket er et tal, der kræver opmærksomhed!

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