A guest post by Adriana Gasser This coming Sunday, March 8th, we celebrate International Women’s Day. In Switzerland, this date coincides with important structural debates, such as the vote on individual taxation, which could remove a historical financial barrier to female participation in the workforce. However, as I advance in my professional studies (CAS) at the University of St. Gallen (HSG), a recent finance module brought me a crucial reflection. Changes in tax laws must be accompanied by an adaptation in how we position ourselves in the market. In previous discussions, specifically in the article I co-authored with Angela Weinberger and recently published on my LinkedIn, we covered how the Swiss recruitment market often values linear and local career paths. […]

I’m sitting on the train to Dijon and listen to conversation of two young ladies next to me. They have this funny Gen Z speak where every second sentence is English and the rest is in pure Basel Düütsch. Their conversation seems emotionally deep as if they had known each other since childhood but I assume that they haven’t really known each other that long. It’s just that this generation has a different approach to relationships. On a superficial level I don’t feel different from them. They like adidas too. I almost have the same top as the girl on the window. Hers is turquoise, mine is light blue.  They are on their phones. Same brand as mine and they […]

As a recovering Barbie-despiser, I did not think I would like the movie so much when I initially went to see it in a cinema in Islamad (of all places). We were happy in a sea of pink, and I was encouraged that the movie’s message seemed to resonate in this part of the world where, traditionally, you would expect “suppressed women” more than in a country like Switzerland. Due to an education project in my transactional analysis course, I saw the movie about five times (the last time with a commentary by Greta Gerwig). I was disappointed at the team’s neglect at the Oscars. Margot Robbie deserves an Oscar for her performance and creative vision. What is more important, […]