After attending their new networking events for women, editor Sarah Wilson explains how  Clustered’s new vision for networking presents a more empathetic, productive approach to finding your feet in the city.  In spite of the overzealous hashtaggers on LinkedIn who insist that they #love #making #professional #connections, most normal people talk about networking like it’s… Read More How Clustered are changing the networking game for women

By Anna Williamson  Start a conversation with any Brit over the age of 25 or so, and I guarantee that within the first three minutes of small talk this question will inevitably come up: “So, what do you do?”. Now, I’m not saying that an interest in your profession is exclusive to people from the… Read More Why Berlin has got it right when it comes to working life

By Margherita Berlinerin Germany may give off the impression of being quite a progressive country, especially if, like me, you come from a conservative, Catholic culture such as Italy’s. In a comparative analysis, German civil society looks like a dreamland to many. Social justice, human rights and equality seem to be a priority in the… Read More When it comes to the gender pay gap, Germany still has miles to go

By Kaitlynn Buchbaum  New job or old, we’ve all been there: the endless string of e-mails, the perfect cover letter, the anxiety of refreshing job postings only to find that, once again, that position you really wanted has now been filled. Well, I’m here to tell you that you’re not alone, and the hope of… Read More Finding success in Berlin’s job market

Interview by Sarah Wilson  One of the greatest things about living in a big city is that it’s near impossible to run out of things to do. Whether you’re into live music, club nights, art galleries or obscure events with only hashtags and dollar signs in the description, you can just about guarantee you’ll find… Read More Pulling off your own event in Berlin: top tips from the brains behind Bite Club

Interviews by Sarah Wilson  It’s no secret that Berlin is known for being a city of creatives. It’s also no secret, however, that finding success in the creative industries can be a hard graft filled with rejections, disappointment and low-paid gigs. That’s why we recently caught up with three Berlin-based women working in arts and… Read More How to land an arts career in Berlin: advice from women in the field

Josie Parkinson and her one-of-a-kind comedy show SAUCE have got the whole Berlin thing figured out. The story of her whirlwind move from London, of SAUCE’S first show just 12 days after she had the idea, and all the logistical problems in-between – “they didn’t have enough beers in, didn’t know if a chef was coming… Read More “Is the comedy you do, like, female comedy?” Josie Parkinson on SAUCE and women’s stand-up in Berlin