Career
- Senior secondary teaching certificate
- French teacher (1970–1975)
- Writer, essayist and commentator
- Literary reviewer, children's books (1985–1992)
- Editor of the Algemeen Dagblad's children's newspaper (1986–1989)
- Has worked for 20 years on news magazines
- Author of various works of fiction and non-fiction for adults
- Her work over the last 20 years has placed a strong emphasis on Eastern Europe
- Unpaid adviser to the Dutch foundation 'Roma-Emancipatie' in Oss (since 2002)
- Various literary awards
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“What exacerbates the strain in the working class is the absence of money to pay for services they need, economic insecurity, poor daycare, and lack of dignity and boredom in each partner’s job. What exacerbates it in upper-middle class is the instability of paid help and the enormous demands of the career system in which both partners become willing believers. But the tug between traditional and egalitarian models of marriage runs from top to bottom of the class ladder.”
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“They want to play at being mothers. So let them. Expressing tenderness in their own way will not prevent girls from enjoying a successful career in the future; indeed, the ability to nurture is as valuable a skill in the workplace as the ability to lead.”
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