Computer Vision News - June 2022

29 Ewa Nowara important to not give up and just keep trying. Sometimes, it doesn’t work out the first time or third time or 10th time. Maybe sometimes it’s time to move and try something different. At the same time, you don’t need to just work really, really hard and exhaust yourself. It’s important to take care of your mental and physical health along the way. Look at it like a marathon instead of a sprint. Take breaks and take care of yourself. Reassess your goals and what drives you, but keep that long-term goal in mind. Don’t give up and keep trying! More than 100 inspiring stories of Women in Science here! industry or anything related to computer vision. My mother is a very strong figure in my life. She is a physician, an oncologist, which is a very challenging specialization in medicine, unfortunately, because of the low success rate of treatment. She pursued a PhD as well. So she is an MD PhD. She was a professor for a short amount of time, but mainly focused on her clinical practice. She has always been this very strong figure who has been an inspiration as a mother, and a female, in a male-dominated workplace in medicine, like science, in Poland and the same as here. You can succeed and be a good mom and a good wife and have a normal life. I never felt neglected. I felt like we always spent a lot of time together on vacations or playing games. She helped me with my homework. But, she was definitely aggressive with her career choices. She worked very hard and also took a lot of chances. She always had this attitude that you shouldn’t complain. Just work hard. You’ll be fine. That has always been very motivating. If she succeeded, I can succeed. That’s very Eastern European towork hard and not complain. In Western Europe, we complain. A lot! [ laughs ] We’re definitely not allowed to complain. When my mom says “ If you don’t like it, then just quit and give up ”, she says it with a sarcastic voice! “ Of course, it’s hard, otherwise everyone would be doing it. You’ll be fine! Stop complaining! ” Do you have a message that you want to share with the community? You can accomplish anything you want to accomplish. It might take a long time, and maybe you change your goals or priorities along the way, and that’s okay. You'll learn during the process. I think it’s You’ll be fine! Stop complaining!