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The project was inspired by the discussion during the seminar: "Hacking Innovation Bias", about care work and the disproportion of tasks, that are typically done by women, but in a professional field often done by man because it is paid work then. Care work is often done by women without being compensated and most likely they work regular jobs too. It is important to raise awareness for the unpaid labor women do in the discussion of equality because even if they make the same amount of money in their jobs as their male co-workers, they continue working at home. So their workload and mental load are way higher. We also discussed the term “greedy jobs”, which have long and inflexible work-hours. “Greedy work can be defined as a job that pays disproportionately more on a per-hour basis when someone works a greater number of hours or has less control over those hours.” (Gavett 2023). They are often high-paid and come with promotions, which is why the gender pay gap is especially high in these jobs. Women tend to avoid these kinds of jobs, because they are not compatible with the amount of care work they have to provide.
- Arduino board
- RGB LCD display
- "switch like" buttons (4)
- LEDs (2)
- wires
The code utilizes the `rgb_lcd` library for controlling the RGB LCD display.
- The program tracks time spent on different activities: Household chores, Mental load, Child care, and Education.
- Each activity has its own associated hourly rate.
- The program calculates the earnings incurred based on the time spent on each activity.
- LEDs indicate active tasks, and the LCD display provides real-time feedback on the current activity and total earnings.
- The Euro symbol is custom-defined for displaying currency.
1. Connect the Arduino board to the computer.
2. Upload the provided code to the Arduino board.
3. Connect the hardware components (buttons, LEDs, and LCD display) to the appropriate pins on the Arduino board using this circut:
https://www.tinkercad.com/things/3i2H1CcKR4o-hibbox1?sharecode=fAtZAD3I2zhEmz0yE994_DsiqZLrZ3k1IKlj7WCcem8
1. Press the corresponding button for the activity you want to track.
2. LEDs will indicate the active task.
3. The LCD display will show the current activity and the accumulated earnings.
4. Press the buttons again to stop tracking each activity.
5. When no activity is being tracked, the total earnings will be displayed on the LCD.