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Category Archives: Women in Science
Changing the Departmental Mind-set
Another bumper batch of Athena Swan awards have just been announced: ever more universities and departments are participating. With the hint of financial consequences looming from RCUK funders for those STEM departments that don’t demonstrate commitment to improving the climate … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture, Uncategorized, Women in Science
Tagged Athena Swan, gender equality, leadership, promotion
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Systematic Errors of Judgement
To tie in with International Women’s Day, last month Nature ran a series of articles about the issues still facing women in science and also a podcast with Uta Frith and myself debating some of the issues. The interviewer, Charlotte … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture, Women in Science
Tagged gender stereotypes, Matilda effect, reference letter, Unconscious bias
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Fixing the Numbers (well maybe)
This week I read that the Labour party was attempting to redress the lack of women candidates by using all-women shortlists, as women aren’t faring well in open competition to get selected as Parliamentary candidates. In Europe, meanwhile, we see … Continue reading
Fear of the Illogical
I’m on my way to Newcastle to talk to their Women’s Network about confidence, and it’s made me think a lot more about the phrase ‘Feel the Fear and Do it Anyhow’ – the title of a book I must … Continue reading
Let’s Get Stereotypes out of Science Education
Women are from Venus, like making cupcakes, like bright colours – particularly pink – and need to be told at frequent intervals that ‘math is meant to be hard’. That seems to be the verdict you could cull from many … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Equality, Uncategorized, Women in Science
Tagged physics, stereotype threat, teachers
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