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Regency Restoration Part 2 – Who doesn’t love a good old Regency tiled floor?
Really, who doesn’t love a good old tiled floor. So classy. We have tiled floors in our flat, of course we do. Our Regency flat (yes, I am persisiting in calling it that) only became a flat in the early … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, diyqueen, Regency Restoration
Tagged Georgian tiles floors, regency restoration
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Regency restoration – Part 1, use the right product.
I, along with my husband, am the proud new owner of a Regency flat. The pedants among you will quickly point out that there is no such thing as a Regency flat. This is true, but I think I should … Continue reading
Diversity? Who needs your diversity, we already know we are the smartest people in the room.
I am a member of an exclusive club. We, in our club, decide who the smartest people in the world are. The club, naturally, only contains white women who are below 5 foot 3 inches in height; 1.61 meters for … Continue reading
Posted in sexism, women in science
Tagged CERN, Strumia
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On Serena (not the Tennis player) and the Smokies. Read the book, avoid the film.
“Read this book, you’ll love it. It’s set in Appalachia.” This was what my reading guru said as she handed it to me over the summer. I am from Appalachia. Technically, like a large proportion of American kids my age, … Continue reading
Posted in Hollywood women, Serena the book, women in films
Tagged Pacific Standard Productions, Reese Witherspoon, Ron Rash, Serena
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On double standards – in Tennis and otherwise
I know next to nothing about the official rules of Tennis. I do, however, know a bit about double standards. Societally, women are often expected to operate at a different standard to men. Usually, it is a higher standard. Not … Continue reading
On quotas in Academia – do we need them?
As a graduate student I was asked to participate in a `women in science’ group. I refused. I was an old(er) grad student compared to my cohort, my goal was to get in and get out as fast as practically … Continue reading
Posted in Bias, Unconscious bias, women in science
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On ‘lower impact’ publishing – it’s better than you might think.
Over the course of the last two or so years, I have had a number of personal issues to deal with. Family illnesses, the sudden death of my older brother and some other things (I will spare you the gory … Continue reading
Posted in Impact Factor, scientific publishing, Uncategorized
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On harassment, the power differential and a modicum of hope
In 1991, I came down with a sudden stomach bug. As is common when I am too ill to think, all I could manage was planting myself in front of the television in an effort to keep myself mildly distracted … Continue reading
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Tagged Abuse of Power, Anita Hill, Marchant, sexual harassment, Weinstein
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On taking a knee
When I was a teenager the 1980’s there was a spate of burning the Stars and Stripes in the US, as a protest to Ronald Reagan’s policies. Which particular policy is hard to remember as Ronnie had a whole heap … Continue reading
On Louise Richardson and the avoidance of homophobic teaching
Oxford Vice-Chancellor Louise Richardson is causing quite a stir this week. For one, she gets paid a lot of money – which is not as much as footballers or bankers and less than her peers in the US. Prof. Richardson’s … Continue reading
