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Author Archives: Athene Donald
A Throwback to Years Gone By from the Government
Back in 2019 the Committee of Advertising Practice and the Advertising Standards Authority published new guidelines about the problems of gender stereotyping in advertising. The guidelines are clear: ‘These rules state that ads ‘must not include gender stereotypes that are likely … Continue reading
Posted in Equality
Tagged Covid19, Dominic Cummings, Fawcett Society
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DfE Deluge
As has been noted by many this week, there has been a deluge of output from the Department for Education (DfE), covering many matters that have been in the offing for months if not years. That the response to the … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Equality
Tagged Augar Review, BEIS, Further Education, Level 4/5
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Are Journal Editors Biased?
Last week a paper by Squazzoni et al appeared, which had analysed submissions to 145 scholarly journals to look for gender bias in acceptances and across the whole editorial process. They claimed not to find it. When I saw the … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Science Culture, Women in Science
Tagged publications, referees, Royal Society of Chemistry, Squazzoni
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Rethinking Qualifications? It’s About Time
For the second year running our school assessment system is up in the air, for totally understandable reasons. A Levels were explicitly cancelled but the Government seemed incapable of giving a clear answer about this month’s BTec’s, the vocational equivalent. … Continue reading
Posted in Education, skills
Tagged A levels, BTec, Charles Clarke, David Goodhart, David Sainsbury
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A Playlist for Troubled Times
During the recent weeks and months of staring at a screen, when there is little variety of scenery or (physical) company, I have found music a comforting companion. When I say music, I mean classical music which has been a … Continue reading
