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Author Archives: Athene Donald
What Can I Do? Press for Progress….
What follows is a lightly edited version of the address I gave at the joint Churchill/Murray Edwards Colleges ‘Humanist Happenings’ last Sunday, in advance of International Women’s Day today. Today is International Women’s Day, with its theme of Press for … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Women in Science
Tagged Amplification, Bystander, International Women's Day, Women's Lib
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Nothing’s Wasted
No doubt the majority of my readers are far more familiar with TEDx talks than I am, and have watched many more than I have. They are a notion that has floated past me occasionally. I have been asked to … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science
Tagged media, memory, TEDx, Whitehall
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The Only Woman in the Room
The Only Woman in the Room, is not only an experience I have frequently endured, but is also the title of a 2015 book by Eileen Pollack (subtitled Why Science is Still a Boy’s Club). I’m not sure why this … Continue reading
What do We Lose if We Lose Access to the ERC?
This week I was in Brussels in my capacity as a Scientific Council Member of the European Research Council. One of the roles we are all expected to fulfil from time to time is as observer of the various panels … Continue reading
One Hundred Years
Today we celebrate the Suffragettes’ victory 100 years ago: votes for (some) women. A timely moment to reflect on the state of play in terms of equality. More than seven years ago I wrote the post below about the Equal … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Uncategorized
Tagged Dagenham, equal pay, Mary Beard, Suffragettes
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