Category Archives: Equality

What makes for a Toxic Environment?

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Athene Donald

Toxic atmospheres have been in the news recently in the wake of an NHS report on a low-performing cardiac unit in London. All the articles I’ve read on this are short on detail of what actually happened. ‘Dark forces’ are … Continue reading →

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Judging on Potential (or Not)

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Athene Donald

I was trying to lay my hands on a quote I heard recently on the radio about creativity by Wolfgang von Goethe to kickstart this blogpost, and instead (amongst 100’s of others of his quotes) I came upon this: ‘Girls … Continue reading →

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Anchoring Your Biases

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Athene Donald

I couldn’t tell you when I last listened to a football commentary on radio or TV (the current World Cup has not caused me to rush to change this), but I don’t need to listen to realise that a statement … Continue reading →

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Where are the Modest Men?

Posted on June 17, 2018 by Athene Donald

A hashtag debuting this week has caused quite a stir on Twitter: #immodestwomen. In the wake of a US newspaper deciding not to accord anyone the title of Dr in its articles, unless they were medical doctors, historian Dr Fern … Continue reading →

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The Only Woman in the Room

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Athene Donald

As the Master of a Cambridge College it probably isn’t surprising that I get asked to talk about Leadership, and often more specifically Women in Leadership/as Leaders, but there is nothing that brings out the inner impostor in me faster … Continue reading →

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