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Category Archives: Equality
New Year Frustrations
I spent some of my time off around New Year attempting to start as I mean to go on by tidying my ‘home office’. In the run-up to Christmas, as exhaustion took over and time ran out, I had increasingly … Continue reading
The History of Keeping the Damned Women Out
It is easy to forget that what is your daily life today is tomorrow’s history: history is not just about the great white men long dead and buried. A talk I attended a few weeks ago vividly brought this to … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Equality, Women in Science
Tagged Churchill College, coeducation, Nancy Malkiel, Princeton
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When the Going gets Tough, be Kind
In academia there is tremendous pressure to be permanently at the top of one’s game. One is expected to be able to perform across many fronts: lecturing, grant-writing, pastoral care, admissions, outreach, committees….Not only to perform, to excel in all … Continue reading
Some Animals are More Equal than Others
This week I attended the Royal Society’s Diversity Day. As everyone remarked, the audience was indeed remarkably diverse. Signing of the talks for the hard-of-hearing was available and the standard white male was in (relatively) short supply both on the … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Women in Science
Tagged committees, George Orwell, Unconscious bias
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Harassment Must be Challenged
In some senses I am pleased to see increasing attention being given to the topic of sexual harassment in our universities. It would be good if such attention was unnecessary, but regrettably there is no point pretending that that is … Continue reading
