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Category Archives: Equality
Why Can’t a Woman be more like a Man?
Last autumn there were some shocking figures released by the Royal Society regarding the new cohort of University Research Fellows (URFs): only two out of 43 were women. Many of us were very disappointed and depressed by these figures. I … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Women in Science
Tagged Paul Nurse, Royal Society, University Research Fellows
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On Sponsorship and Kindness
Academia is intrinsically competitive, full of the need to win grants – which necessarily implies winning out over nameless others – gaining promotion and trying to beat others to a hot result at the expense of colleagues in the game. … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Science Culture, Women in Science
Tagged criticism, early career researcher, support
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Where Can You Speak Out Safely?
The media is full of stories around men behaving inappropriately – or worse – currently. These range from #shirtstorm in the wake of Matt Taylor’s press conference regarding the successful landing of Philae (a sad distraction from the amazingly successful … Continue reading
Cambridge Admissions – Dispelling the Myths
Myths abound about admission to Cambridge, despite all attempts to put out some real hard facts (and similarly by Oxford). The interview process itself, which both universities use, seems to be shrouded in particular mystique. Cambridge has recently posted a … Continue reading
Spreading the Word, Drop by Drop
There are times when I feel as if I’m talked out about gender. I know what the issues are, I’ve written and spoken about them often enough; I’ve dug up and read through some of the relevant papers (though that … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Science Culture, Women in Science
Tagged Ottoline Leyser, promotion, speaking out, Unconscious bias
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