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Category Archives: Women in Science
Why Lazy Stereotyping is Damaging
I was very pleased to hear a male academic referred to as ‘not a shrinking violet’ the other day. Not because I was feeling particularly vindictive towards the person concerned, but because I have always thought that this unpleasant phrase … Continue reading
No More ‘Male by Default’ Please
Another year, another International Women’s Day. This year the strapline is ‘be bold for change’. A good motto but many will feel that boldness is dangerous in the face of opposition or incomprehension. Incomprehension is perhaps commoner than one thinks: … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Women in Science
Tagged confidence, International Women's Day, leadership, promotion
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Let’s Celebrate with UNESCO
Today, February 11th 2017, is the first UNESCO’s International Day of Women & Girls in Science. This is a day to remind ourselves not that ‘you’ve come a long way baby’ in the words of a now infamous advertisement campaign … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture, Women in Science
Tagged encouragement, Eugenia Kumacheva, L'Oreal For Women in Science
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Mentoring Matters, but for Whom?
In response to my recent post on New Year Frustrations, I received a tweet complaining that in this particular person’s university female postdocs contractually could not receive mentoring. That statement can be read in two ways: either that female postdocs … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Women in Science
Tagged advice, appraisal, early career researchers, postdocs
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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
