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Category Archives: Women in Science
Why Such Tepid Governmental Aspirations?
The Government talks about ‘naming and shaming’ to close the pay gender pay gap, aspiring to close it within a generation. It is perhaps worth remembering when the Equal Pay Act came into force – 1970! 45 years on and … Continue reading
What Next after Tim Hunt? (#just1action4WIS)
Last week the world erupted into a storm of outrage over remarks Sir Tim Hunt, Nobel Prize winner, made in Korea. Unacceptable, indefensible remarks. He has been made to resign from positions and committees for which he has worked so … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Science Culture, Women in Science
Tagged discrimination, personal responsibility, Royal Society
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The Myth of the ‘Myth of Women in Science’
If you skimmed through some articles about women in science recently, you’d be forgiven for thinking ‘problem solved’. A recent study by Cecil and Williams, published in no less august a publication than PNAS, claimed women actually had a 2:1 … Continue reading
Is there a Point in Travel?
As my last post makes clear, I have been busy travelling recently. My trip encompassed visits to both New York and Boston, cities which in years past I have visited quite frequently. Boston is delightfully non-American: its streets are not … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture, Women in Science
Tagged airmiles, Boston, conferences, Hilda Geiringer
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Reminiscing On my Travels
I am often asked, what do College Masters do? Some people seem to think it is similar to being Warden of a Hall of Residence (i.e. sorting out broken light bulbs or disputes between neighbouring students), but it isn’t like … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Women in Science
Tagged alumni, Boston, Churchill College, New York
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