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Category Archives: Women in Science
More Than Just Gender
Last week I attended an evening at the Royal Society, badged as a discussion between Vince Cable and the RS President Paul Nurse on ‘UK Research: building bridges, building prosperity’. In fact it wasn’t really a discussion at all, so … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Women in Science
Tagged conference speakers, ethnicity, Royal Society, socio-economic status, tokenism
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Standing on my Soapbox (in the Rain)
Standing on a soapbox may seem an odd thing for a scientist to do, but every year a bunch of women do just that in an attempt to capture the attention of passers-by on the South Bank in London. It’s … Continue reading
Real Women, Real Success Stories
I am not in the habit of reposting posts, but the timing of events means that it seems to be timely on this occasion . Last week we had the furore around the EU’s extraordinarily ill-judged video for their website … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Women in Science
Tagged #realwomenforscience, L'Oreal For Women in Science, role models
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Comment is Free, but Not Necessarily Sensible
Just as I was leaving my office at the end of last week’s typically frenetic activities, I was caught on the phone with an invitation to write a Comment is Free piece on women in science for last Sunday’s Observer. … Continue reading
Do All Male Shortlists Matter?
I was challenged to write on this topic through Twitter, after Times Higher Education ran a story about the task of finding a new President and Provost to replace Malcolm Grant at UCL. The five names mentioned as ‘figures who … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Women in Science
Tagged CSA, head hunters, positive action, shortlists
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