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Category Archives: Women in Science
Why Should She Do it All?
My recent article in the THE about cultural expectations being imposed on young girls (which also appeared as a post here) got a mixed reception in the online comments. Several seemed to have failed to grasp the central point that … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Science Culture, Women in Science
Tagged Allison Pearson, children, maternity leave, Ottoline Leyser
6 Comments
Where is Physics Barbie?
This article first appeared in Times Higher Education on 25th August 2011. The title is as it appears there. Diversity matters, be it in the make-up of Parliament, among our television presenters or in our boardrooms. It matters in science … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Equality, Women in Science
Tagged A level choices, career choices, cultural stereotypes, toys
14 Comments
Funders get Tough
This post is not, as UK readers might think from the title, a tirade about one of our Research Councils’ shortsightedness. On the contrary, it is a plaudit for a UK ministry, who are showing admirable steel on behalf of … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Research, Science Funding, Women in Science
Tagged Athena Swan, Department of Health, Equality, research funding
3 Comments
Whoever Said Life Is Fair?
Any parent will be familiar with a child’s endless whine that ‘it isn’t fair’ – that their sibling got the larger slice of cake or that their classmate’s bedtime is half an hour later than theirs. And the parent’s logical … Continue reading
Myers-Briggs Tests and the Scientist
In business, much more than in academia, personality tests are used at different stages of progression. Additionally they can be used to identify what sort of career one is suited to. One common version is the Myers-Briggs test, which identifies … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture, Women in Science
Tagged feeling, inspirational, personality types, speaking up
7 Comments
