Category Archives: Women in Science

The Drawbacks of the Deficit Model

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Athene Donald

Following on from my recent post, and my remarks about not being a shrinking violet, let me take up the theme of the ‘deficit model’ discussed in a recent post by my erstwhile colleague and WiSETI project officer Esther Haines … Continue reading →

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What does Delusions of Gender tell us?

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Athene Donald

Delusions of Gender is a book that is clearly going to stir up a lot of interest from both sides of the nature-nurture debate. Are girls’ brains hardwired differently from boys at birth, due to the testosterone surge at 8 … Continue reading →

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Prizes for Women (only)?

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Athene Donald

  Do women need prizes simply because they are women and can’t compete with men for prizes more generally? AS Byatt  clearly feels that women-only prizes are demeaning and sexist according to a recent article in the Guardian following her … Continue reading →

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