Category Archives: Women’s Issues

Is Travel Good for your (Career’s) Health?

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Athene Donald

In order to move up the rungs on the academic career ladder it is inevitable that one needs to fill in an answer to the question of ‘talks given’. At the lower levels, departmental seminars and small national meetings will … Continue reading →

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'Every Other Thursday' – Do Support Groups Support?

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Athene Donald

Every Other Thursday is a book about a woman’s self help group in California, which has attempted to address the problem of where academic women might find support. Founded on the precepts of radical psychiatry, the group gathers every other … Continue reading →

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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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