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Tag Archives: Angela Saini
Letting It Go
To many people Steve Shirley is an early entrepreneur in software development who made a fortune; a woman who rebranded herself with a man’s name in order to avoid being ignored by the blue chip companies she wanted to use … Continue reading
Posted in Equality
Tagged Angela Saini, autism, Charlotte Proudman, mental health, Steve Shirley
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Choice not Dogma
Last week a writer for the Financial Times joined the club of those journalists who seem to think there is some awful plot out there to force young girls to study science. Not so long ago it was Cristina Odone, … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Women in Science
Tagged Angela Saini, Cristina Odone, journalism, stereotyping
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Why Lazy Stereotyping is Damaging
I was very pleased to hear a male academic referred to as ‘not a shrinking violet’ the other day. Not because I was feeling particularly vindictive towards the person concerned, but because I have always thought that this unpleasant phrase … Continue reading
