Tag Archives: career breaks

Career Trajectories: Not Always Straight and Easy

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Athene Donald

It is all too easy to fall into the trap of thinking anyone who has reached the top of their particular tree has travelled in a straight line from their teenage years on and have had the cards always stacked … Continue reading →

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Leadership from the Top

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Athene Donald

What will it take for true equality to occur, not just in academic science but in employment anywhere? One key aspect is that people at the top not just ‘talk the talk’ but ‘walk the walk’. So, when talking about … 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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