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Thinking Longitudinally and Long-term
There are many things we take for granted these days that were once mysteries. To take a specific example, relevant to the rest of this post, I’d include the fact that smoking during pregnancy has implications for both the immediate … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Science Culture
Tagged birth, children, Cohort studies, social science
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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
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Is Travel Good for your (Career’s) Health?
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
Posted in Science Culture, Women in Science, Women's Issues
Tagged children, CV, networking, promotion, travel, work-life balance
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