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Feeling Exhausted

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Athene Donald

This week I came across an article highlighting the accumulated evidence from multiple studies of the disadvantage women in science suffer, with specific reference to the fields of anthropology, ecology and evolution, the field the author – Kathleen Grogan – … Continue reading →

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Women in Science: Why Can’t this Problem be Fixed?

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Athene Donald

The newspapers these days run almost daily stories about sexism and women being disadvantaged in one way or another (plus the occasional response that it is men that are being hit hardest by current circumstances). For women in STEM the … Continue reading →

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A Shocking Waste of Talent

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Athene Donald

This piece first appeared in Fabiana, the magazine of the Fabian’s Women Network, on May 21st 2012, in an issue devoted to Finding the Way to Growth.  The whole issue can be found here. Much has been made of the … Continue reading →

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Breaking into the Lab

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Athene Donald

What follows is a book review which first appeared in Times Higher Education on April 12th 2012 Breaking Into the Lab: Engineering Progress for Women in Science By Sue V. Rosser New York University Press 264pp, £23.99 ISBN 9780814776452 Published … Continue reading →

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