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What’s the Extent of the Problem?
I don’t usually recycle my posts, but the time seems ripe to repost this particular one appended below. I wrote it just over three years ago. It asks ‘Just how bad is it?’ referring to the issue of sexual harassment. … Continue reading
Just How Bad Is It?
It is easy to think that science is uniquely bad amongst the academic disciplines in the problems that some women may face. In the past few weeks I have visited various Universities to discuss some of the relevant issues and … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture, Women in Science
Tagged Athena Swan, Jenny Saul, philosophy, sexual harassment
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'Every Other Thursday' – Do Support Groups Support?
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
Posted in Equality, Science Culture, Uncategorized, Women in Science, Women's Issues
Tagged Every Other Thursday, sexual harassment, support groups, women
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