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Author Archives: Athene Donald
What’s Changed? Anything? (#Just1action4WIS)
This was the year, amongst other things, of the #distractinglysexy hashtag, as discussed recently on BBC Radio4 here. This hashtag was itself part of the fallout of #Huntgate, the undeserved fall from grace of a Nobel prize winner on the … Continue reading
Posted in louise mensch, Tim Hunt, twitter, Women in science
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Men Talking (and Needing to)
In the wake of the recent fracas over whether a university should celebrate International Men’s Day or not, I was struck by the following sentence in a book I was reading ‘I learned how much everyone needs to talk about … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, mental health, Richard Holmes, suicide
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Just Say No (but How?)
One of those persistent stereotypes-by-gender is that women are less good at saying no than men. Whether or not you believe that to be true, there is no doubt that many of us – myself included – are less than … Continue reading
Posted in committee work, Outreach, Research, Science Culture
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Light Touch Metrics?
In the summer metrics looked like they had been substantially laid to rest for the Higher Education sector: The Metric Tide report, written at the behest of the (probably the about-to-be-late-lamented) HEFCE took many pages to point out that metrics … Continue reading
Posted in James Wilsdon, REF, Sajiv Javid, Science Culture, TEF
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Chairing: Not as Easy as it Looks
If you are setting out on your career, how do you acquire leadership skills? If you think you’re a born leader how can you check it out or improve? As part of the commemorations around the 50th anniversary death of … Continue reading
Posted in chairing, committees, leadership, Science Culture
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What Does Equality Mean?
As the additions to my last post indicate, the University of York has backtracked on celebrating International Men’s Day – a celebration that would have taken place today. So now one part of the university is annoyed that anyone ever … Continue reading
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Supporting Men, Supporting Women: We Need to do Both
I am not infrequently challenged about why I worry so much about women in academia when young men are being disadvantaged. This is seen to be particularly true in school exam results but also if one looks at the numbers … Continue reading
Posted in appointment, bias, Ceci and WIlliams, Equality, International Men's Day
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Choosing your Path, Seizing Opportunities
I gave a talk today with this title at the Institute of Physics’ Careers Day ‘Taking Control of Your Career as a Female Physicist’. What I said is relevant to anyone setting out regardless of gender and, I suspect, regardless … Continue reading
Posted in careers, failure, opportunities, resilience, Science Culture
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Eradicating Gender Stereotyping: How can Athena Swan Awards Help?
There is nothing like seeing gender stereotyping through reverse eyes to highlight its stupidity. Women are used to intrusive, inappropriate questions about their looks and dress, even in professional situations (see this recent story about Russian astronauts for an example); … Continue reading
Posted in Athena Swan, committees, leadership, Science Culture, Women in science
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Lisa Jardine, Health and Sickness
Like so many others, I was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Lisa Jardine last week. She seems to have been able to cross many disciplinary boundaries and make an impact on so many individuals and spheres, her … Continue reading
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