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Category Archives: invited speakers
Conferences, Childcare and Uncomfortable Stereotypes
The comment stream on my recent post about the lack of female invited speakers at conferences was illuminating. This lack of women on the conference podium appears not to stem simply from women not being invited, according to a recent … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, gender rejection sensitivity, invited speakers, sexism, Women in science
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All Male Invited Speakers? It’s Complicated!
Some time ago I wrote about the complexities that may underlie all male short-lists for high-powered jobs. The scientific world is also full of justified angst about the disproportionate number of men who appear on conference platforms, particularly as invited … Continue reading
Posted in all male shortlists, Equality, Hannah Dugdale, invited speakers, Julia Schroeder, Royal Society, Women in science
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