Source: www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/sexism-pervasive-in-the-academy Quote: “The rhetoric of equal opportunities, the legislation against sexual harassment and gender discrimination and the replacement of the metaphor of the glass ceiling with the one of the “sticky door” (a term used recently by Nemat Shafik,
Telegraph: Sexism in the Workplace used by Men to Bond
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/11758421/Sexism-in-the-workplace-is-used-by-men-to-bond-says-academic.html Quotes: Sexism in the workplace is used by men “as a bonding experience”, an academic and expert on gender at work has said. Paula Nicolson, emeritus professor of health and social care at Royal Holloway University, has also
BusinessInsider: The 15 most amazing women in science today
Source: uk.businessinsider.com/coolest-women-in-science-2015-7 1. Cori Bargmann is uncovering the causes of neurological conditions such as Alzheimer’s and autism. 2. Cynthia Kenyon is developing ways to help us live longer and healthier lives.3. Elizabeth Holmes developed a groundbreaking blood test that will
NYTimes: Overcoming the Confidence Gap for Women
Source: www.nytimes.com/2015/06/13/business/dealbook/overcoming-the-confidence-gap-for-women.html Quotes: “…the consulting firm Zenger Folkman studied 16,000 of them – two-thirds men, one-third women – as well as their managers, subordinates and peers. … Women rated better than men on 12 out of 16 competencies. These included “takes
Guardian: Class of 2015: women are still making less than men – and prospects are poor
Source: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/may/28/class-of-2015-income-inequality-jobs Excerpts: “This year, young male graduates can expect to earn on average $19.64 an hour – all of 20 cents higher than in 2000. Women, on the other hand, are likely to earn $16.56, which is more than $3
Barts receives Athena SWAN Silver award
Excerpted from the QMUL and Barts websites: The School of Medicine within Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is the recipient of a silver level award in the latest round of the Athena SWAN Charter awards. The medical school –
CPHC Conf: Prof. Stan Scott on Athena SWAN Challenges and Opportunities
Tweet from twitter.com/throthberghofer/status/592983514565496832/photo/1 Professor Stan Scott of Queens University Belfast’sSchool of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science speaks on “Athena SWAN: Challenges and opportunities” at the Council for Professors and Heads of Computing Conference at Queen Mary University of London. Pointing
WISE@QMUL: And What Do You Do?
“And What Do You Do? – Helping women in science stay and progress in their scientific fields” Are these the words you dread hearing, at any gathering, be it social or work related? Come to this practical 2-hour workshop on
BBC: Shared Parental Leave in the UK
UK parents can now share leave following the birth or adoption of a child: BBC (5 Apr 2015): Shared parental leave law comes into effectBBC (5 Apr 2015): How the UK’s rules on parental leave work This next article compares parental
UNESCO: Science Interactive Map
Women in ScienceUNESCO Institute for Statistics4/2/2015 This is a fantastic interactive map of global statistics for science. Data can be downloaded. (To check: whether “researchers” are included in these statistics). Source: www.uis.unesco.org/_LAYOUTS/UNESCO/women-in-science/index.html#overview!lang=en®ion=40530 Related UNESCO resources: – One view on the