Monthly Archives: August 2013

It doesn’t take long in science to hear the questions. Why are women in science leaving academia? Why are they leaking out of the pipeline? Periodically there’s something that makes me think about the language we use. The more it comes … Continue reading →

Change is a process. I suppose sometimes change happens, and we react, adjust, roll with it. But internal change is a process. It takes time and proceeds in stages, by fits & starts. The first is becoming aware of a … Continue reading →

I have a problem. I have a bit of a fixation on finishing what I start, of sticking through to the bitter end (whatever that endpoint is in my head). This “problem”, as I label it, seems as if it … Continue reading →

My post on gender in academia was reposted at CENtral Science this week, and an interesting discussion was sparked in the comments & continued on Twitter. Are women in science getting less mentoring than our male colleagues? Or do women … Continue reading →