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Why economists and women are not nice

“Everybody thinks economists are wicked people who would cheerfully send children up chimneys, cut the minimum wage and [horror of horrors] make well-off people pay for their own investments in higher...

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Woman in technology

“… Discrimination now rarely takes the form of some guy saying ‘hey little lady, shouldn’t you let a man handle that?’ It is much more subtle, but just as ugly. These days, bright, thoughtful,...

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Women students: the drink diaries

“Newly published research shows female students binge-drinking as much as their male counterparts. Rosita Boland spends a night with some female students and gathers diaries of their drinking week …”...

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Women still await senior academic roles

“The appointment of the first female professor at an Irish university just over 100 years ago was a significant achievement – but in the years that followed far fewer women than anticipated took up...

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Even More on Women (and Men) Opting Out of Academic Science

“Women scientists in the United Kingdom find academic careers far less attractive than do their male counterparts, according to a report, ‘The chemistry PhD: The impact on women’s retention’, that was...

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Grants for Women studying Engineering

“Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any State or European funded grants that are specifically targeted at women who study engineering at third level here; and...

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Simple solution to retain women in research

“A large part of science policy concerns funding priorities: how to strategically employ limited resources to ensure the long-term health and productivity of the research sector. Science and technology...

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‘Science: it’s your thing!’ videos

“The European Commission produced a video recently called Science: It’s a girl thing!, as part of its campaign to encourage more young women to choose science in their future careers. The original...

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Female Philosophers Shake Up Their Field

“America’s philosophy professors are having a party, the sort of gathering that has become an institution at the annual meeting of the American Philosophical Association …” (more) [Robin Wilson,...

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Giving women in academia genuine equal opportunities

“Happy international women’s day! I want to use this occasion to share some thoughts about how to given women in academia a fair chance. I’m not talking about affirmative action or quota, but rather...

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Take back the net: Institutions must develop collective strategies to tackle...

“A recent conference panel explored the challenges and risks associated with being a female public intellectual given widespread online sexual harassment. Audra Mitchell summarises the panel and...

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Women scientists: Slowly getting the recognition they deserve?

“From Rosalind Franklin, whose fundamental contributions to the double helix model for DNA were overshadowed by Watson and Crick, to Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who’s vital role in discovering pulsars was...

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Women on the verge of important breakthroughs

“Ahead of Ada Lovelace Day next Tuesday, which celebrates women in science, five Irish women talk about their work …” (more) [Aoife McLysaght, Irish Times, 10 October]

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Kirstie Allsopp tells young women: ditch university and have a baby by 27

“Self-avowed ‘passionate feminist’ Kirstie Allsopp has urged young women to get a flat, a boyfriend, and have babies before embarking on a career …” (more) [Mark Tran, Guardian, 2 June]

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Kirstie Allsopp’s advice to girls is nonsense, says senior academic

“A senior academic has dismissed as nonsense Kirstie Allsopp’s advice for young girls to secure a job, save up for a flat, get a boyfriend, have a baby and leave university until later …” (more) [Mark...

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The first female student of Trinity College Dublin

“While Trinity College Dublin was founded in 1592 with the Royal Charter of Queen Elizabeth I, women couldn’t actually study there until 1904. Certainly, there was a belief among some in authority...

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Access to third-level education for women should be improved

“In 21st century Ireland women are still being excluded from access to third-level education …” (more) [Marguerite Doyle, Independent, 22 September]

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Female students are not damsels in distress

“Sex has never been such a hot topic of discussion – but not in a good way. On Twitter, the #EverydaySexism project has prompted scores of anecdotal and heartfelt testimonies from tweeters, sharing...

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A tale of bright girls liberated by education – in the 1900s

“Some commentators believe that women still don’t get enough encouragement or access to third level education, and that there are still insufficient pathways to support women who want to go to...

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Happy Halloween: Actual PhDs respond to Amazon’s ‘women’s sexy PhD’ costume...

“‘Though I have a PhD and a successful career as an academic, what really matters is how hot I look in my regalia’. Everyone, you can change your Halloween plans tonight because there is no longer any...

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Women now have 1.7 million more reasons to get involved in science

“Science Foundation Ireland has awarded €1.7 million to ten female researchers as part of its Advance Award Programme. The aim of the programme is to encourage women to enter or stay in the fields of...

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Time well past to increase number of women in engineering

“While Ireland celebrates Science Week, in the second of a series of columns from Royal Irish Academy members, Prof Jane Grimson says gender-blanced teams are more innovative and creative …” (more)...

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Third Level Staff Data: Women in senior academic positions

“Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail): To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address the under-representation of women in senior academic positions in third level...

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Gender equality in science: it takes a village

“Late last year, a metastudy was published showing that, since 2000, things are improving for women working in most STEM-based fields, although there are some notable exceptions …” (more) [Guardian, 17...

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On Not Being Smart Enough

“‘During my early beginnings as a graduate student, I did not realise that the kinds of treatment I received had a name: sexism. I began to learn that much of what was happening to me was about me as a...

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Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

“Bronwyn McGahan (Sinn Féin): Go raibh maith agat. I beg to move: That this Assembly expresses concern that men outnumber women by nearly three to one in high-level science, technology, engineering and...

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Let’s build additional supports to get women into science

“We need to bridge the gender gap in schools – especially in science, technology, engineering and maths subjects, writes Julie O’Neill …” (more) [Julie O’Neill, Independent, 17 May]

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Challenges facing women in higher education remain, warns IFUT

“Improvements secured in recent years tackling the especially precarious nature of employment facing women in Higher Education in Ireland were highlighted by the Irish Federation of University Teachers...

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