Sentences with phrase «how women in academia»

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«So I wanted to take the time to draw some parallels between what I see as women in a rather male dominated field and how we have to break down these barriers, empower each other, because the voices of women are so desperately needed in equal numbers, whether it is in business, academia or in politics and so sometimes it's an internal barrier and if you break through that then we will deal with societal barriers, but right now, you have to at least say I've got something to offer,» Hochul noted.

They also talked about the importance of networking in the context of alienation, of how important it is to take the time to connect with other women of color in academia.

The panelists spoke candidly about their experiences as women of color in academia and answered a range of questions — from how they achieved personal / professional balance to how they felt about constant requests (including this one) to speak at programs on issues related to race, gender, or both.

► Japanese scientists and policy makers are struggling to figure out how to hasten women's «agonizingly slow progress in academia,» Dennis Normile wrote in this week's issue of Science.

Meanwhile, the congressionally chartered Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering, and Technology Development is holding public hearings (the next will be held 7 December at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland) and is formulating a report on specific strategies for how to deal with the slow pace of change in academia as well as business and government.

Her recent book Mothers on the Fast Track: How a New Generation Can Balance Family and Careers from Oxford University Press is co-authored with her daughter Eve Mason Ekman and investigates the effect of marriage and childbirth on the careers of young women in worlds of law, medicine, science and academia.