International Women's Day: being female in academia

Jenny Pickerill reflects on how to overcome sexism and stereotypes in higher education

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March 8, 2016

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February 16, 2017

Jenny Pickerill

Twitter: @JennyPickerill

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Reader's comments (1)

#1 Submitted by jessicaleighburnett_280398 on March 8, 2016 - 11:20pm

"Know who to listen to,"-> "listen to all,believe some."

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