Women’s careers are not like pipelines

The ‘leaky pipeline’ metaphor for the lack of women at senior levels of academia can demotivate those whose professional paths meander, says Aileen Fyfe

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February 12, 2018

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July 31, 2018

Twitter: @AileenFyfe

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