I don't believe anyone ever mentioned to me before that that academia was a valid career choice, so even making them aware it exists is a good step!
That's a good point. I always forget that this isn't something most people (including me!) consider as a potential career path when starting university.
So if you're talking about hurdles faced by women, I would be sure to mention that gender can work to their advantage as well - it's not all a horrible uphill struggle.
Wonderful, thank you. I will definitely fit this into the "Experiences" section as I don't want to dwell too long on the challenges of being a female scientist. I had a small number of terrible experiences, especially at conferences, which I found emotionally draining and stressful when I was younger, and not just because I was presenting challenging material. I want to acknowledge them but it'll help a lot to mention that being female makes you memorable in a positive way as well.
I remember once a conference, a prominent male scientist approached me at a poster session to apologize for mentioning the other postgrad in my group, who was male, and not me, during an announcement at the start of the day's proceedings. He didn't want me to think that he'd failed to mention me because I was less important. It was an announcement about a pair of glasses we'd found. The thoughtfulness of his response despite the triviality of the incident made a positive and lasting impression on me.
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I don't believe anyone ever mentioned to me before that that academia was a valid career choice, so even making them aware it exists is a good step!
That's a good point. I always forget that this isn't something most people (including me!) consider as a potential career path when starting university.
So if you're talking about hurdles faced by women, I would be sure to mention that gender can work to their advantage as well - it's not all a horrible uphill struggle.
Wonderful, thank you. I will definitely fit this into the "Experiences" section as I don't want to dwell too long on the challenges of being a female scientist. I had a small number of terrible experiences, especially at conferences, which I found emotionally draining and stressful when I was younger, and not just because I was presenting challenging material. I want to acknowledge them but it'll help a lot to mention that being female makes you memorable in a positive way as well.
I remember once a conference, a prominent male scientist approached me at a poster session to apologize for mentioning the other postgrad in my group, who was male, and not me, during an announcement at the start of the day's proceedings. He didn't want me to think that he'd failed to mention me because I was less important. It was an announcement about a pair of glasses we'd found. The thoughtfulness of his response despite the triviality of the incident made a positive and lasting impression on me.