After one of the first papers I ever gave, a male postgrad told me that he hadn't listened to a word I'd said but my cleavage looked great; recently after a paper a male academic said my work was good but asked why was I letting my hair go grey. It's. So. Fucking. Exhausting.
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"By snapping, you are saying: I will not reproduce a world I cannot bear, a world I do not think should be borne." - Sara Ahmed.
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Far from isolated incidents, but I chose 1 example from the start of my career & 1 from recently, to reflect way that nature of comments change as I age, but problem remains the same.
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Replying to @thecelticist
Really makes me mad...being a woman in academia can be frustrating.
2:31 AM - 9 May 2018
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