Pandemic has worsened longstanding sexist & racist inequalities in science pushing many to say ‘I’m done’, write 35 female scientists - "fault lines of sexism that define our unequal footing w/ men crack into gaping chasms under pressure of the pandemic"https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/women-science-are-battling-both-covid-19-and-patriarchy …
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"We are reticent to complain for fear of being seen as weak, as if we are overly fixating on prestige or whining about being left out, when in fact the stringent filters of sexism & racism have left us all with tougher skins & greater resilience than many of our male colleagues"
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Wait - they're quitting *because* they're tougher and have greater resilience?
1:30 PM - 15 May 2020
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