The only place where non academic work is undervalued is in academia. Other industries value applied research knowledge and expertise.
A few junior women on my TL sharing brave stories of heartache having to leave academia with sense of defeat or needing to justify decision.
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@OtherSociology Sometimes even academic work is undervalued - that which doesn't fit into the preconceptions of some anyway -
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@MackayIM True! But applied researchers/beyond academy are alienated by our peers on top of our research/activities being undervalued. -
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@MackayIM No one wins with these ridiculous compartments dictated by academia. Better to share experiences & see how to break down divides? -
@OtherSociology Of course. Just joking.
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Rest assured whatever academics think they cannot easily do applied research & thrive. Academic hierarchy masks weaknesses esp people skills
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Some academics may prefer their silos and try to squash the aspirations of applied researchers. The real world does not agree. So be proud.
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Strange that senior academics throw around words like diversity & innovation but don't see it's their job to support non academic careers.
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Academics who support work beyond the academy are better suited to the future. The rest only hold back progress.
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@OtherSociology@ben_hr I agree. Underpreparing students for reality is a common failing. -
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@MackayIM@ben_hr One of my fave#sociology line is by#MichaelBurawoy: "Students are our 1st public." We fail them: we have a major prob
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I'll end on something we collectively cannot forget: academia as we know it now was hatched in a different social & historical context
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Older White Western European traditions dictate how we experience academia but it is outdated way to guide our work & imagine the future
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It is important that some of us choose to leave this outdated model yet we continue to challenge & work for institutional change in academia
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Finally: to those who have left academia, hold your head up high & know that the opportunities ahead of you are vast, varied & meaningful.
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@lada90 Yes. You'll do great!
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@ben_hr@OtherSociology There never seems to be an undervaluation of the production of rhetoric skill though. Why is that? -
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