Part 3:https://www.allisonharbin.com/post-phd/2017/7/31/why-i-left-academia-part-iii-the-aftermath …
@Villavelius yes, it's brave like you said. I think anybody online even under pseudonym can be doxxed but obv it's a spectrum of risk. Yep.
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Do you think the university would take legal action when everyone is following this on twitter?
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Perhaps, but widespread obsequiousness to, and fear of, senior scholars and their attitudes, is one of Academia's greatest problems.
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To wit, hierarchy of personality not just skill IMHO.
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It also – and probably much more frequently – affects peer review and the reluctance of junior researchers to making their peer-reviews open
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Well, my thoughts on this are based on the fact that there is a lot of evidence that having a female name makes you less believable sadly.
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Indeed! My first name is often abbreviated to one that in the anglophone world is taken as female, with exactly the consequences you mention
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I'm both pleased you noticed this and very sorry this phenomenon exists.

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Sad state of affairs. I only use my last name on Twitter now. And a nom-de-plume as Twitter handle, distinguishing me from family members.
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