Parents in Academia
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Supporting parents/carers in Academia. Career disruptions,return to work after parental leave. For Women/Men/All in Academia. Equal opportunity. Est. by @anibio
Joined November 2018
RT @mothersinsci: š£FREE #SciMomChat event! Are you and your partner both in academia? Join us on Oct 15 to explore strategies for navigatinā¦.
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This is great news for Australian scientists, long overdue! #ARC #DiscoveryProjects.
I've been advocating for this for many years, having been involved in evaluation of similar grant schemes OS and seen how much wasted effort it avoids. Great outcome.
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RT @SCanington: Parents, how do you respond to a toddler (2.5 years) who throws things at you? Especially things that hurt. š @Momademia @Aā¦.
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Great points! Though won't hold my breath for the implementation, at least in the near future. unfortunately. But at least it is good to see these problems being acknowledged, though they are obvious enough to have been acknowledged (& addressed!) a while ago. Yep, here we are.
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RT @mothersinsci: We are advocating for mothers and caregivers in STEMM and creating meaningful change. You can support us and boost your cā¦.
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RT @femipv: Does anyone else postpone their work to weekends because obviously youāre too exhausted during the weekdays? And when the weekeā¦.
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RT @purton_louise: For those who think @nature piecešš» is sensationalism, here is a summary of the 1st 3 yrs of this new ambitious NHMRC grā¦.
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RT @Isabel_L_Torres: Join me and @janssen_ina today at 12pm EST/6pm CET to discuss ways to reduce professional isolation after motherhood aā¦.
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RT @mothersinsci: Stay tuned for this week's #SciMomJourney! "Research is a demanding career and many women can manage. However, I decidedā¦.
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RT @AWISNational: According to a global survey by @mothersinsci, mothers reported that their competence was more often questioned, they werā¦.
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RT @purton_louise: There is no difference in the capability of women & men to design & perform outstanding research, yet the current fundinā¦.
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RT @CSatzke: Just signed this petition & encourage you to do the same. Diversity means better science. The biases in the system are not defā¦.
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RT @RobertLepenies: "My working hours may not be your working hours ā .please don't feel obligated to reply outside of your normal scheduleā¦.
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RT @ChemECarly: Itās nearly 3yr since my first miscarriage. Iāve had two more since, both different and awful. The fact Iām going to hospitā¦.
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RT @careyjans: Only 33% of medical schools have stated parental leave. Itās long time we do better for student-parents. #GiveHerAReasonToStā¦.
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RT @TarazLee: I don't have any new grants or new pubs to announce, but we're still in a pandemic, I have two kids under 5, and we're all doā¦.
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RT @louisekdurkin: 3 yr ornithologist job just advertised at the Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research. The Applied Aquatic Ecoā¦.
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RT @BRAINCURES: @Ben_Bleasdale @ChrisW_PharmaG @wellcometrust @zarahsultana @RBReich @MatthewGreenNDP @GlobalJusticeUK @yoyotads @HadasThieā¦.
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RT @mothersinsci: New #SciMomJourney will be released tomorrow so stay tuned! "I realized very quickly that motherhood is not included in aā¦.
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RT @HealthyDevelop1: Mothers of 14- to 18- year- old daughters! We need your help with an online study about mother-daughter conversationsā¦.
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