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“On the Origin of Academic Species”

Filed under Career Exploration, Industry News, On the Job, Women and Careers
Posted by Libraries, August 07, 2007
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Tess Isaac, The Chronicle of Higher Education: Chronicle Careers, July 24, 2007.

This is the last piece in a series recounting on-the-job experiences of the X-Gals, a group of nine women early in their life sciences careers. This article focuses on the different “species” of critics faced by these women scientists, both on the workplace and in reaction to their articles. According to the author, these critics break down into four general archetypes (or “species”): The Dismissive Male, The Condemning Wo/man, The Me,Too, and the Generally Disgruntled. This is a humorous, yet critical, look at the detractors and barriers faced by women in the sciences, and often other fields, as well.

To read the definitions for these four species, see:
http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2007/07/2007072401c/careers.html

For more career advice for scientists, see the Chronicle’s “Catalyst” column:
http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/archives/columns/catalyst/

—Hagar Shirman