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By women who work across the breadth of the higher education sector
The Edit Issue 5 introduction: Welcome to Anna and Kate
Welcome to the 5th issue of The Edit. In this issue we explore how gender bias has affected women in their career journeys. We have some fascinating insights from Dr Sonia Virdee, a member of the WHEN Advisory Board, as well as from contributors from China and Italy. We also have practical career tips from Perrett Laver who ran the extremely popular career surgeries at our WHEN conference.
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Navigating the labyrinth: why are the way-markers less clear for women?
by Dr Sonia Virdee
Are our values truly reflected in the HE sector?
Most of us, I think, work in HE because it accords with our values. We believe in the power that creating new knowledge and educating people has in making the world a better place: through social mobility, technological developments, enriching our culture, and contributing to well-being and prosperity. We enjoy being part of an...
Psychology of flourishing women in higher education: leveraging well-being and resilience
By Dr Jummy Okoya
This article is meant to equip all women in higher education with the tools and techniques to help build up their skills of resilience, including raising awareness of their well-being. Research has revealed that our well-being is always the first to suffer when we are going through challenges or adversity. My aim is to challenge you to be proactive and to know the right tool...
Recalling a maiden in the Qin Dynasty like a grass leaf in a thousand-li distance
Recalling a maiden in the Qin Dynasty like a grass leaf in a thousand-li distance
In London,/ a multicultural city, lives a Chinese woman./ The Chinese woman enjoys her exploration in books and words here,/ like riding a horse on a boat./ In retrospect of the past decay,/ she cheers herself up with her dream of being an...