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Below you'll find some links to more informative training for academics, or sites that share experiences.

If you have a suggestion of a link we should include, please send an email to us at basactraining@gmail.com.

Women of Science - http://www.womenofsci.com/

forall on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_forall/

Alice's adventures in Numberland - https://numberlandadventures.blogspot.com/

The Experiences of Black and Minority Ethnic Academics: A comparative study of the unequal academyRecent research suggests that Black and minority ethnic (BME) academics remain underrepresented, particularly at senior levels in higher education, and tend to be concentrated in new, post-1992 universities. This book provides an original comparative study of BME academics in both the UK and the USA, two different yet similar cultural and political climates, considering issues of inequality, difference and identity in the Academy. Presenting a distinctive and engaging voice, the book discusses

Sexism in Academia, Part I: Breaking the SilenceThis was supposed to be a blog post recounting our experiences at the “Sexism in Academia” workshop we initiated and that finally took place around two weeks ago. But since it got really long,...

Sexism in Academia II: Specific Issues in AcademiaIn the last post, I gave some thoughts on sexism in Academia which I have come up with during the last few years experiencing Academia. My conclusions were that only breaking the silence will...

Scientists of the world speak up for equalityEight experts give their prescriptions for measures that will help to close the gender gap in nations from China to Sweden.

Book Review: Experiences of Academics from a Working-Class Heritage by Carole BinnsIn Experiences of Academics from a Working-Class Heritage, Carole Binns draws on interviews with fourteen tenured academics from a working-class background to reveal the complexities faced by indiv…

What is Sexism & How Does it Work in STEM?This post covers the scientific and legal definitions of sexism, sexual harassment and sexual discrimination. We include an overview of the different ways in which sexism is described, such as host…

Piper Harron discusses her artistic and wonderful math Ph.D. thesisPiper Harron is a mathematician who is very happy to be here, and yes, is having a great time, despite the fact that she is standing alone awkwardly by the food table hoping nobody will talk to her…

Where women recount their experiences of being mansplained, in academia and elsewhere.mansplained.tumblr.com/

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