Dr Judy Robertson has written a post for the Thesis Whisperer on academic 'givers and takers'. She writes, 'I'm sorry to say that I attended an ACM Women's Breakfast a month ago where a female speaker recommended only asking powerful male colleagues to be your mentor on the ground that women won't help other women. I think this is complete bollocks. I have been fortunate to have some very helpful women mentors and I try pretty hard to help other women'.
I very much hope that this isn't a common view among female academics, but perhaps I'm being naive. This is partly why events like ours are important, so that we can help and support each other - and overcome misogynistic views that frame women as incapable of giving each other a leg-up. Hopefully with more networking opportunities, such as the Smashing the Patriarchy conference, we'll be well positioned to show that women can flourish through helping each other and believing in the sisterhood.
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