The #MeTooPhD crowdsource survey we did in 2018 showed that sexual harassment is an epidemic in the academy. Karen and Kel break down why academic settings are so conducive to sexual and gender harassment of all kinds, how tenured men and women often protect the predators, why we are sick of the shitty behavior of so-called “Great Men,” and what people can do to stay safe and push back.
We turn to the practical. You have spent years occupying a very narrow space, getting more and more defined by your discipline. In this...
An episode recorded pre-pandemic but even more relevant now. Karen and Kel talk resisting overwork, and recovering your joy. The key here is detachment...
The academy despises the IDEA of self-promotion while rewarding those who do it in properly academic ways. This is just one of the many...