Dr Francesca Maclean
Fix the problem, not women.
When we decide we want to address gender inequity, what is the most common response? “We need to do things for the women – mentoring...
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Dr Francesca Maclean
- Feb 9, 2020
- 2 min
Leading with pronouns in the workplace
Sometimes, things you must do to promote diversity, inclusion and gender equity can be hard. They can be tiring, long and feel (very)...
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Dr Francesca Maclean
- Jan 11, 2020
- 4 min
The pipeline myth
Chances are, you’ve heard about the STEM ‘pipeline problem’. It is normally described as leaky or broken, and used to explain why we...
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Dr Francesca Maclean
- Aug 4, 2019
- 3 min
HAVE YOU STARTED YOUR BIAS JOURNEY?
‘Unconscious bias’ is the current buzzword in gender equity. Organisations are running unconscious bias training left, right, and centre,...
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Dr Francesca Maclean
- Jul 21, 2019
- 3 min
RESPONDING TO MICROAGGRESSIONS
After publishing an introductory article on microaggressions, women with 20+ years’ work experience shared that it was the first time...
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Dr Francesca Maclean
- Jul 13, 2019
- 3 min
THERE'S NOTHING SMALL ABOUT MICROAGGRESSIONS
A woman’s experience in STEM can often be described as ‘death by a thousand cuts.’ What are these cuts? Some are big – pay gap, sexual...
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Dr Francesca Maclean
- Jun 21, 2019
- 3 min
ADD SPONSORSHIP TO YOUR GENDER EQUITY TOOLKIT
When any STEM company wants to address the gender inequity in their organisation, they will almost certainly propose a mentoring program...
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Dr Francesca Maclean
- Mar 18, 2019
- 3 min
HEY GUYS... YEAH, NAH. HEY PEOPLE
Inclusive language is one of the key components of inclusive cultures. I have written about my journey in unlearning the infantilisation...
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Dr Francesca Maclean
- Mar 18, 2019
- 2 min
GIRLS TO WOMEN
In 2017, I set myself the goal of correcting the biased language I found myself using almost every day. Coming out of my early twenties,...
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Dr Francesca Maclean
- Mar 18, 2019
- 2 min
EQUITY IS NOT EQUALITY
“I don’t want to be treated differently, I just want to be treated equally.” Years ago, I was defending myself to a male lecturer who was...
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Dr Francesca Maclean
- Mar 18, 2019
- 2 min
GENDER INEQUITY IS EVERYONE'S PROBLEM
If you were to attend a gender equity symposium, seminar, or any other event, you will most likely find yourself amongst a sea of women...
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Dr Francesca Maclean
- Mar 18, 2019
- 3 min
WORDS MATTER: THE GENDER UNICORN + MORE
We couldn’t have a gender equity project without breaking down exactly what we mean when we talk about gender. When we talk about women...
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Dr Francesca Maclean
- Mar 17, 2019
- 1 min
AN INTRODUCTION
“You don’t look like an engineer.” “Wow, you must be smart.” “Good on you for doing engineering. You’re so brave.” If you are a woman in...
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