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The fight against sexism in science: International Women’s Day featuring scientist Rita Colwell

The fight against sexism in science: International Women’s Day featuring scientist Rita Colwell

FromMedical Humanities Podcast


The fight against sexism in science: International Women’s Day featuring scientist Rita Colwell

FromMedical Humanities Podcast

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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Mar 3, 2021
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Podcast episode

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Rita Colwell is one of the top scientists in America: the groundbreaking microbiologist who discovered how cholera survives between epidemics and the former head of the National Science Foundation.
She joins us for International Women’s Day, discussing the trials and successes of being a woman in science and her new book A Lab of One’s Own.
Read the related blog post with the transcript of this podcast: https://blogs.bmj.com/medical-humanities/2021/03/08/the-fight-against-sexism-in-science-international-womens-day-featuring-scientist-rita-colwell
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Mar 3, 2021
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Medical Humanities is a leading international journal that reflects the whole field of medical humanities. Medical Humanities aims to encourage a high academic standard for this evolving and developing subject and to enhance professional and public discussion. It features original articles relevant to the delivery of healthcare, the formulation of public health policy, the experience of being ill and of caring for those who are ill, as well as case conferences, educational case studies, book, film, and art reviews, editorials, correspondence, news and notes. To ensure international relevance Medical Humanities has Editorial Board members from all around the world. http://mh.bmj.com/