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    1. Removing Gender Barriers in Physics: hanna_vehkamaki introduces Peter Main from KCL_Physics at #PhysicsDays2019 #womeninSTEM
      oh my god twitter doesn’t include alt text from images in their API
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    .PhysicsNews Project Juno came from a remark by a male committee member saying, of site visits to investigate gender diversity in US physics departments: “did they check the colour of the wallpaper” 🙇‍♂️🙄
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      Informal working atmospheres in physics departments can be good BUT benefit men already in post and are bad for diversity in general.
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        Long hours culture is the biggest problem facing us. It makes it hard for people with families and caring responsibilities.
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          Data suggest that the majority of sexual harassment cases are actually between students, which are also difficult to deal with. #ItStopsNow
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            (Maybe ~200 people in the audience for this talk, very good to see)
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              Well-funded longitudinal studies key to understanding lack of diversify at undergraduate level and beyond. Will okmfi maybe step up to the plate and carry out these studies in Finland?
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                Even LetToysBeToys gets a mention during the questions 👍