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“Mom.” A parenting epiphany
Sometimes you realize the importance of a moment only in hindsight, but sometimes you’re instantly aware that a moment has changed you forever. My parenting epiphany occurred while playing “Go Fish” with my then three-year old son. Go Fish is a simple card game; the object is … Continue reading
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I don’t know how she does it: Stories of plant scientists with children
Originally published on Plantae.org Sept 2027. A recent blog post, “How does she do it?” featured stories of women in neuroscience who have successful scientific careers and families. This post prompted a few of us who are plant scientists and … Continue reading
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Advent Botany Day 12: Lessons from Plants
For many years, the plant and botany communities have shared stories about plants during the month of December using the hashtag #AdventBotany. After a brief hiatus, it’s back, with a focus this year on #BotanyBooks #AdventBotany2023. I chose to highlight … Continue reading
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Articles about institutional racism, ableism, and systemic bias
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Intersectional Allyship for Racial Justice: A Workshop for White Allies
I gave myself a present! I signed up to attend this workshop, through the Equity in the Center. What does it mean for white people to be effective allies to people of color in our work for racial equity and … Continue reading
E/quality and Diversity
(Originally published April 2016 in Plant Science Today) Recently, I was asked it if is ethical to give a job to a woman rather than to a man of higher quality. I replied, “How do we measure “quality”? This is … Continue reading
We are all migrants
Lessons from Orkney (I wrote this in 2016 after a wet and windy summer solstice trip to Orkney, Scotland.) I enjoyed a trip to Orkney last week to celebrate the graduations of my sons from high school and university. We chose … Continue reading
Hello world!
It’s 2022 and I’ve decided to start sharing my thoughts, ideas and experiences on my own blog. More will follow as soon as I get my heater repaired, we’re freezing here in Scotland! Drop me a line, I’d love to … Continue reading
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