When Professor Ewurabena Simpson was in medical school, two supervisors commented on the fact that she was quiet. 鈥淒o you think it鈥檚 because you鈥檙e the only woman in the group?鈥 asked one, a man. 鈥淧erhaps you should go into a field that鈥檚 less stressful,鈥 said the other, a woman. And she remembers thinking, 鈥淲hy is being quiet a bad thing?鈥
When Professor Ewurabena Simpson was in medical school, two supervisors commented on the fact that she was quiet. 鈥淒o you think it鈥檚 because you鈥檙e the only woman in the group?鈥 asked one, a man. 鈥淧erhaps you should go into a field that鈥檚 less stressful,鈥 said the other, a woman. And she remembers t...
February 9, 2023