Tag Archives: female self assertiveness

How Women Can Speak Better in Public: Stop Apologizing and Get a Career
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Dr. Karen is on vacation in Italy July 2012.  During that time she is re-posting older blog posts on her regular Tuesday and Thursday posting days.  She’ll recommence new postings some time in August. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (Friday Post Category–Yes, You Can: … Continue reading

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Do. Or Do Not. There Is No Try. (Academic Writing and The Force)
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The best piece of advice about writing that I got as a graduate student came from my external Ph.D. committee member, a full professor in the English department.  A poet and a romantic and undoubtedly a former or current pot … Continue reading

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What is Assertiveness, for Women?
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(Friday Post Category: Yes, You Can: Women in Academia) I get so frustrated when I see the female students and colleagues I work with sabotage themselves and undermine their own authority and effectiveness because of an inability to be assertive. … Continue reading

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The Top 5 Mistakes Women Make in Academic Settings
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I frequently offer the workshop:  “Yes You Can!  Women and Graduate School.” It’s a workshop I’ve led quite a few times in different forms, formally and informally, over the course of my 15 years in academia. I created it, and … Continue reading

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