WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Everyone probably knows a woman in science and technology. It could be your GP, a teacher or your local pharmacist; however, the term does tend to conjur up visions of the likes of Madame Curie.
Today I would like to aknowledge the expertise and dedication of a scientist with whom I had a close association for a number of years - Barbara Taylor BVSc MRCVS. A Bachelor of Veterinary Science and a Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons,her training must have taken at least five years to complete, but it is the compassion and empathy that she shows towards her patients and their owners that is a quality that is somehow lacking in the commonly held view of "scientists". Perhaps this is why one can probably reel off the names of a dozen or more male scientists but find it harder to think of females in the same role.
(Ada Lovelace Day is an international day of blogging which celebrates women in science and technology. For more details, and to pledge your post, visit the Finding Ada website.)
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Marie Curie is mispelled. That really spoils this otherwise great recognition of women in science.
ReplyDeleteThanks; that slipped past two of us proof-reading it ...
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