The Eva Carneiro case and gender inequality in SEM: Why it matters for the SEM community

By Sheree Bekker @shereebekker and Tracy Blake @tracyablake “Women want to be leaders, we just put them off as we go along. I think in every program I have ever watched in my life the woman, the female doctor [unclear] is either hyper-sexualised…or she is not present….This is what young girls, what I, grew up with […]

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Team doctors have authority over managers to make medical decisions #PlayerSafety1st

We’ve all caught wind of the recent media flurry after last Tuesday’s unreserved apology (and settlement) by Chelsea FC to former sports physician, Dr. Eva Carneiro (@EvaCarneiro). The team’s management were explicit that Dr Carneiro had acted completely appropriate when she ran on to the pitch to treat Eden Hazard in last August’s opening day […]

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