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Cautionary Tale for Women in Academia – Random Stranger Edition

November 18th, 2008 by SocProf and tagged , , , ,

Via Historiann, again… This time, it’s Female Science Professor who gets a live visit from a charming young man. Her conclusion from this interaction:

“But I apparently do sit at my desk just waiting for random people to stop by and ask me to do random things, and then insult me when I refuse.”

*Sigh*

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