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group dynamics in majority female/minority male groups

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margerykemp · 22/10/2011 15:07

Has anyone experienced this and noticed any interesting patterns?

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carpetmistress · 25/10/2011 21:22

not really ninja. Who kept you grandmother safe? Men with rifles and such

madwomanintheattic · 25/10/2011 20:13

ah. Blush that might make more sense. Grin

LeBOOOf · 25/10/2011 20:06

I think it was a joke, wasn't it?

madwomanintheattic · 25/10/2011 19:29

i was slightly baffled by that comment - wasn't sure if it was supposed to be 'for' or 'against', so i ignored it wilfully. Grin

ninjasquirrel · 25/10/2011 19:16

I know the thread's moved on, but... "even though many battles and wars were won by male leaders?"
Since just as many were lost by male leaders, I'm not sure that's a conclusive argument for the superior leadership abilities of the male sex.

StewieGriffinsMom · 25/10/2011 19:01

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madwomanintheattic · 25/10/2011 18:58

ooooooo. do i have to go stalk, or will she tell me what it's about? Grin

LeBOOOf · 25/10/2011 18:25

Spitfire women is still on BBC iplayer, if anybody is interested.

StewieGriffinsMom · 25/10/2011 18:19

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madwomanintheattic · 25/10/2011 18:09

i don't think it was designed like that - it was called 'crap academics with kids' and started as a bit of a support thread as they were all juggling trying get published, mat leave, misogynistic departments, grant applications, students demanding additional help, and RAE. but occasionally they would let slip what they were working on, which from a voyeurism pov was great. Grin but it became a bit obvious that they could potentially be idenitifed by colleagues and students, so they were toying with other options so that they could discuss openly. some of the research sounded really interesting, but i'm a crap stalker so didn't follow them wherever they went off to - it just struck me that you might know! i think i just popped on as i'd been offered a phd place, and wanted some advice on something or other.

are you looking at the mo, ella?

StewieGriffinsMom · 25/10/2011 17:57

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madwomanintheattic · 25/10/2011 16:57

are you 'in' with what was the cawks thread?

StewieGriffinsMom · 25/10/2011 15:25

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madwomanintheattic · 25/10/2011 14:23

my original MA wasn't WS - it was called 'women, gender and writing' (eng lit really) but they don't run that now either. Sad

i'm always asking what othr people are working on. sometimes mners send me a copy of their stuff to read if i whine enough. Grin [vicarious]

StewieGriffinsMom · 25/10/2011 09:33

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EllaDee · 25/10/2011 08:28

Oh, that all sounds fun ... since none of us can do more than one degree at a time I think MN is the best substitute for that 'I want her studies' feeling. Grin

I wish I could do something more related to the stuff we talk about on MN, though. A (good) women's studies degree or something would be great - I'm a bit angry that when I was looking at degrees it was crowded out with other things.

madwomanintheattic · 24/10/2011 22:15

i've got my eye on the 649. Grin

StewieGriffinsMom · 24/10/2011 21:51

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madwomanintheattic · 24/10/2011 21:45

i'm just too as well. Wink

currently have my eye on a very interesting access to the outdoors/ mental health/ addictions project...

and as for pregnancy. and disability. and pregnancy and disability. Grin it's endless, really.

StewieGriffinsMom · 24/10/2011 21:34

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madwomanintheattic · 24/10/2011 21:32

ah, just dissertation thingy about military spouses and formal/ informal support networks to finish msc at the mo (apparently unless you have research credentials they don't like you waltzing in Wink), but looking at gender and recruiting/ selection/ recruit training for phd (hopefully). but i keep side-tracking myself. Grin and my gatekeeper just moved jobs so i have to court a new one.

StewieGriffinsMom · 24/10/2011 21:15

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EllaDee · 24/10/2011 20:17

Grin Fair enough!

madwomanintheattic · 24/10/2011 20:13

don't start me on that, ella Grin you'll never get me to shut up. Grin

suffice to say it was interesting enough for me to decide i needed to leave and research it instead. (but it took me 16 years to get to that point!)

EllaDee · 24/10/2011 20:05

(Btw, madwoman, tell me to back off if I am being nosy, but I would be fascinated to know more about what it's like being a woman in the military.)

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