Kate Sleeth Patterson, Ph.D.

@edukatedstem.bsky.social

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Cancer researcher turned career adviser for academic and #altac #postac opportunities. Posts on careers, science, education, ethics and life! She/Her. 🇬🇧🇺🇲

"Go against the rules if you must, but never go against your conscience, even if the rules demand it." - Alexander Den Heijer
Image of people attending a presentation. Words advertising the 2025 National Postdoctoral Association Annual Conference. "A Practical Guide to Negotiation" given by Kate Sleeth, Saturday March 22nd 2025 from 1.30-2.30pm.
LinkedIn post from Tequila Smith. My husband posted this today and I wanted to share: I don’t know who needs to hear this, but they are attempting to change the meaning behind DEI. I’ve done DEI training sessions at my previous employer, so I have an understanding of what it is really about. It’s mainly based on helping everyone understand that we all have biases. Those biases come from a lot of different factors and it’s not a bad thing. DEI teaches us that we need to be aware of those biases in the workplace. If unchecked, we could make bad decisions for the company if the decisions we make are driven by our biases. Diversity could simply mean, don’t hire 90% of the people at the company from the same university. Equity is simply about giving people with less influence and/or power a chance to be heard and seen. Inclusion is about listening to people with less influence and/or power and making them a part of the decision making process. It’s an attempt to reduce or eliminate “group think” or letting the most dominant person or people, run meetings and/or make decisions. DEI is not and has never been a bad thing!