My lost thesis chapter-thoughts about women, diversity, science and academia

By Maayan Yehudai

Photo by Louis Reed on Unsplash

Third year into my PhD, I was sitting on the subway, reading “Lab Girl” by Hope Jahren[1], when something popped in my chest.

A sink opened in my stomach and my sight became a blur as tears started dripping on the pages. Luckily, you do sometimes see people cry on the subway, so I cried and…

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I am an Earth-Scientist who explores traditional and non traditional ways to know a little more about our planet and life.

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Maayan Yehudai

I am an Earth-Scientist who explores traditional and non traditional ways to know a little more about our planet and life.