WOMEN & LEADERSHIP

Climbing the Academic Ladder

Nancy Andrews, dean of Duke Medical School, on the challenges facing women in science.

NEWSWEEK
Published Oct 4, 2008
From the magazine issue dated Oct 13, 2008

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  • Posted By: rosieboa @ 04/05/2009 10:35:54 PM

    Wow. That was the least insightful essay I've ever read on the subject.

  • Posted By: Conky @ 01/06/2009 1:31:28 PM

    What was the point of this article? Other than a vague reference to Medical students talking about wemen in "shocking" ways, there was nothing in this article that suggests that Andrews faced any additional obstacles because she was female. Since there is no real discussion of real-world problems and solutions, I assume this article was intended to inspire....which it failed to do. This was nothing more than self-congratulation.

  • Posted By: DR PEEDS @ 10/17/2008 5:13:14 PM

    Thank you for such an article Dr Andrews,,my eyes,,my brain,,,and my heart all together enjoyed it,,,you helped plant a seed of challenge inside me,,,i was just a pediatrician ...now.. IAM A PEDIATRICIAN..

  • Posted By: EE7011 @ 10/14/2008 4:59:42 PM

    I enjoyed reading your article Dr. Andrews. Thank you.

  • Posted By: starwatcher777 @ 10/12/2008 3:59:23 AM

    I am currently pursuing a a EE/Physics BS degree and have noticed that on average only about 5-10% of my class are female. Interestingly enough, those few girls that go into my degree program tend to flourish, as a good 20-35% of the students in the graduate programs for the various engineering programs are female.

  • Posted By: pants2010 @ 10/08/2008 8:52:43 AM

    Well done, Dr. Andrews. Those of us up-and-coming female physicians may have an easier time of it because of the trailblazing of those in your generation, and for that we must thank you sincerely. I can only hope that the rest of the Newsweek readers realize the magnitude of the paradigm shift that had to occur before women were even considered for positions of power in academic medicine, let alone the helm of a top 10 medical school. We're glad to have you.

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