The Academinist

Standing Out with Dr. Clara Barker

April 01, 2022 The Academinist Season 1 Episode 21
The Academinist
Standing Out with Dr. Clara Barker
Show Notes

This month Jodi and Rebecca ponder taking a nap for the entirety of April after a busy Women’s History Month, discuss PayGapApp: the rebellious Twitter bot sticking it to the patriarchy on International Women’s Day. Plus we’re joined by the fabulous Dr. Clara Barker, an engineer and materials scientist, and Manager of the Centre for Applied Superconductivity at the University of Oxford. Clara chats to us about ‘Standing Out’ in many different senses: being an LGBT+ role model in STEM, breaking down scientist stereotypes, sharing her experiences of being a trans woman in STEM and how small acts of allyship can stand out and make a real difference to those who feel unwelcome in STEM. 

Follow Clara: @ClaraMBarker (Twitter)

Check out her YouTube channel: youtube.com/ClaraMBarker

Watch Clara’s fantastic TEDx talk on ‘Building Trust to Create Diversity in Institutions’

Go and check out some of the fantastic organisations Clara mentioned, working to showcase underrepresented researchers in STEM, particularly LGBTQIA+ researchers. There are lots of resources, webinars and campaigns to check out - go and learn, support and get involved if you can!

TIGER In STEMM - https://www.tigerinstemm.org/ or follow them on Twitter @tigerinstemm 

Pride In STEM - https://prideinstem.org/ or follow them on Twitter @PrideinSTEM 

The STEM Village - https://www.thestemvillage.com/ or follow on Twitter @TheSTEMvillage 

The Royal Society of Chemistry report on LGBT+ researchers, plus resources: https://www.rsc.org/new-perspectives/talent/lgbt-report/ 

Go and check out the IWD antics of PayGapApp: @PayGapApp

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Recorded:17th February 2022 and 28th March 2022 (recorded remotely via Zoom). 

Released: 1st April 2022

Hosts: Rebecca Casterton, Jodi Parslow. 

Producer & Editor: Rebecca Casterton. 

Music: Right Place, Right Time | Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library).