"Courage is like — it's a habitus, a habit, a virtue: you get it by courageous acts. It's like you learn to swim by swimming. You learn courage by couraging." -Dr Marie Daly on the bravery required to push the…
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Sudha Murthy – Computer scientist, engineer and philanthropist
“I went there on the stage and the 3,000 of them, who were now leading normal lives, wanted to hear from me and I was absolutely speechless. The tears started to flow and I quoted a shloka (passage) from Ramayana:…
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Fatima al-Fahiri and The Al-Qarawiyyin University
Fatima al-Fahiri and The Al-Qarawiyyin University Profile Name: Fatima bint Muhammad Al-Fihriya Al-Qurashiya Life: 800 C.E. – 880 C.E. (Died aged 80) Known for: Establishing the oldest existing and currently operating educational institution to award degrees [1][2] Who was Fatima…
Conference Notes #4: BARC, Organising for Liberation Workshop
📝Conference Notes #4: BARC, Organising for Liberation Workshop The POC2 team attend different conferences regarding diversity and try to take as best notes as they can. The “Conference notes” series is a summary of these events and are comprised of:…
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How to get a PhD in STEM by a black and a brown woman
The following PDF contains information regarding how to survive the application/interview process when trying to obtain a PhD placement in STEM, and includes information about the journey of two members of POC2 during their application process. The particular obstacles faced…
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