When American engineer Ashley Roach applied to a female-only recruitment round at the University of Sydney, its targeted nature made her “more comfortable” being ambitious, she said.
The California-trained materials scientist had thrown her name into the ring for a few other positions as she considered “where to go next” from a postdoctoral appointment at the University of Cambridge.
“I think that this women-only call made me a better candidate, and maybe a better applicant … [because] I felt like I didn’t have to justify my existence in the space.
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