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Harvard Business Review Research: Why Women Trust Their Employers Less Than Men Do by  Ashley Reichheld,   Emily Werner,   and  Wenny Katzenstein April 20, 2023 Summary.    In a 2021 study, a team at Deloitte measured trust levels of 5,000 U.S. employees across job types and industries. They found that while women and men enter the workforce with essentially the same level of trust in their employers, women’s trust rapidly falls behind men’s and continues to lag throughout their careers. By the time women reach the director level, they trust their employers 30% less than men at the same level. Scores only begin to recover as women enter the senior leadership ranks, but they never fully catch up. Why aren’t employers’ efforts to create a more transparent and equitable workplace translating into greater trust for women? A key reason, the authors posit, is that the well-intentioned policies that should promote equity between men and women, such as flex ti...

Science Careers  Combining teaching with research made me a better scientist E. Celeste Welsh I arrived at the “future faculty” workshop hoping to glean tips on how to apply for tenure-track jobs. But when the time came to discuss my application materials, I was taken aback by the advice. “Cel,” the faculty mentor said hesitantly, “I’m going to give you some harsh advice that I think you need to hear. Try to tone down your service and teaching—it doesn’t make you look serious about research.” I felt my cheeks burning in embarrassment as some of the other attendees nodded their heads in agreement. And I left feeling bewildered. I’d spent years building up my teaching and mentoring skills and devoting myself to serving as a positive role model for students. Shouldn’t that hold value in a faculty job search? Why would I be penalized for it? During graduate school, I had become passionate about making engineering accessible to everyone. I did not want others to feel like an imposter, a...

  The Goods The Weekly One-Stop Shop for All Your  Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences News   April 24, 2023 | Volume 6, Issue 31   MESSAGE FROM THE ASSOCIATE DEAN The Clinical and Translational Science Program (CTS) has been an integral part of GSBS for a number of years. Traditionally, CTS training has focused on post-doc students, primarily MDs from Tufts Medical Center, who seek to translate basic research into improved clinical care and public health. CTS is in the last stages of approval of a new T32 training grant that will provide pre-doctoral slots. Once approved, current basic science GSBS PhD students will be eligible to enroll in the program. Those interested in earning a certificate can apply for the one-year, part-time program. If accepted, they will be funded through the T32 (rather than their PI’s grant) and be a half-time CTS student and half-time student in their PhD lab. Details regarding this program are available on the  attach...