We are excited to be having @tinaeboka (Group MD at South Africa's NTP Radioisotopes) visiting @ANSTO today to talk #WomenInSTEM
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) November 18, 2015
We will be live tweeting a talk from @tinaeboka from 11am AEDT – tune in for plenty of #nuclear and #WomenInSTEM insights!
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) November 18, 2015
Time for the Distinguished Lecture at @ANSTO by @tinaeboka – stand by the the live tweet!
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) November 19, 2015
.@tinaeboka Words such as teach, knowledge, educate and lead actually are feminine words in the original Latin
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) November 19, 2015
.@tinaeboka For the most part #nuclear science is seen as a dangerous or destructive science – yet we see butterflies at both @ANSTO and NTP
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) November 19, 2015
.@tinaeboka Where would be be without the brilliance of people like Marie Curie? And what is YOUR legacy going to be?
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) November 19, 2015
.@tinaeboka "Its not that we need the men to create space for us. We need to take back this space for ourselves"
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) November 19, 2015
.@tinaeboka "When you get ahead, its not about you – its about what you can do" You have to lift as you climb, and have women following you
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) November 19, 2015
.@tinaeboka It is not necessarily about being 'equal' – it is about being taken seriously and valued for what you can bring to the table
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) November 19, 2015
So much inspiration for #WomenInSTEM from @tinaeboka – "set your own benchmarks", "stand for something, for goodness sake"
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) November 19, 2015
.@tinaeboka You should always take the time to teach and add value to a person's potential
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) November 19, 2015
.@tinaeboka quoting Margaret Thatcher "Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't"
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) November 19, 2015
.@tinaeboka on family "We have to work hard as women to create the men we want to see and work with"
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) November 19, 2015