Dr Catherine Wilkinson

Girl Profs celebrates the success of women professors. Only 31% of professors in the UK are women, despite there being almost equal numbers of men and women starting off on an academic career - at Girl Profs, we're doing our bit to fix that leaky pipeline, one role model at a time. Our conversations illustrate the reality of women's career paths that are often far from straightfoward. Expect honest and authentic conversations about becoming and being a Girl Prof.

Girl Profs, the podcast that celebrates the work and explores the careers of women professors.

Girl Profs, the podcast that celebrates the work and explores the careers of women professors.

Girl Profs, the podcast that celebrates the work and explores the careers of women professors.

In this episode of GirlProfs, we hear from Dr Catherine Wilkinson,a Reader and aspiring professor who talks about her experience of navigatingacademic life before and during three periods of maternity leave, bringing upfour small children and having a chronic health condition. Catherine talksabout the motherhood penalty, particularly in terms of career advancement andher own experience of unsuccessfully applying for promotion to professor on twooccasions.

Girl Profs, the podcast that celebrates the work and explores the careers of women professors.

Professor in People and Organisation at IESEG Paris, Sarah talks about her activism, being challenged by dyslexia, navigating her career in her own way and how she dealt with being bullied by a colleague. Sarah shares her story in powerfully honest and vulnerable way.

Professor of Psychology Education at Nottingham Trent University, Julie discusses her non-linear career and how her experience of working with disable students shaped her direction. Julie also talks about her leadership in supporting education-focussed career in HE.

Professor of Fungal Ecology at Cardiff University/Prifysgol Caerdydd, Lynne Boddy MBE, is a passionate scientist who waited patiently to be promoted without fully understanding how the system worked or who to ask. Lynne talks with enormous enthusiasm about her teaching, research and outreach work in making science accessible and understandable.

Girl Profs, the podcast that celebrates the work and explores the careers of women professors.