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Attending the Graduate Summit for Diversity in Economics organised by @caleconwomen at @UCBerkeley is truly a life changing experience. A HUGE thank you to the organizers. Women, PoC & LG(🙋♂️)BTQ people deserve a much better representation in econ. calwomenofecon.weebly.com/summit-for-diversity-in-economics.htmlPermalink
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Mood +5 🙂
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On a more personal note, it is the first time since I've started my PhD that I've been able to openly say to fellow economists that I am a gay man without any kind of fear or restraint. I have never experienced something like that in France. Never. It felt so liberating.Permalink
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Mood +2 🙂
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Being gay is usually not as "visible" as being a woman or a PoC. And the risk is precisely to be invisibilized. @MaryDalyEcon, your story was so inspiring to hear. It resonated with mine at so many levels, and it gave me so much hope. You sure made another difference today!Permalink
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Mood +3 🙂
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I'd like to conclude with this phrase by @DupasPascaline: "you don't have to be a rock star to make a difference". You have no idea how much I would have preferred to hear this when I started my PhD, instead of "don't expect anything better than a mediocre career".
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Mood +3 🙂
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I've been told this only a few *weeks* after I've started my PhD. I had no time to prove anything, and yet… Don't say to me that a painful burnout and a body that felt apart for two years are unrelated to hearing this.Permalink
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That being said, the fact is that now, yes, I probably do not have any serious academic career option in front of me anymore. Never forget that education *is* a self-fulfilling prophecy. Including when it's about how to welcome diversity. See you tomorrow!Permalink
Mood +2 🙂