Isn’t it strange. Vice-chancellors seem oddly chill, even when the whole institution is on fire. Meanwhile, most academics I know are one meeting away from meltdown.

Most of us were raised on a steady diet of gold stars, merit systems, award certificates, badges and maybe even a princess castle progression chart.  It felt good to be recognised!  It still does, of course.

So many women—especially high-achieving women in academia—have been taught, explicitly or not, that it’s our job to make things easier for others.  To be helpful and nice.