I am a proficient publicity whore. That is a comedic and eye-catching way to say that I am good at self-promotion. Yes, sometimes it feels weird. Like recently, when my face was on the university’s front webpage (revolving). But, self-promotion is important for your career. Women typically don’t do this enough. It may be even more important, since the first assumption is that women are less competent than their male counterparts. Further, if you don’t do it, who will do it for you? Maybe you are lucky with a proactive department, but I think the norm is for everyone to be busy. So, I will have a couple of posts about different ways to self-promote. I understand that not all ways work for all people, but maybe a few will be interesting for you to try.
Publicity Whore: Self-Promotion
June 5, 2013
Woman Of Science 
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