“I recall a conversation during my PhD studies where an important professor told me ‘you will either be a raven mother or a bad scholar’, meaning I could not have a family and be a good academic. Today, I want to convince young women and men in our field that it is possible’” said Isabel Gil, Rector of Universidade Católica Portuguesa, when discussing her journey to the top.
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