# @feministscience on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYnORDFFDg7
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66029817-feministscience-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-21T19:43:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Feminist Science (@feministscience) — https://gondola.cc/feministscience

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“Merit” becomes a malleable, ever-shifting standard. Often doctorates get punted to lower paying contingent (adjunct) work where the pay is low. Indeed, women and people of color are overrepresented in adjunct positions.

Read more on my #feministsciencesubstack

https://feministscientist.substack.com/p/superstars-only-please

#academicchatter #postdoclife
 #womeninstem #feministscience #academicwomen #feministsciencestudies #academicfeminism #feminism #equityinscience #highereducation

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feministsciencesubstack, feministscience, feministsciencestudies, academicwomen, equityinscience, academicchatter, highereducation, feminism, womeninstem, postdoclife, academicfeminism

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