Patricia Kingori
Kenyan born British African sociologist
Patricia Kingori is a British Kenyan sociologist who is a professor at the University of Oxford. Her research considers the experiences of frontline health workers around the world. She is particularly interested in misinformation and pseudoscience. In 2015, Kingori was included on the Powerlist.
Quotes
edit- "I think academia is just still very conservative in the way that people are hired and promoted,"
- "The idea that there is bullying in academia isn’t new to anybody, but the discussion of it is new and the idea that you don’t have to put up with it is new. It’s important that students and junior members of staff know that because they are often the most vulnerable."
- "Attitudes are changing, but there are still pockets in academia that definitely see having children and a successful career as incompatible." The slow pace of change in academia [1]
- "It really matters that you work with people who have the same values as you, and who are genuinely interested in creating a good working environment."
- "We can try and manage our own careers, but it’s very different to trying to manage other people’s." A different type of Leadership [2]
- "I’m very conscious that diversity is sometimes skewed to a very narrow interpretation- it’s generally gender diversity, so racial, social class and other forms of diversity get put on the back foot. That is changing, but it’s changing very slowly."
- "I left friends and colleagues behind, not sure whether they were going to be OK. I didn’t want to leave, I didn’t believe what I was seeing. I didn’t ever think that I would see dead people in the streets, or face threats of physical violence. It was a very, very dark time."
- "You find yourself wondering what makes a society work and why this society is different to another one."
