Elaine Butler attends The Herschel Programme for Women in Technical Leadership
Published: 30 August 2023
Elaine's thoughts on a course she attended recently
Elaine Butler has recently completed the course on The Herschel programme for Women in Technical Leadership.
Elaine said about the course that in installed a culture of trust, with no blame and only learning. That anything you tolerate will never change and be beneficial to your younger staff.
Elaine would encourage others to apply as learned that better at post/role than she thought.
The Herschel programme is open to technical staff from any discipline who identify as women.
This is a dedicated career development opportunity aims to address the lack of women in technical leadership positions. It provides a space for colleagues to learn new skills to develop themselves in a current technical leadership role or equip them if they aspire to be in the future.
The programme is named after Caroline Herschel, a pioneer in the discovery of comets and other astronomy work, assisting her brother William. Caroline was an early ‘technician’ at the turn of the 19th century and paved the way for the women of the future to contribute to and play key roles in scientific endeavours.
First published: 30 August 2023