Thread by @courtneyr

Yes a thousand times yes. I've gotten pushback from men (and women) because I started using Dr. In my email signature & on Twitter a couple years back. I spent 8 years earning a PhD, which meant passing 2 comprehensive field exams, learning Arabic, and writing a dissertation.

https://twitter.com/atima_omara/status/1337817471168950272

I spent years on the ground and helped pioneer virtual ethnography empirically researching the political impact of blogging & social media in Egypt beg. in 2006, contributing theoretical understanding of social movements, citizen journalism and technology. While working full time

My husband was actually the one who pushed me to lay claim in the public sphere to my hard earned title. And in an era of #FakeNews why wouldn't we make use of markers of expertise like this? Obviously not a fail safe and recognizing there are other forms of knowledge & expertise

To belittle @DrBiden and her intellectual work, her right to an EARNED title... And conversations that'll be had with kids who get to be inspired by such an accomplished #FirstLady. A sad piece by #JosephEpstein. Imagine it'll be hard for him to inspire his students anytime soon

Also, I have no problem that @WSJ published #JosephEpstein's misogynistic, condescending oped, spurring this outcry by those who disagree. However @WSJopinion should also make more effort to publish women, people of color (#BIPOC) and non-white-males in their opinion pages

Interesting to learn of colleagues shy to use their titles now feel more empowered #JosephEpstein #UnintendedConsequences. Impressive that @pressfreedom has staff who're great journalists AND hold PhDs (multiple forms of expertise) @gulnozas @cftynan @ElenaRodina @StevenBButler