Archive · 25 Nov 2025
Viral Backlash Over Woman's PhD Post
A woman named Dr. Juliet Turner shared a post on social media about completing her PhD at Oxford University.
Her post received a lot of support from friends and family, but some men left mean comments saying that men aren't impressed by degrees and that she should be having babies instead.
Dr. Turner shared some of the worst comments and responded with humor, saying she wasn't trying to impress those kinds of people.
Her post has since gone viral, showing how some people still have outdated views about women's achievements.
Dr. Juliet Turner shared her PhD achievement on social media, receiving both support and sexist backlash.
Her thesis focused on the evolution of cooperation and division of labor in insects.
Some men left comments saying that men aren't impressed by degrees and that she should be having babies.
Turner shared screenshots of the worst comments and responded with humor.
The post has since gone viral, highlighting outdated views about women's achievements.
- Who
- Dr. Juliet Turner, an ecologist and biologist
- What
- A viral backlash against her PhD achievement
- When
- November 15
- Where
- Social media platform X
- Why
- Sexist comments from a section of men
- Name
- Dr. Juliet Turner
- Achievement
- Completed PhD at Oxford University
- Thesis Topic
- Evolution of cooperation and division of labor in insects
- Post Date
- November 15
- Viral Comments
- Sexist remarks about her academic achievement
- Response
- Turner shared screenshots of the worst comments and responded with humor