ScienceWoman is an assistant professor in -ology. She blogs about the intersection of science and real life - primarily based on her first-hand experiences. Her older posts can be found 
Alice Pawley is an assistant professor of 
In all the excitement of our weekend travel, two important milestones went by unmentioned. Saturday marked the two-year anniversary of my Ph.D. defense, and the one year anniversary of my move from blogger to ScienceBlogs. In celebration of the latter, I undertook the ambitious and miserably overdue task of updating our blogroll. The old blogroll was nearly as old as Minnow and it didn't reflect the incredible growth in women in STEM related blogs over the past two years.
We've got so many and such excellent blogs in our community these days, that they deserve more than one blogroll. They deserve a party, a tab, a page.....Meet the new blogrolls.
The blogrolls are mainly limited to blogs authored by women, though there is a section at the bottom for blogs by allies. I thought it would be awesome if we could find other blogs written by women with the same field of interest, so I've tried to generally lump the blogs into disciplines. Some got lumped together, because I didn't want to single anybody out.
Now even though I'm feeling pretty good about updating the blogrolls (and getting a proposal out the door), I have no doubt that I've overlooked some of you. I'm also sure that some of you will disagree with how I've categorized your blogs. So consider this comment thread open for nominating blogs for inclusion and repositioning currently listed blogs. Two caveats though: (1) Please don't propose a complete overhaul of the organization. I simply haven't the energy. (2) Don't expect a lightning response to getting the additions listed. I'll keep adding to the blogrolls as I have time.
Education & Careers
Life Science
Comments
Well you've got me (Life and Then Some) up there twice and if I was categorizing myself I'd put myself in Chemistry, Physics, and Math.
But you know, I'm just excited to be there.
Posted by: Rivikah | September 24, 2008 5:33 PM
A very nice list! Lately, I found myself wishing for such a thing. Thank you.
Would you mind listing me, too? My blog isn't that old, but I post on a regular basis. It does not say so in the blog description, but I would categorize myself in the Botany, Zoology, Ecology, and Environmental Science category. Thank you very much!
Posted by: Fia | September 24, 2008 5:42 PM
Thanks for the roll, ladies. You all are awesome!
Posted by: Isis the Scientist | September 24, 2008 6:19 PM
Thanks for including me! The categories are a great idea. But of course I thought, "I should be in the BZEES group. no, I should be in geoscience. no I should be in BZEES, no geoscience..." Stupid interdisciplinary identity crisis!
Congratulations on your Dr-versary and ScienceBlogiversary.
Posted by: ecogeofemme | September 24, 2008 6:44 PM
BZEES sound like a musical group.
Where are all the other engineers?
Posted by: Academic | September 24, 2008 8:42 PM
Alice and I have been wondering the same thing. We're hoping they'll come out of the woodwork and ask to be included in the blogroll.
Posted by: ScienceWoman | September 24, 2008 9:07 PM
So much great stuff to read!! Thanks for a great blog.
And thanks a lot for inlcuding me!
Posted by: stepwise girl | September 24, 2008 9:28 PM
Hey- this is great for one-stop blog shopping! Thanks for the inclusion...
Posted by: Candid Engineer | September 24, 2008 10:25 PM
Thanks for updating my URL! Great blogroll! A few things I noticed:
* FemaleCSGradStudent is now blogging at http://doctortlc.blogspot.com/
* You might want to consider adding Confessions of a Science Librarian (http://jdupuis.blogspot.com/) under "allies". Just a suggestion...
Posted by: Jane | September 24, 2008 11:07 PM
Cool! Thanks for including me. So much to read, so little time...
Posted by: acmegirl | September 24, 2008 11:07 PM
Math and Computer Science in two different categories? We machine learners and/or statisticians don't even know ourselves where the limit is! But as I barely blog about academia and almost never about science, I won't bother you with it.
And it is so nice to have such a compilation: thanks for putting it together!
Posted by: Citronella | September 24, 2008 11:35 PM
Hi there, just letting you know about my blog since it seems I haven't shown up on your radar yet. Sciencegeekgirl, and I'm in STEM-Physics. Thanks, and great blogroll!
Posted by: Stephanie Chasteen | September 25, 2008 1:10 AM
Thanks as well - it's nice to know that I'm included with such company. :)
Posted by: Podblack Blog | September 25, 2008 1:50 AM
Wow, so many blogs! I'm excited to see me up there. Although, technically I'm doing more behavioral research than BZEEs stuff...but it all overlaps a lot, and I can't decide which I category I should be in.
(PS - I demoted my boring blog title to subtitle, can you change it up above, please?)
Posted by: Emily | September 25, 2008 2:45 AM
Wow - that means I've been reading your blog for more than two years - I came in before your defence!
Posted by: Rachel | September 25, 2008 6:50 AM
Hee! I'm in there! I feel very giddy right now :) As soon as I get back from my vacation I will take the time to go through the list and test the limits of my RSS reader.
I have to admit I was a little surprised to find myself with the engineers, since most of the time my research is in the behavioural science category - but then I don't blog about that much and human-computer interaction (or user-system interaction) is lots about engineering so now I feel an interdisciplinary identity crisis coming on ;)
Posted by: FAW | September 25, 2008 8:57 AM
Thank you for including me and others!
Posted by: Janus Professor | September 25, 2008 9:17 AM
Me, me! Behavioral and social would fit.
Posted by: mommyprof | September 25, 2008 9:27 AM
Hey, thanks for including my blog!
... except, it should be spelled Twinkle twinkle YSO.
that's okay, you guys rock, so I forgive you. :)
Posted by: Hannah | September 25, 2008 9:27 AM
Many thanks for including me (The Journey to a Ph.D.)! Your blogroll is now my new start-up page! :D
Posted by: Missy Ph.D. | September 25, 2008 11:02 AM
Hmmm, there are a few astronomers not on the list:
Pamela Gay at Star Stryder: http://www.starstryder.com/
She also does AstronomyCast, a podcast: www.astronomycast.com
Amanda Bauer: http://amandabauer.blogspot.com/
While not strictly science, several of the women at Skepchicks are scientists: www.skepchicks.org
Teen Skepchick has *teenage* women bloggers: www.skepchick.org/teen
And while not strictly a blog, the official Cassini Saturn Probe imaging site, CICLOPS, has comments written by team leader Carolyn Porco: http://ciclops.org/index.php
-Phil
Posted by: Phil Plait, aka The Bad Astronomer | September 25, 2008 11:45 AM
Hello, brilliant list, thanks for doing this! Could you include my blog too :) It's fairly new, but probably falls under STEM - Physics.
Suz
Posted by: physicsandcake | September 25, 2008 12:22 PM
Yeah, where are all the engineers?
Rikvah, Fia, sciencegeekgirl, Emily, mommyprof, Hannah, and physicsandcake, you all have been added/updated/moved/etc. FAW, if your identity crisis worries you, we can move you! Just let us know.
Can I also just chime in on SW's post? It is truly awesome that there are so many fab women in STEM blogs out there. We love reading you. Even (speaking for myself) if I tend to just lurk. Thanks for writing.
Posted by: Alice | September 25, 2008 1:48 PM
Great idea! I would like to also recommend my friend Chanda, http://disorderedcosmos.blogspot.com/
It would be under Physics.
Thank you for doing all that work for us! :)
Posted by: e. | September 25, 2008 2:03 PM
You might consider my blog ... although I confess I don't write about science as often as I wish I did, but that's because I'm a mere biology student and don't feel like I have all that much to contribute, yet. Still I might qualify, as a (wannabe) scientist, and definitely lacking a Y-chromosome. So, just tossing the suggestion out there.
Oh, and thanks for a great blog. :)
Posted by: Felicia Gilljam | September 25, 2008 3:30 PM
I work in IT, and thought I was on your blogroll before, but maybe my lack of blogging lately got me cut. If I don't write enough about IT/feminism to get on the blogroll, no big deal. It's just always nice to see lots of new and cool blogs written by women.
Keep up the good work!
Posted by: Jessika | September 25, 2008 5:09 PM
Wow, SW, thanks for doing this, especially knowing how busy you are. You have some amazing women scientists/bloggers out there. Congratulations on your milestone
Posted by: ScientistMother | September 25, 2008 5:28 PM
How about the 80Beats Blog by Eliza Strickland?
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/
Posted by: Damian | September 25, 2008 5:48 PM
That's an impressively long list! I woud love to be included. I'm not sure which category planetary science fits in.
Posted by: Emily Lakdawalla | September 25, 2008 6:55 PM
Pick me! Pick me!
I've got a blog too: Alice's Astro Info at (http://www.alicesastroinfo.com)
For category I'd have to say Physics ... since that's often how astronomy is categorized, but, like Emily Lakdawalla, you could also go Geo if you really wanted to, since I do some planet stuff too. Wherever you put StarStryder would probably work.
Thanks,
-Alice
Posted by: Alice Enevoldsen | September 25, 2008 7:53 PM
Thanks for linking me (although my co-blogger is male)!
I have to insist that you also link Echiral in your STEM section (chemistry & maths). Her blog deserves more recognition than it gets :)
Posted by: psi*psi | September 25, 2008 8:48 PM
yay! thanks for adding me to your blogroll- i feel so honored to be among that list! such great STEM women bloggers out there!
Posted by: Crystal | September 25, 2008 11:17 PM
Is there a "Dr(s) Evil" section for those of us who are neither allied nor women?
Posted by: Lab Lemming | September 26, 2008 6:31 AM
oops forgot to ask to be added, I would be a basic scientist / biomedical. thanks!
Posted by: ScientistMother | September 26, 2008 1:49 PM
Thanks for including me!
Posted by: Amanda | September 26, 2008 2:44 PM
I'd like to request the addition of the (small) astronomy blog I run for Columbus State University's Space Science Center. I'm an astronomy professor at CSU, and very interested in encouraging women in STEM fields.
Posted by: Rosa Williams | September 26, 2008 7:26 PM
Yay. Thanks for adding me.
Posted by: Sarah | September 27, 2008 8:14 AM
Thanks for the add - and for the great reading list! @Felicia Gilljam - We aspiring scientists have our place, too. And don't worry about not knowing too much yet. I love blogging about little interesting facts or complaining about how many tests/lab practicals my professors feel are appropriate to offer in a 2 day span or silly things from my notes. Besides, your blog looks like it's full of interesting science-y things!
Posted by: sarcozona | September 27, 2008 10:16 AM
I am outraged that Comrade PhysioProf is not on your motherfucking blogroll!!!!!! This is a MORTAL INSULT and I hereby call for you to be EXPELLED FROM SCIENCEBLOGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111!111!!
Posted by: Comrade PhysioProf | September 28, 2008 6:06 PM
Thanks so much for including me... I am super-honored.
Posted by: BerryBird | September 28, 2008 6:26 PM
This one is also a good read: www.evolvedrational.com
She's hilarious
Posted by: /b/forever | September 29, 2008 3:08 AM
Hi, I write about working in and doing science, being a mom and the stuff in between and would be honored to be included. I work in the field of population genetics (plants and insects).
Posted by: LindaCO | September 29, 2008 8:31 AM
WOW!! Thanks for including me on the list. This is just the push I need to get moving again on my blog after dissertation hell. It's like a little gift from the scienceblogosphere. Thanks again.
Posted by: microbiologist xx | September 30, 2008 10:14 PM
Hi, I'm relatively new - just this year - and would be honored to be on your list -- in geology!
Posted by: Silver Fox | October 4, 2008 12:24 AM