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attackeng.jpg Zuska is the kick-ass alter-ego of Suzanne E Franks. When not dispensing Zuska's wisdom, Suzanne can often be found gardening, reading, or having one of her thrice-weekly migraines.

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The place where I come from...is a small town. Coalfields of the Appalachian Mountains

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You will be wanting to read my excellent essay, 'Suzy the Computer' vs. 'Dr. Sexy': What's a Geek Girl to Do When She Wants to Get Laid? in She's Such a Geek! Women Write About Science, Technology, and Other Nerdy Stuff.

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If you have not yet figured out why you shoud not be using terms like "hard science" and "soft skills", then you absolutely need to read Telling Stories About Engineering: Group Dynamics and Resistance to Diversity in NWSA Journal v. 16 No. 1, 2004 (Re)Gendering Science Fields.

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You should also read They Blinded Me With Science: Misuse and Misunderstanding of Biological Theory, an excellent critique of Thornhill and Palmer's nonsense about rape as an evolutionary strategy. You can find it in Burack and Josephson's must-read tome, Fundamental Differences: Feminists Talk Back to Social Conservatives.

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May 31, 2007

Between Jellies and Stars

Category: Naming Experience

Wherein we meet plants joined in lawful marriages...

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Recruiting The Very Best

Category: Isn't It Ironic?

Just don't mention diversity...

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Bunch of Men Honored for Science Stuff Again

Category: Burns My Shorts

And now...let the comment whiners commence whining.

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Fast-Track Mommy Manual

Category: Why There Are No Women in Science

The key phrase here is "institutional strategies".

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May 29, 2007

Life as a Leak, Redux

Category: Naming Experience

Leaking never looked so good!

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Seed Magazine Writing Contest

Category: Call For Proposals

First price is a little over $2 a word - not bad!

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Next Joy of Science Installment

Category: Joy of Science

Let's say next Tuesday, June 5, for putting up the reading summaries

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May 24, 2007

Let's Get Nominating, People!

Category: Call For Proposals

Please don't forget to nominate posts for the 2007 Science Blogging Anthology. I've added an icon to the left sidebar that you can click on (it's the blue "Open Lab 2007" bit just below "nominate posts for") to go to...

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New Feminist Blog and Nifty Database

Category: Resources

Two more websites that feature women, and aren't porn! Yay!

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May 22, 2007

Comments Seem To Be Messed Up Temporarily...

Category: Comments Policy

I don't know what is going on, but most new comments seem to be getting held for moderation and/or sent by the spam filter into my junk folder. I have just retrieved a bunch of them from the junk folder...

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