Strong, Silent Men Wax Eloquent In Print To Refute Mehl Study
Category: Manly Men
If women and men are the same, how will we know what makes a Real Man?
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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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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.
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.
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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July 31, 2007
A Modest Proposal: Remember The Men
Category: Announcements
Oh god, let us never forget the men and their problems.
Posted by Zuska at 9:14 AM • 9 Comments •
July 30, 2007
How Do You Balance Nothing?
Category: Daily Struggles
I don't know how to find balance, because I imagine there's nothing to balance.
Posted by Zuska at 11:45 PM • 9 Comments •
July 27, 2007
Friday Bookshelf: Women, Science, and Technology
Category: Friday Bookshelf
How 'bout that? Diversity has a gender, and it's female.
Posted by Zuska at 8:02 PM • 1 Comments •
July 25, 2007
Costly Sex Discrimination Puts University Administrators In The Hot Seat
Category: Why There Are No Women in Science
Yes, yes, because lawsuits are the one and only measure of how much gender discrimination is going on at your university
Posted by Zuska at 2:59 PM • 2 Comments •
Tara on Danica McKellar
Category: Positive Actions
Tara at Aetiology has a review of Danica McKellar's new book Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math Without Losing Your Mind Or Breaking A Nail. She also snagged an interview with McKellar which you can find here....
Posted by Zuska at 2:19 PM • 9 Comments •
July 24, 2007
Banners
Category: Announcements
You may notice over the next few days some changes in the banner head. Two readers sent me their creations for a new TSZ banner and I am going to be trying them out to see how I like them...
Posted by Zuska at 2:18 PM • 0 Comments •
Must Read C (of Higher) E
Category: Daily Struggles
That fabulous group of women, the X-Gals, is back with the last of their installments in the Chronicle of Higher Education and it is truly Must Read C (of Higher) E. This last installment is titled On the Origin of...
Posted by Zuska at 2:13 PM • 4 Comments •
July 23, 2007
Chris Smither's "Origin of Species" Song
Category: Geekalicious
The song asks those Bible questions we've all been wondering about, and goes on to talk about evolution.
Posted by Zuska at 10:14 PM • 2 Comments •
July 20, 2007
Friday Bookshelf: Strong Women Don't Ask For Help
Category: Friday Bookshelf
In each case, there was at least one woman in a position of power who brought the group into being.
Posted by Zuska at 3:28 PM • 2 Comments •
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