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Posted by Zuska at 11:55 AM • 22 Comments •
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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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The place where I come from...is a small town. Coalfields of the Appalachian Mountains
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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September 19, 2007
Why There Are No Great Women Science Bloggers
Category: Burns My Shorts
Gender equity: it's not rocket science. Just review the list.
Posted by Zuska at 6:17 PM • 37 Comments •
Happy Birthday, Emoticon!
Category: Announcements
From the Chronicle News Blog... ...it will be 25 years ago tomorrow that Mr. Fahlman, a professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University, invented the digital smiley face. After a colleague joked about a contaminated elevator on an electronic...
Posted by Zuska at 10:52 AM • •
September 16, 2007
Beach Wheelchair
Category: Geekalicious
Posting will be sparse to non-existent over the next week, as it has been the past few days. This is because I'm hanging with Mom for a week or so. Actually, I'm hanging with my mom and my sister at...
Posted by Zuska at 11:26 PM • 11 Comments •
September 12, 2007
The Authorities: Always Looking Out For Women
Category: Burns My Shorts
Potential academic rapists, take note: if you want to get off with just the minor inconvenience of house arrest, make sure to portray yourself as doing research of immense "societal value".
Posted by Zuska at 4:01 PM • 5 Comments •
Breast Cancer, Genetic Testing, and Public Policy
Category: Announcements
There's a wonderful three-part interview with Shobita Parthasarathy, author of Building Genetic Medicine: Breast Cancer, Technology, and the Comparative Politics of Health Care , over at The World's Fair. The interview is broken up into three parts: Part 1, Part...
Posted by Zuska at 3:20 PM • •
September 11, 2007
I Don't Know What To Say
Category: Naming Experience
Lots of my Sciblings have blogged about 9.11.01 today. I particularly recommend Abel Pharmboy's post, and the video that Orac posted if you can stand to watch it. I don't feel that I have anything meaningful to add. I felt...
Posted by Zuska at 6:33 PM • 1 Comments •
Mosquito Men
Category: Daily Struggles
Female Science Professor works with Professor Troll. Perhaps many of you have a similar colleague or acquaintance. What do you do when you constantly have to rub shoulders with Professor Troll's ilk? Like mosquitoes in summer, they buzz around strong,...
Posted by Zuska at 4:59 PM • 1 Comments •
Gender Equity and the Poor Disadvantaged Men
Category: Isn't It Ironic?
It's enough to make one weep.
Posted by Zuska at 4:23 PM • 15 Comments •
Celebrating Our Geekiness
Category: Naming Experience
I found the link to this video over at She's Such a Geek! - thanks, Charlie! Listen to one female geek's response to reading the book. I particular loved her saying that the "she" in "She's Such a Geek!" should...
Posted by Zuska at 2:30 PM • 1 Comments •
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