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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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May 12, 2008
It's Only An Anecdote
Category: Naming Experience
But even when you cite the literature, you can still find yourself dismissed.
Posted by Zuska at 3:00 PM • 19 Comments •
Flextime: It Sets Such A Bad Example!
Category: Apologists for the Oppressors
New Boss should be deeply ashamed of being such a retrograde defender of the patriarchy.
Posted by Zuska at 2:25 PM • 25 Comments •
May 11, 2008
What's Your Workplace Look Like? SEED Wants to Know!
Category: Announcements
This is a bit of a late announcement, but I thought some of you might like to play. See full announcement here. For the next issue, Seed editors want to see the typical or not-so-typical places where Scienceblogs readers do...
Posted by Zuska at 7:01 PM • 2 Comments •
May 7, 2008
Major Prize Actually Awarded to Women!!!
Category: Some Good News For A Change
I actually had to create a new category for this post. That says something about how infrequently I have something good to celebrate on the gender and science front. Anyway, this year's Albany Medical Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research...
Posted by Zuska at 3:48 PM • 4 Comments •
Read This Comment!
Category: Why There Are No Women in Science
Everybody ought to read this comment by Grimalkin. Especially those of you who are so enamoured of "just speculating" and/or "considering the possibility" that women's essential biology causes them to "not be interested in" math, science, and engineering. After you...
Posted by Zuska at 3:22 PM • 14 Comments •
Four White Flowers
Category: Gardening For Life
In the first year, this deer-resistant plant was savaged by the enormous deer herd that practically lives in my backyard.
Posted by Zuska at 9:02 AM • 10 Comments •
May 2, 2008
Friday Bookshelf: Becoming Leaders
Category: Friday Bookshelf
The focus of the handbook is not "how to succeed just like a man", but on how to manage the effects of gender dynamics and schemas.
Posted by Zuska at 6:50 PM • 8 Comments •
May 1, 2008
"Gendered Innovations in Science"
Category: Gendering Technology
From the AWIS Washington Wire: A new collection of essays, Gendered Innovations in Science and Engineering, explores how taking gender into account in the areas of science, medicine, and engineering can enhance human knowledge. Inside Higher Ed has a conversation...
Posted by Zuska at 9:02 AM • 8 Comments •
