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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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October 20, 2008
Category: Announcements
...with Donors Choose? Hello, Zuskateers! I'm setting off today to go spend time with mom, who is in the hospital again. I don't know how long I'll be there, which means I don't know when I'll be getting back to...
Posted by Zuska at 11:07 AM • 3 Comments •
October 14, 2008
Category: Daily Struggles
The problem, as I see it, with something like the L'Oreal scholarships is that they are just a band-aid.
Posted by Zuska at 9:52 PM • 16 Comments •
Category: Donors Choose
Yay! Prizes! From our benevolent Seed overlords! All you have to do is take part in our Donors Choose campaign. Here's the scoop: Seed has agreed to do prize drawings again this year for donors who give to DonorsChoose, beginning...
Posted by Zuska at 4:36 PM • 0 Comments •
October 9, 2008
Category: Why Aren't You Reading This?
I found out about these two books from the Chronicle Review; haven't read either one, but they looked interesting and some of you may want to check them out. Stuck in the Shallow End: Education, Race, and Computing by Jane...
Posted by Zuska at 3:39 PM • 1 Comments •
October 3, 2008
Category: Daily Struggles
"the one-step plan to not be a skeezy jerk when approaching women is..."
Posted by Zuska at 11:18 PM • 14 Comments •
October 2, 2008
Category: Donors Choose
I just took a look over at Sciencewomen's site and see from their sidebar widget than they've already raised $395 from 9 readers as I write this. Now, I realize I only got my post up late last night and...
Posted by Zuska at 2:50 PM • 4 Comments •
October 1, 2008
Category: Announcements
It's October, and that means it's DonorsChoose time again! ScienceBlogs bloggers are, once again, participating in the DonorsChoose Blogger Challenge. Basically, we ask you, our readers, to help public school teachers across the U.S. fund proposals for classroom supplies, activities,...
Posted by Zuska at 11:03 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: Geekalicious
Mac commercials depend upon the stereotype of the PC user as a geeky un-cool white dude.
Posted by Zuska at 4:16 PM • 29 Comments •
Category: Geekalicious
What's best about Sb? "Community" and "the drama!" were two big positives...
Posted by Zuska at 2:20 PM • 5 Comments •
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