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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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Category: Apologists for the Oppressors
It's not nice to be an apologist for the oppressor and beg the feminists for help with your personal needs at the same time.
Posted by Zuska at 11:33 PM • 74 Comments •
Category: Ludicrous Language
Everybody's talking about Unscientific America 'round these parts lately. I've almost finished reading it and will post a review of my own sometime soon. In the meantime...Isis has a post up where she makes note of ERV's displeasure with the...
Posted by Zuska at 9:15 AM • 49 Comments •
Category: Apologists for the Oppressors
Let me tell you what really hacked me off about this year's pilgrimage to Stirrup-Land.
Posted by Zuska at 9:26 PM • 42 Comments •
Category: Health Insurance Makes Me Crazy
Just one more reason why the strategy of short-term gains in the bottom line from keeping workers' wages and benefits down is not a viable long-term strategy for a healthy economy or society.
Posted by Zuska at 5:39 PM • 15 Comments •
Category: Apologists for the Oppressors
Sooooo....it appears some of you take your comics quite seriously. At least, should one be so foolish as to point out painfully obvious, boringly everyday occurrences of sexism.
Posted by Zuska at 7:04 PM • 47 Comments •
Category: Burns My Shorts
Because math is HARD, Barbie! For girls, anyway. Right??!!?!?!
Posted by Zuska at 1:39 PM • 32 Comments •
Category: Ludicrous Language
Yesterday I was listening to Morning Edition on NPR and caught this very intriguing segment, Shakespeare Had Roses All Wrong. Would you describe a bridge as fragile, elegant, beautiful, peaceful, slender, pretty? Or as strong, dangerous, long, sturdy, big, towering?...
Posted by Zuska at 2:03 PM • 26 Comments •
Category: Isn't It Ironic?
There is no conception of two women interacting with each other as colleagues, to exchange ideas, argue concepts, work out disagreements, in a discussion of issues of common concern that do not have men at the center.
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Category: Burns My Shorts
I love being part of ScienceBlogs. I've gotten to meet a lot of my Sciblings in person by now and have generally found them to be wonderful people. Readers, I like them! Except. I really don't like the trash one...
Posted by Zuska at 10:43 PM • 23 Comments •
Category: Daily Struggles
Here's the story: Samia was hacked off about something. I know I recommended white science bloggers link to other bloggers in a show of link-lovin, but some of the stuff I see just seems tokenizing/LOOK AT ME I'M OPENMINDED! Ew....
Posted by Zuska at 12:57 PM • 23 Comments •
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