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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: Manifestoes
I'm telling you, the system works, they have figured out how to take the raw talent and produce skilled researchers. It's just that they only do it for the ones who look most like themselves.
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Category: Naming Experience
Look out, science! She's got a uterus and isn't afraid to use it!
Posted by Zuska at 9:34 AM • 49 Comments •
Category: Diversity in Science Carnival
What are the forces that cultivate this sort of ignorance in all of us? How hard is it to take the first step to combating that ignorance?
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Category: Isn't It Ironic?
The juxtaposition of Martin's simple three-point proposition with Janet's long and complex disquisition on the exact same topic left me with an ironic smile
Posted by Zuska at 9:12 AM • 10 Comments •
Category: Daily Struggles
The problem, you see, is that women aren't really allowed to be ANYTHING in science.
Posted by Zuska at 9:02 AM • 71 Comments •
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 • 15 Comments •
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 •
Category: Manifestoes
Just because I subscribe to a grim view of reality doesn't mean I think that reality is unchangeable.
Posted by Zuska at 3:42 PM • 30 Comments •
Category: Burns My Shorts
So, to recap: A couple of women are having a conversation, and the topic turns to tit-ogling. "No one should be staring at my tits in the workplace," they all agree. "That makes me uncomfortable, creates a hostile work environment,...
Posted by Zuska at 9:25 AM • 82 Comments •
Category: Announcements
You all may be aware of the moronically stupid column by John Tierney that ran in the NY Times recently, an opinion piece disguised as reporting. I haven't had a chance yet to give my own response to this piece...
Posted by Zuska at 7:17 PM • 5 Comments •
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