Flextime: It Sets Such A Bad Example!
New Boss should be deeply ashamed of being such a retrograde defender of the patriarchy.Posted on May 12, 2008 2:25 PM • 18 Comments •
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Moron Management:
It's Just No Use, Girls: A Profound Analysis of Gender and Engineering
There is Boy Stuff, and there is Girl Stuff. Engineering is Boy Stuff.Posted on April 30, 2008 6:56 PM • 63 Comments •
A Mournful Complaint
I just had to share this very recent comment with you all: I would actually very much like to avoid this blog (and a few others), but the ScienceBlogs channels - which I prefer to having to subscribe to each...Posted on April 8, 2008 4:41 PM • 68 Comments •
Just a Reminder
...talking about gender and science is also not up for negotiation.Posted on April 7, 2008 5:44 PM • 21 Comments •
Changing the Culture of Science in Japan
What happens when you speak up about gender inequity in Japan's science culture? Why, you can expect to be accused of "tarnishing the reputation" of the university, that's what. That's what happened to biophysicist Mitiko Go when she spoke out...Posted on February 21, 2008 2:42 PM • 6 Comments •
Don't Even Think of Parking There!
Earlier this month, my siblings and I were out on a daylong excursion with my mother. It was lunchtime, and we decided to go to local restaurant for our meal. We pulled into the plaza parking lot and my...Posted on December 10, 2007 9:59 PM • 18 Comments •
Mosquito Men
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 on September 11, 2007 4:59 PM • 1 Comments •
Men [Sick]
Scientist, you see , actually means "men of science".Posted on August 19, 2007 8:36 PM • 14 Comments •
Must Read C (of Higher) E
That fabulous group of women, the X-Gals, is back with the last of their installments in the Chronicle of Higher Education and it is truly Must Read C (of Higher) E. This last installment is titled On the Origin of...Posted on July 24, 2007 2:13 PM • 4 Comments •
CBS's Dreadful "The Big Bang Theory"
Hah hah hah, "big bang", get it? like the theory, and like, "bang" a chick?Posted on May 22, 2007 5:52 PM • 52 Comments •
Where Are My Minions When I Need Them, Dammit!
I am for damn sure if I had minions, I would not be carrying kitty poop around.Posted on May 10, 2007 11:17 PM • 3 Comments •
A Brief Refresher
Maybe it's not a bad time to repost the link to this post, and to requote this snippet from it: When the topic at hand is men not taking an issue seriously, suggesting that the issue might not really be...Posted on April 30, 2007 11:52 PM • 9 Comments •
Symbolic Bodyguards
the new handheld Unwanted Male Attention Repellent of choice is a cell phone!Posted on February 22, 2007 5:35 PM • 5 Comments •
What Are Tears For?
Women's rage, you see, is not supposed to exist,Posted on February 15, 2007 1:40 PM • 3 Comments •
Distinguished Schmuck Visits, Misbehaves
Let gender bias incidents make men uncomfortable, let it be something they have to deal with.Posted on January 29, 2007 12:54 PM • 41 Comments •
Stereotypes and Subtext: A Wee Primer
The text is almost always more than just the text.Posted on December 19, 2006 12:34 PM • 60 Comments •
Razib: Head Up His Ass On The Women, Intelligence, & Beauty Issue
razib has his head so far up his ass he can see his stomach.Posted on December 15, 2006 12:33 AM • 63 Comments •
Why I Am Not Polite
I curse him, as I curse every sexual harrasser, in the following manner:Posted on December 4, 2006 9:25 PM • 39 Comments •
The Origin of "Puke On His Shoes"
It was a beautiful thing.Posted on December 4, 2006 11:51 AM • 28 Comments •
Rebutting Rachel
perhaps she has not yet had a lot of experience with complicated graphics.Posted on November 21, 2006 2:11 PM • 5 Comments •
What's Wrong With This Statement?
People ought to know their place and keep to it.Posted on November 21, 2006 9:30 AM • 1 Comments •
Tonegawa Steps Down!
Toadygawa is history! At least at Picower. The Chronicle's news blog reports that Susumu Tonegawa is stepping down as head of Picower after an university investigation found he "behaved inappropriately when he tried to discourage a young female scholar from...Posted on November 20, 2006 9:39 AM • 2 Comments •
Using Their Powers For Your Good
..most clever examples of moron management I have ever heard of.Posted on November 17, 2006 1:29 PM • 2 Comments •
Shake Off The Dust...
Go not into the way of the misogynists, and into any city of the Resistants enter ye not.Posted on November 15, 2006 12:53 PM • 18 Comments •
The Tender Sensibilities of Men
The mere thought of all those panel members up there, sans penis, is enough to make any man quake in his shoes.Posted on November 12, 2006 10:30 AM • 6 Comments •
The Life of a Postdoc
I remember my postdoc years as a particularly exhilirating, wonderfully terrible form of hell wherein I worked like a dog for love of discovery and less pay than a coal miner.Posted on November 8, 2006 9:30 AM • 6 Comments •
Morals vs. Pragmatism, Part 2
As I promised, here is the email I received from President Lewis Duncan of Rollins College after I wrote a blog post on his comments on the Karpova-Tonegawa affair. My commentary on his email is in brackets and italicized. Email...Posted on October 25, 2006 11:57 AM • 5 Comments •
The Kings Are (Always) Angry
Dr. Shellie has a post on the National Academies report and the ensuing discussion on Inside Higher Ed. Dr. Shellie says: I am increasingly frustrated with the issue of discrimination against women in academia. Rhetorically, women are being put in...Posted on October 13, 2006 12:05 PM • 3 Comments •
