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I will admit that rap music has more than once caused me to mutter "These kids today! Their music is just noise! When I was young, our music had a melody!" Or something like that. You know, the stuff mom...
Posted on June 18, 2008 11:13 PM • 9 Comments •
Because we can't keep our mouths shut forever, nor can we always stay locked safely within our homes, it is inevitable that we must interact with and speak to other human beings. And because of this, it is (nearly) inevitable...
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Posted on June 9, 2008 5:57 PM • 8 Comments •
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.
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Posted on May 2, 2008 6:50 PM • 8 Comments •
From my email inbox: information about AWIS coaching seminars. Two dates, four times, 45 minutes in length, details after the jump....
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Posted on April 8, 2008 3:12 PM • 1 Comments •
The keys are native plants in a multi-storied landscape, from ground cover to perennials to shrubs to small and large trees.
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Posted on March 28, 2008 4:14 PM • 7 Comments •
Maybe you've been wondering just exactly how few women scientists and engineers there are in academia in the U.S. Or, to put it another way, maybe you've wondered just exactly how much men scientists and engineers are overrepresented in academia....
Posted on February 27, 2008 1:48 PM • 14 Comments •
Alice has a very good post over at On Being A Scientist And A Woman about resources on implicit bias, including some really nice stuff to help you counteract implicit bias in reviewing/hiring situations. Go read it!...
Posted on February 21, 2008 5:15 PM • 0 Comments •
Yes, February 17-23 is this year's National Engineering Week! I'm a little late to the party, I know...I've been a little preoccupied. But today is Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day! There are events going on all over the U.S....
Posted on February 21, 2008 3:20 PM • 0 Comments •
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 •
From the BBC News: The Science Museum has cancelled a talk by American DNA pioneer Dr James Watson after he claimed black people were less intelligent than white people...saying his views went "beyond the point of acceptable debate". Skills Minister...
Posted on October 18, 2007 1:48 PM • 9 Comments •
I know I would. So how do you do that? Well, Seed Media Group will help you by matching your donation. The first $15,000 in donations made through the Scienceblogs Challenge will be matched by Seed Media Group through its...
Posted on October 9, 2007 2:01 PM • 0 Comments •
So, I see that sly Dr. Free-Ride is bribing her readers with promises of poems and original artwork from the sprogs and writing blog entries on the topic of their choice if only they will contribute to Donors Choose. Very...
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Posted on October 1, 2007 6:46 PM • 6 Comments •
I wasn't a part of ScienceBlogs yet last June for the first Donors Choose fund-raiser, but I sure am glad to be able to participate this year. If you haven't heard of Donors Choose, here's a quick description: DonorsChoose.org is...
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Posted on October 1, 2007 1:34 PM • 0 Comments •
You must read what Pat has to say about APS's CSWP compiling a list of female-friendly physics departments.
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Posted on August 20, 2007 7:41 PM • 6 Comments •
Oh god, let us never forget the men and their problems.
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Posted on July 31, 2007 9:14 AM • 9 Comments •
Tara at Aetiology has a review of Danica McKellar's new book Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math Without Losing Your Mind Or Breaking A Nail. She also snagged an interview with McKellar which you can find here....
Posted on July 25, 2007 2:19 PM • 9 Comments •
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 •
...young girls especially want to know the ways in which a scientist or engineer has a "normal" life...
Posted on July 19, 2007 3:41 PM • 4 Comments •
Well, the White House finally got around to naming the winners of the 2006 National Medals of Science. Of the 11 winners named, two - count 'em, two! - are actually women! Rita Colwell and Nina Federoff made the cut....
Posted on July 18, 2007 2:32 PM • 6 Comments •
People tend to think Title IX is mainly, or only, about sports.
Posted on July 17, 2007 4:18 PM • 0 Comments •
It's tax deductible!
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Posted on June 27, 2007 4:33 PM • 0 Comments •
Applications are due August 1, 2007.
Posted on June 27, 2007 4:09 PM • 0 Comments •
...negotiation via phone call from the Jersey shore in my bathing suit...
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Posted on June 3, 2007 7:28 PM • 2 Comments •
The key phrase here is "institutional strategies".
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Posted on May 31, 2007 2:12 PM • 2 Comments •
Please don't forget to nominate posts for the 2007 Science Blogging Anthology. I've added an icon to the left sidebar that you can click on (it's the blue "Open Lab 2007" bit just below "nominate posts for") to go to...
Posted on May 24, 2007 6:50 PM • 3 Comments •
Bora has recently noted to me, it is lacking something important.
Posted on May 17, 2007 12:56 PM • 0 Comments •
Maybe Gracie could sit Cathy down for a chat...
Posted on May 14, 2007 5:22 PM • 0 Comments •
She convinced me to retake calculus - which made all the difference.
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Posted on May 12, 2007 11:42 PM • 7 Comments •
Info, resources, network, academic life - it's all good.
Posted on May 4, 2007 7:00 PM • 1 Comments •
Thanks to Skookumchick, there's a new blog carnival in town called Scientiae! This is a blog carnival that compiles posts written about the broad topic of "women in STEM," (STEM=science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and may include posts: stories about...
Posted on February 26, 2007 3:07 PM • 0 Comments •
Absinthe has asked me to do a mirror post of her post on this issue. So, here it is. Several months ago I told you about the Kay Weber v Fremilab lawsuit in my post Class action lawsuits. If you...
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Posted on February 22, 2007 7:12 PM • 0 Comments •
Lots of very practical tips, and a link to the AAUP salary surveys.
Posted on February 22, 2007 5:02 PM • 0 Comments •
I saw a commercial on t.v. the other night for something called the "Gender Knee" so I looked for it on the web and voila! The First and Only Knee Replacement Shaped to Fit a Woman's Anatomy...
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Posted on February 10, 2007 7:49 PM • 6 Comments •
Dr. Free-Ride talked about the need for community and communication as key ingredients for human beings to flourish.
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Posted on January 24, 2007 4:03 PM • 1 Comments •
even if you don't live in North Carolina you'll find some valuable information here.
Posted on January 24, 2007 2:39 PM • 0 Comments •
Everyone says "encourage your daughters to stick with math and science". And you want to do it. You're proud of your daughter, you want her to have every option in the world open to her. But what do you do...
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Posted on January 18, 2007 1:28 PM • 12 Comments •
Catalyst is supporting an online survey of women working for high tech companies and women working for non-tech companies in technical roles.
Posted on January 16, 2007 1:15 PM • 1 Comments •
just like that - shazam! - blog traffic here tripled. Oh Mighty PZ, Zuska salutes you!
Posted on December 6, 2006 9:40 AM • 2 Comments •
Yes, Zuska looks upon this idea and pronounces: Make it so.
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Posted on December 4, 2006 1:36 PM • 74 Comments •
From the WEPAN listserv: The University of Washington has received a grant from the National Science Foundation ADVANCE program (grant SBE-0619159) to offer a series of national leadership workshops for science, engineering, and mathematics department chairs and emerging faculty leaders....
Posted on November 29, 2006 2:16 PM • 1 Comments •
"The dead are speaking to us."
Posted on November 17, 2006 9:10 AM • 0 Comments •
Belonging to a group like MUA just might reduce your daily need to puke on somebody's shoes.
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Posted on November 8, 2006 5:38 PM • 0 Comments •
Every woman in science or engineering should have some sort of support network of fabulous interesting women.
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Posted on November 7, 2006 6:44 PM • 1 Comments •
"...a Black woman warrior poet doing my work - come to ask you, are you doing yours?"
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Posted on October 16, 2006 11:33 PM • 6 Comments •
Jeff Knapp asked what kind of advice would I give to a 14-year-old girl who is showing an interest in neuroscience, taking AP classes, and has articulated an interest in science. As the "1" in the title indicates, I'll be...
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Posted on September 18, 2006 5:43 PM • 11 Comments •
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.
