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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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How Do Blogs Help Recruit Women and Minorities in the Geosciences?
Category: Announcements
UPDATE: Pat Campbell has asked that if you did take the survey initially when it was returning 404 errors, and you subsequently re-took it, drop her an email and she will send you cookies! She has promised to send cookies...
Posted by Zuska at 2:31 PM • 6 Comments •
Zuska's Outreach Project For D00dly D00ds
Category: Announcements
I'm thinking that maybe we need to spend a little more time talking to/with/for the d00dly d00ds.
Posted by Zuska at 11:59 AM • 14 Comments •
What Should a 20-year-old Proto-Feminist Guy Be Reading?
Category: Manly Men
I'm not suggesting we baby them and spoon feed them every bit of information they need to have. Just sayin', I didn't come to my gloriously enlightened feminist state all on my own.
Posted by Zuska at 2:22 PM • 71 Comments •
Help Dr. Isis raise money for a scholarship - go visit!
Category: Announcements
Text and title shamelessly stolen from Sciencewomen, I have no time to write, am at mom's again. Dr. Isis has decided to donate the funds from her blog traffic to fund a scholarship for undergraduate research, and has gotten the...
Posted by Zuska at 12:44 AM • 1 Comments •
It's Difficult To Talk About Diversity When You Feel Ignorant And Are Afraid To Give Offense
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?
Posted by Zuska at 4:17 PM • 4 Comments •
An Example of On-The-Spot Networking/Mentoring
Category: Positive Actions
Senior people: Mentoring and expanding the networks of junior people is part of your job!
Posted by Zuska at 6:25 PM • 0 Comments •
Seed's "Rightful Place" Project
Category: Ministry of Science and Culture
Perhaps you have noticed our newly redesigned front page, and on that page, a link to the Rightful Place Project. In his inaugural address, President Obama promised to restore science to its "rightful place". Seed Media Group is starting a...
Posted by Zuska at 6:15 PM • 1 Comments •
Good Topics for Future Research - And How You Find Them
Category: Daily Struggles
How do you select a Good Topic for Future Research?
Posted by Zuska at 6:12 PM • 25 Comments •
Earth Science, With Kids
Category: Daily Struggles
Ovaries of stone, those ladies have!
Posted by Zuska at 10:21 PM • 1 Comments •
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