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attackeng.jpg 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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The place where I come from...is a small town. Coalfields of the Appalachian Mountains

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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.

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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.

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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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But Plumber Chicks Are HAWT!

Category: Gratuitous Sexism

Hawt women want it - all the time - even when they're working!

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Exercising Your Privilege In Front of The Unwashed Masses

Category: Naming Experience

If you are a U.S. student about to walk on campus this fall as a graduate student, think for a minute what your fellow international students have gone through just to get to the same place that you are.

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New Book on African American Women in Science

Category: Naming Experience

" 'They looked at us like we were not supposed to be scientists,' says one young African American girl, describing one openly hostile reaction she encountered in the classroom."

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How Many U.S. Counties Today Provide Abortion Services?

Category: Burns My Shorts

See if you can figure out...the answer to the blog post question.

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Fashion Critic Metes Out Faux-Science Smackdown!

Category: Blog I Am Reading Today

Mmmm...now this is my kinda fashion blog!

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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?

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First Diversity in Science Carnival is Up!

Category: Announcements

It's up and available for reading, people! Go over and enjoy at Urban Science Adventures! This carnival celebrates the people of science and engineering - those who innovate, invent, research, teach, and reach out. This Blog Carnival tells the stories...

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Race and Biomedical Research: Two New Books

Category: Race Matters

I found out about both of these courtesy of the Chronicle Review Note Bene/New Books in Print feature. Both look extremely interesting....

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New Books of Interest

Category: Why Aren't You Reading This?

I found out about these two books from the Chronicle Review; haven't read either one, but they looked interesting and some of you may want to check them out. Stuck in the Shallow End: Education, Race, and Computing by Jane...

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PC vs Mac: Race and Gender in Advertising

Category: Geekalicious

Mac commercials depend upon the stereotype of the PC user as a geeky un-cool white dude.

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