The Proper Way To Be A Woman In Science
The problem, you see, is that women aren't really allowed to be ANYTHING in science.Posted on November 14, 2008 9:02 AM • 70 Comments •
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The place where I come from...is a small town. Coalfields of the Appalachian Mountains
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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The Real Geek Goddesses:
Earth Science, With Kids
Ovaries of stone, those ladies have!Posted on November 11, 2008 10:21 PM • 1 Comments •
April Scientiae Is Here!
That's some writing after Zuska's own heart!Posted on April 7, 2008 6:08 PM • 3 Comments •
Mars Is Good For Women In Science!
it is indeed refreshing to read about a positive workplace transformation for a change!Posted on February 29, 2008 11:55 PM • 4 Comments •
The Original "Computers"
Just yesterday I posted information about a new resource on recruiting women and girls into information technology. Ironically, the same day American Public Media ran this story about Jean Bartik, one of the original "computers". Yesterday in San Francisco, Apple...Posted on January 17, 2008 4:48 PM • 2 Comments •
Celebrating Our Geekiness
I found the link to this video over at She's Such a Geek! - thanks, Charlie! Listen to one female geek's response to reading the book. I particular loved her saying that the "she" in "She's Such a Geek!" should...Posted on September 11, 2007 2:30 PM • 1 Comments •
Computer Science Community Stunned By Discovery Of A Competent Woman
She only had to wait until she was 75, and retired for 4 years, to be honored for her work.Posted on February 23, 2007 2:37 PM • 8 Comments •
What a True Geekstress Looks Like
I wish I had a circuit-board corset like Ellen Spertus.Posted on February 15, 2007 7:16 PM • 8 Comments •
Some January Birthdays
After all, the world is lucky to have you! And science is lucky to have you. Don't ever forget that.Posted on January 24, 2007 4:55 PM • 4 Comments •
Happy Birthday, Grace!
I'm one day late getting to this, but... ...Penny posted this comment on Let's All Have a Party! Posting this on the centenary of Grace Murray Hopper, born 9 December 1906. Math PhD from Yale in 1934, taught at Vassar...Posted on December 10, 2006 3:32 PM • 0 Comments •
The Madame Curie of Machine Tools
Women like Kate Gleason can remind you that women have always loved technologyPosted on November 29, 2006 6:08 PM • 6 Comments •
Professor of the Year Donna C. Boyd
"The dead are speaking to us."Posted on November 17, 2006 9:10 AM • 0 Comments •
Dr. Sexy Tells All
Geek boys also understood that they could use homework to hit on geek girls. I didn't recognize this form of courtship at first.Posted on November 10, 2006 1:21 PM • 7 Comments •
She's Such a Geek Blog
You have not lived until you've seen a bra with a voltmeter-ammeter panel.Posted on November 7, 2006 9:42 PM • 0 Comments •
An Old Woman's Reply to A Young Woman
I am, in truth, a dangerous old woman.
Posted on August 30, 2006 11:59 AM • 10 Comments •
Val Henson - IT Goddess
Val has...posted an incredibly funny photo essay entitled "Val Henson meets the Honeywell H316 Kitchen Computer" and I swear to god, you could not make up stuff as funny as this piece of futuristic technology from the past.
Posted on August 30, 2006 12:56 AM • 1 Comments •
