Women Paid Poorly, Men Behaving Badly - What Else Is New?
Hmmm...makes you wonder why exactly he's so anxious to have this official proclamation of his innocence.Posted on November 7, 2008 6:22 PM • 6 Comments •
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Sex Discrimination:
A Reply to Dr. Isis
Just because I subscribe to a grim view of reality doesn't mean I think that reality is unchangeable.Posted on September 24, 2008 3:42 PM • 30 Comments •
It's SO Not Fair For You Women To Hang Out Together!
The womanist is "not a separatist, except periodically, for health".Posted on August 5, 2008 12:04 AM • 27 Comments •
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 •
It's That Time Of Year Again
"But we can't have the NAS lowering its standards just to admit women/minorities!"Posted on April 30, 2008 1:16 PM • 12 Comments •
The Reproduction of Sexism
For a long time now, I have not been what you would call a believer in progress. That is, I do not think things are bound to improve in the gender equity arena. I think we are in the middle...Posted on April 30, 2008 11:22 AM • 10 Comments •
Gender Bias in Particle Physics: A Statistical Analysis
UPDATE: After posting this entry, I found out that the paper I discussed here is not actually slated at this time to be published in a peer-reviewed journal; it is merely available as a preprint. Nevertheless, I hear that the...Posted on April 17, 2008 7:23 PM • 40 Comments •
Weber v. Fermilab - An Update
I've mentioned Kay Weber and her lawsuit against Fermilab on this blog before. Sherry Towers forwarded an email to me that gives an update on Kay's situation:...Posted on April 3, 2008 6:00 PM • 4 Comments •
Links for 3-4-2008
Janet Stemwedel has a lengthy, informative, interesting post on that eternally troublesome question: When in my graduate career should I have a baby? After reading it, I am put in mind of that New Yorker cartoon with the guy on...Posted on March 4, 2008 9:59 PM • 2 Comments •
Quantitative Data Show the Dearth of Women on Science and Engineering Faculties
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 •
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 •
How To Get Published in Nature: Try Not To Be Female
Well, I guess if it only benefits women it isn't "beneficial".Posted on February 14, 2008 6:07 PM • 29 Comments •
Twenty Years Of Sexual Harassment (and other news)
Science policy, 20 years of sexual harassment, French women students as prostitutes: a round-up of stuff from the Chronicle: Dan Greenburg of Brainstorm complains that the U.S. has no national science policy. Some commenters say "that's a good thing". Over...Posted on February 1, 2008 2:43 PM • 3 Comments •
Bad Advice On Dealing With Harassment From An Associate Dean
Here we are in 2007, and you can be an associate dean at a prestigious institution of higher education, and still be completely clueless about campus sexual harassment policy and its legal implications.Posted on November 1, 2007 3:15 PM • 9 Comments •
Scholarships for "Special" People
Chem Blog needs some serious shoe-puking.Posted on September 27, 2007 11:55 AM • 22 Comments •
The Authorities: Always Looking Out For Women
Potential academic rapists, take note: if you want to get off with just the minor inconvenience of house arrest, make sure to portray yourself as doing research of immense "societal value".Posted on September 12, 2007 4:01 PM • 4 Comments •
Gender Equity and the Poor Disadvantaged Men
It's enough to make one weep.Posted on September 11, 2007 4:23 PM • 15 Comments •
Men [Sick]
Scientist, you see , actually means "men of science".Posted on August 19, 2007 8:36 PM • 14 Comments •
Nature Sticks One Toe In the Early 20th Century
...physicists are studying how Nature has managed to warp the space-time continuum...Posted on August 16, 2007 7:54 PM • 22 Comments •
Title IX and Your Toilets
who knew???Posted on August 16, 2007 5:39 PM • 23 Comments •
Costly Sex Discrimination Puts University Administrators In The Hot Seat
Yes, yes, because lawsuits are the one and only measure of how much gender discrimination is going on at your universityPosted on July 25, 2007 2:59 PM • 2 Comments •
Title IX and Women's Success
People tend to think Title IX is mainly, or only, about sports.Posted on July 17, 2007 4:18 PM • 0 Comments •
The Price of Bias
I long for the days when I can stop reporting about women being groped in laboratories.Posted on July 17, 2007 3:56 PM • 3 Comments •
But She's So Cute!
Maybe this is why there's such a strong myth that hot women don't do science.Posted on June 29, 2007 5:18 PM • 5 Comments •
An Update
It's either this, or all gardening and no blogging.Posted on June 19, 2007 5:23 PM • •
"I Support Gender Equity In Principle..."
Go right ahead, discriminate your hearts out.Posted on June 11, 2007 6:38 PM • 63 Comments •
The Playing Field Will Never Be Equal: Gender Equity For Physicists
Everything can be blamed on the kids!Posted on June 6, 2007 8:55 PM • 73 Comments •
Kirk and Scotty (But Not Uhura) Play With "Rick"
It sucks to see the press doing gender bias work for the physicists.Posted on May 7, 2007 11:01 PM • 15 Comments •
NAS Deigns to Admit 9 Women This Year
They don't even track data on minority membership.Posted on May 4, 2007 5:39 PM • 11 Comments •
Sexual Harassment: A Question of Power
It's like tomcats spraying to mark their territory.Posted on April 6, 2007 2:40 PM • 8 Comments •
Letter to AAUW in Support of Kay Weber
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...Posted on February 22, 2007 7:12 PM • 0 Comments •
Gender Schemas and Unequal Pay
This is the second of three discussion posts for Week 1 of Feminist Theory and the Joy of Science. You can find all posts for this course by going to the archives and clicking on "Joy of Science" under in...Posted on February 12, 2007 6:42 PM • 7 Comments •
The X-Gals on Motherhood and ChildCare
The link is not between productivity and having children. It's between productivity and child care.Posted on December 6, 2006 10:43 AM • 3 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 • 40 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 •
Methods of Prohibition
you wouldn't expect that dogturd of a man to be sexually abusing herPosted on November 20, 2006 4:18 PM • 2 Comments •
How To Suppress Women's Science and Engineering
She didn't do science. (But if it's clear she did the deed...)Posted on November 20, 2006 2:05 PM • 8 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 •
Michael Issues a Gender Equity Challenge!
Regular reader and blogger Michael Anes wrote to tell me: I haven't heard any Scienceblogging on the gender equity report issued this morning and profiled on the Chronicle? Did you check it out?...My post and challenge is here -- I'd...Posted on November 2, 2006 4:05 PM • 5 Comments •
Censorship
Well, I'll never work in academia again after those last two posts. I suppose if my migraines ever get under control I can always go back to industry. Pharma is always desperate for experienced medical writers and they pay better...Posted on October 25, 2006 1:18 PM • 13 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 •
What's Wrong With the Nobel?
I can think of no better way to describe the process than to quote N. David Mermin's delightfully damning essay, "What's Wrong With These Prizes"...
Posted on October 6, 2006 5:50 PM • 12 Comments •
This Is So Easy...
From the Ask a Science Blogger feature...The 2006 Nobel Laureates will be announced on Monday, October 2. Any early guesses as to who this year's honorees will be?... I'm thinking...I'm thinking...yes, it's coming to me...the winners will be... ... ......Posted on October 3, 2006 2:36 PM • 34 Comments •
This is The Patriarchy: When Talking to the Master, Speak in a Civil Tone
Ostensible allies who can't do much more than be nice are sometimes more frustrating and difficult to deal with than outright obnoxious sexist bastards; with them, at least, it's pretty clear where you stand.
Posted on September 15, 2006 5:59 PM • 26 Comments •
A Hard Doom
Women scientists and engineers are swimming - and choking - in the effluent from the discrimination factories.
Posted on September 6, 2006 5:36 PM • 4 Comments •
