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Picture a Scientist

February 10, 2021February 10, 2021

Picture a Scientist is a good documentary about the challenges facing women in science.

Tags BIPOC, Boston University, Burks, Clancy, documentary, Hopkins, Marchant, MIT, movie, scientists, Willenbring, women in academia, women in science, women in STEM

Do Female Academics Have to Be Role Models?

December 2, 2019November 5, 2018

We talk a lot about the importance of women and minority academics mentoring students and new faculty. But are we expecting too much of them?

Tags academia, academic culture, academic science, cdnsci, department chair, diversity, equity, inclusion, mentor, minorities, Nobel, Nobel Prize, pay gap, physics, promotion, Role model, women in science, women in STEM

Writing a Book (Part 2)

December 2, 2019May 9, 2018

The past few months have been pretty busy. Then suddenly it all stopped, with the exception of one book review for Science. As I wrote … Read more

Tags Audre Lorde, autobiography, Banff Centre, book, community building, editing, emotion, Faith Kearns, Jan Redford, language, Lou Woodley, memoir, mental health, mountains, relationship building, scicomm, science communication, science writing, sciwri, voice, women in STEM, words, writing

On Power and "Bro Culture" in Academic Science

December 2, 2019October 18, 2017

On the power of language, and the power men hold over women in academic science. *edited 19 Oct to add stats on men being harassed/assaulted … Read more

Tags academic science, bro culture, diversity, equality, fieldwork, harassment, leaky pipeline, media, power, sexual assault, sexual harassment, women in science, women in STEM
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