Archive for the ‘ Gender ’ Category

Math Is Hard!

Not really. I adore math and all its perfect logic. I’ve ranted before about math and smart girls and the general idea that being capable of doing something well has nothing to do with gender, race, sex, or your ass’ ability to sprout wings[ READ MORE ]

UK’s Centre for Longitudinal Studies: ‘When I Grow Up’ Essays From 11-Year-Olds

It’s fascinating to read how clear their plans were at age eleven, and how things turned out when reality hit[ READ MORE ]

Why So Few Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math?

Some don’t even complete their intended degree and switch to something less STEM-oriented. What the heck happens? [ READ MORE ]

Sarah Lawrence College and Def Jam Records

I was out of town this weekend, but, alas, I was not in Bronxville, N.Y, listening with rapt attention to Carmen Ashurst, keynote speaker of the 12th Annual Women’s History Month Conference at Sarah Lawrence College[ READ MORE ]

The Hotness of Geek Barbie

The world order has finally reconciled itself! Barbie no longer thinks “Math class is tough!”[ READ MORE ]

The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing

It’s shocking. I’m overwhelmed with dumbfounded bafflement. How can this be? They went and published an anthology of science writing, and all but three of the authors are of the male persuasion. Is that even possible? Hold on! I’m thinking. I think yes, there’s a staggeringly high chance that this could have occurred. There’s many [ READ MORE ]

Dual Academic Careers Re-Post

Do smarty-pants professor types feel they need a bigger challenge? Was defending their dissertation not enough? All of those years of undergraduate and graduate work, living somewhere near the poverty line, working and striving for those extra letters after their names? Why do obviously intelligent humans do this to themselves? Because they want to spend [ READ MORE ]

Academe in a Bad Economy

Scoring some funding or getting a smidgen of a paycheck in academe is hard enough in a stable economy, but it becomes a turnip-squeezing situation when the economy hits the skids. Female Science Professor has two posts up that explain some of the problems academics are facing, and which crises warrant the most panic. Budget [ READ MORE ]

You Can Kiss My Math Because Smart Girls Are Hot

In honor of Danica McKellar’s new book, Kiss My Math, I’m re-posting my thoughts on the hotness of smart girls below. My daughter doesn’t have math homework yet, but I’ve already staked out helping her with it as my exclusive territory. Fortunately, my husband was a political science major, so he’s totally fine with “letting” [ READ MORE ]

One Last Mommy Bit

I know this has been The Week of the Mommy, but here’s one more bit to ponder and then I promise to be done. This article lays out nicely how difficult it is to find work-life balance. It’s important for melting down parents to read about how everyone else is having an out-of-control moment/day/week/life. Because [ READ MORE ]