When the Massachusetts Institute of Technology acknowledged 12 years ago that it had discriminated against female professors in “subtle but pervasive” ways, it became a national model for addressing gender inequity. Now, an evaluation of those efforts shows substantial progress …
Science is often hard to read. Most people assume that its difficulties are born out of necessity, out of the extreme complexity of scientific concepts, data and analysis. We argue here that complexity of thought need not lead to impenetrability …
This past autumn, I completed my PhD in Neurovascular Genetics. Simultaneous with writing my thesis, I finished the manuscript for my first book, which was handed one month after my PhD defense and is now published by Lulu. During this past year, …
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Successful women know only too well that in any male-dominated profession, we often find ourselves at a distinct disadvantage. We are routinely underestimated, underutilized and even underpaid. Studies show that women need to perform at extraordinarily high levels, just to …
Registration for the Early-Career Scientist Development Workshop held in association with the IUGG Assembly in Melbourne, Australia on Monday, 27 June 2011 is now open at: <http://apecs.is/workshops/iugg-2011/2452-register> The application deadline is April 11th, 2011. Participation is free of charge and …
Marie Tharp Fellowship 2011-2012 ***Application Deadline: March 31, 2011*** Overview: The Earth Institute and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University invite applications for the Marie Tharp Fellowship 2011-2012. This fellowship is part of a greater EI/LDEO effort at promoting the …
New to planning oceanographic field work? Wondering how to request research vessel time? Or to use a submersible or ROV? Needing samples or wire-time to initiate a research project? If so, take part in a “UNOLS Chief Scientist Training Cruise.” …
In this TED talk Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg looks at why a smaller percentage of women than men reach the top of their professions — and offers 3 powerful pieces of advice to women aiming for the C-suite. Watch: Why …
Explanations for women’s under representation in math-intensive fields of science often focus on sex discrimination in grant and manuscript reviewing, interviewing, and hiring. Claims that women scientists suffer discrimination in these arenas rest on a set of studies undergirding policies …
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This article appeared in the July/August issue of the Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/07/the-end-of-men/8135/1/ The End of Men Earlier this year, women became the majority of the workforce for the first time in U.S. history. Most managers are now women too. And for …
