Posts tagged “Discrimination”
Rebecca Solnit on men on ladies having opinions
It is a fact universally acknowledged that a woman in possession of an opinion must be in want of a correction. Well, actually, no it isn’t, but who doesn’t Rebecca Solnit on Literary Hub Rebecca Solnit is better at explaining things than I am.
You aren’t clever. You’re pedantic.
If I say something about math or stats or programming, I can look forward to getting well-actually-ed by a guy. This is especially common on the internet but happens rather often in non-screen mediated interactions, too. It seems that if I don’t copy my point straight out of a textbook, it’s so wrong they must […]
Why low pay for trainees is a feminist issue
Scientists get paid like shit in grad school and things don’t improve much when you’re a post doc. This pushes women (and men – but mostly women) who want families out of science. Just listen to the brilliant Claudia Alexander lay it out. “I was never able to find the right mix of work and […]