Thanks for having me
When I said that I would be around for about ten days, I was apparently not paying close attention to the guest-blogging schedule Jill sent out. It turns out my guest-blogging stint is up! I would like to thank Jill for inviting me to write here, and Piny and Zuzu for sharing their space. But [...]
...read moreEncouraging girls in science and technology
In response to my introductory post, a few people commented that they were looking forward to my posts on the topic of women in the sciences and engineering, as they know girls or young women who show aptitude and interest in science and they wanted to know how to encourage them. My first couple of [...]
...read morePink or blue?
When I was born, they looked at me and said, What a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy. And when you were born, they looked at you and said, What a good girl, what a what a smart girl, what a pretty girl. We’ve got these chains that hang around our [...]
...read moreThe Leaky Pipeline and me
In my department here at Big Name University, 30% of students receiving undergraduate degrees are women. 15% of students receiving master’s degrees are women, and 7% of doctoral students. I’m not sure what the numbers are for assistant professors hired, and for professors given tenure, but I’m sure they follow the same pattern. At every [...]
...read moreBirth fears
Sometime in December I expect to push a human being out of my vagina. Am I afraid? I’m a little afraid of complications. Premature labour, pre-eclampsia, shoulder dystocia… those are all somewhat frightening things. I’m not at all afraid of the pain; I’m pretty sure I’ll be able to handle it. I’m planning an unmedicated, [...]
...read moreAsk a stupid question…
The New York Times asks: Is the “Mom Job” really necessary? “Necessary?” They’re asking if elective plastic surgery (a tummy tuck, breast lift, and liposuction) is a requirement? Are women’s bodies, especially mothers’ bodies, so flawed in our current culture that we are now required to pay thousands of dollars to be allowed to be [...]
...read moreSexism in our Everyday Professional Lives
One of the roles I think feminist blogs can play in our lives is what the “Women’s Libbers” liked to call “Consciousness Raising.” While the phrase evokes a coven of Farrah-Fawcett-haired women in an avocado and harvest-gold living room, I think the concept still has feminist legs. In short, we tell our stories about living [...]
...read moreIntroduction
I’m Dr. Confused and I’m a rocket scientist. That’s not quite true. I haven’t done any work on rockets, though I am probably relatively close to qualified to do so. I have a Doctorate of Philosophy in Aerospace Engineering. I work more on the “aero” side of things than the “space” side. As part of [...]
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