Last week we mentioned that unconscious bias can affect academic hiring decisions. Today, we’re following up with a look at an amazing brochure on combating discrimination in academic hiring. This brochure (PDF) was put together by the Women in Science & Engineering Leadership Institute at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. This document should be [...]
Harriet Washington’s book Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans From Colonial Times to the Present came out earlier this year. We learned about the book from a fascinating review by Alondra Nelson in the Washington Post in January. The thesis of the book is straightforward, according to Nelson. Washington enumerates [...]
Most male scientists don’t try to be sexist. They would like to support their female colleagues, but may not know what would help. Laura L. Mays Hoopes has an article the website of The Scientist with her advice for men in science to improve the climate for women. The article is focused on things that [...]
In January, Paul Thacker of Inside Higher Ed had an article on the representation of women and minorities in science and engineering, using data from the Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology biennial report on Professional Women and Minorities. (This report is worth looking it - it was released in November 2006, and contains [...]