This is a story about Subfield A, Subfield B, and the differences between them. It’s a story about how slightly different subfields of science can have surprisingly different work climates. The background is this: we here at Dr. Medusa have scientific roots in two subfields that are quite different for women. Subfield A is my [...]
The December Scientiae carnival has now been posted; this month’s theme is transcending the debate on women in science. We haven’t had time to read all the entries yet, but they look great.
If you’re a women in science, you probably have times when you become very sick of thinking, reading, hearing, or talking about anything specifically related to women in science. You cry to yourself, “When, when, when will it end?”, while wailing and gnashing your teeth. Well, we can’t tell you when it will end. But we [...]