Gender Bias in Academia

From the hastac blog post: “The often unconscious and unintentional biases against women, including in academe, have been well documented in the autobiographical writings of authors such as Audre Lorde, Adrienne Rich, Patricia Williams, and bell hooks. But is the experience they document merely “subjective”?  Several recent social science research studies, using strictly controlled methodologies,…Read more

Science Scene: Internalized gender roles affect STEM performance, attraction

Science Scene: Internalized gender roles affect STEM performance, attraction [excerpt] When Cady Heron failed calculus in order to impress her crush, Aaron Samuels, in the film “Mean Girls,” she showed how detrimental internalized gender roles can be. Men often dislike when women outsmart them in traditionally male-dominated tasks, such as math or other analytical activities,…Read more

Front Range Workshop Success!

Front Range PROGRESS Workshop Success! October 10-11, 2015 Fifty three first and second year undergraduate women from five different schools in Colorado and Wyoming spent the weekend in Estes Park learning about their own strengths, career paths in earth and environmental sciences, meeting mentors, and forming a peer network that will hopefully support them through…Read more