A short clip but interesting as the woman discusses that for her to continue fruitfully in her academic career she is going to have to “prove” she is a good person. How do you prove you are good person? You repeat the mantras – whether they are relevant to your
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We Pivot: White- and Male-Dominated History Perpetuates White, Male Supremacy
If, like me, you don’t recognize these women as household names, you are likely a victim of history education that focuses on males and white people. And while you are likely not a racist misogynist, we all have to do … [Read more]
Continue readingThings Are Good: We Need the Humanities More Than Ever
Over the last decade or so there has been a big push in North America to get students in to STEM education. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are important to study, but they need to be studied alongside the humanities. The push for STEM is a result of the
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Gender Bias in Coding
My chorus of MRA hacks is always on about how great things are for women and often how the wimmenz have it better than dudes. Right. So here again, is an example of what existing while female is like. “A group of computer scientists, when studying the acceptance of contributions on the software […]
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