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A reader writes:
Dear Female Science Professor,
Maybe you had this topic before on your Blog but I was wondering if you do also frequently receive offers to occupy leading positions “because you are a woman.” I am a female science professor at an institution with few female professors – in fact I think we are far less than 10%. This is …

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In my November contribution to the “Catalyst” section of The Chronicle of Higher Education, I wrote about how I typically deal with some rather minor instances of being insulted — specifically as a woman — in a professional context. I have written about this topic here in the blog as well, so I was not surprised by the various responses.
In …

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OK, OK, yes I saw the stupid “Futures” story(?) titled Womanspace inNature in late September, I read the comments (many of which are great), and I agree that Nature should not have published this thing, not just because it is offensive, but because it is bad — bad writing, bad story, bad way to crank up traffic on the site — …

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From an essay in the The Chronicle of Higher Education, titled Academic English Is Not a Club I Want to Join.
I can’t use women as role models because they are not like me. We think differently. What motivated me to go to graduate school was different from what seems to have motivated many tenured …

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In days of yore, when I was in graduate school, I was asked by a senior professor whether I was in graduate school because I couldn’t find anyone to marry me.
According to a recent e-mail message from a reader, some professors are still asking young women questions about their education/career decisions in the context of …

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Below is a slightly edited excerpt from a recent e-mail from a reader. Some details have been generalized to make the scenario a bit more.. general.
I’m a 30-something Physical Science PhD. I finished my PhD a few years ago, just before my middle child was born. Since then I have been primarily a stay-at-home mom, but I have remained …

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In response to a letter from a young female doctor who is having trouble being respected by the older women staff members in the medical office in which she works, Slate advice columnist “Dear Prudence” ends her advice with this statement:
And remember, while sexism may never be completely eradicated, despite …