Dear colleagues, I am sad to report that gross gender differences do exist.
I never felt any sexual bias in undergraduate (University of Chicago) or graduate school (Harvard). However, now in the work place I am shocked at the pay discrimination between sexes. The overwhelming claim is that men "need to support a family" and women... well... Huh? It's disgusting. So if you are a fresh female PhD be EXTREMELY careful about your contract negotiations, talk with your advisors or others before you ever start negotiations as to how to negotiate and never let it leak how much you would like the position. Do your homework! Make sure you aren't being taken advantage of while your male colleagues armed with only a Masters degree, less experience, fewer successes and 1/4 the work of you earn as much or more..... I hope advisors will speak to grauate students about these issues. I think the hiring and negotiation process is too rarely discussed and left to chance. Renee > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Inouye" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU > Subject: Career advice for scientists: the X-gals alliance > Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:36:07 -0500 > > > I'm hoping that women in ecology aren't facing all the > gender-specific barriers mentioned here: > > http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2006/10/2006100201c/careers.html >
