Hello,
As a mother of 2 small children (2 and 5), I have very limited available
time but I have been trying to follow the thread. Mostly what I have issues
with ends up being addressed by someone else and so I have kept aside. But
there are two things that seem to have been missed:
(1) "supportive
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Firstly, I would like to sincerely thank each and every one of you who
replied (publicly and/or privately) to this question I posed on the
listserv:
What I would like to ask the group is whether, in your experience, older
women (e.g. age 40) are less likely to be accepted into PhD programs than
s
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I find it interesting that the comparison people are making is between
men and women pursuing their careers. To bring home the cultural bias
for everyone I think that it might be useful to compare how stay at home
fathers (those who are primary child care providers for a family) are
dealt with
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Dear Ecolog-ers,
Relatively recent literature lists Radiant Color Co. of Richmond,
Calif., as the source for fluorescent powder used to track small
mammals in field settings. That company's contact info. is now a
deadend -- perhaps they were acquired by another company? Does
anyone have t
Sustainability Across the Curriculum Leadership Workshop
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Fire Ecology Specialist Position
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Tall Timbers Research Station (Tallahassee, Florida) is seeking a field
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The Institute for Environmental Modeling at the University of
Tennessee invites applicants for a 4-day workshop to be held in the
Spring of 2007 titled:
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This four-day workshop will be held APRIL 11-14, 2007 at the
University of Tennessee
Dr. John Drake at the University of Georgia's Institute of Ecology is
seeking highly qualified graduate students to pursue a PhD in Ecology,
starting in the Summer or Fall of 2007. Research in our lab focuses on
population dynamics in experimental systems, infectious disease ecology, and
ecology of
I have the feeling that we have run into a dead end in this discussion. As
Cara Lin points out, women on the list have been describing their
experiences, but I think the men are trying to identify the scope of the
problem and talk about what can be done about it. Given that some women have
comp
A PhD position is available at the University of Salzburg in a project
examining metacommunity
dynamics in laboratory experiments using a protist model system. The project
is focused on how
predation, disturbance and the degree of connectance interact in linked
communities to regulate
divers
The Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) announces the availability of
undergraduate student fellowships for travel to attend the annual SWS
meeting â June 10-15, 2007 in Sacramento, California. SWS is committed to
increasing diversity in its membership and is offering full travel
fellowships and
Maybe the post was a bit exaggerated, the general line is clear, and
that is that what women experience differs from what men see.
Kim
William Silvert wrote:
> I am surprised at this interpretation of the postings. As I recall, no
> male poster stated "that gender bias does not exist" although
Lest anyone think that there is no evidence for widespread gender bias
aside from a handful of personal experiences, here is the link for the
recent NAS report on this issue (this report does offer possible
solutions). I realize that it is not ecology-specific, but I don't see
any reason wh
I am surprised at this interpretation of the postings. As I recall, no male
poster stated "that gender bias does not exist" although some, such as Gary
Grossman, felt that the degree of discrimination had been exaggerated. As
for the men who said that "maternity/paternity leave should not pose a
Because I am trying to work on a manuscript, I have been restraining
myself from returning to this Listserv since my initial posting last week,
which presumably started this whole procreation-environment debate.
However, seeing Edward's comments just compels me to respond.
On Sat, 4 Nov 2006 0
Thank you, Anita, for this summary. I was noticing the same pattern:
the women describing their experience and the men classifying this
experience as anecdotal and asking for studies. Where there are
studies, I appreciate seeing them. When each generation of women
scientists experiences bias
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