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FairerScience Webblog · 1d ago

Lego for girls: hardware-hacker style. We can make it happen

So have you ever seen the Lego kits designed for girls? Hope not- it's not a pretty thing. Oh wait they are pretty-in pink-with friends, gardens, cafes and beauty shops. BTW Kate Bacus wrote a great post about this entitled...
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FairerScience Webblog · 4d ago

Talking About Race, Gender and Mentoring

Several months ago two friends, one younger and Black, the other older and White, started talking about race (guess which one I am). Both of us have PhDs and share a passion for science and a commitment to diversity. The...
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FairerScience Webblog · 3W ago

What the heck is going on here?

The American Society of Engineering Education says the percentage of undergrad engineering degrees that went to women hit a 15-year low in 2009 at 17.8 percent. The Association of American Medical Colleges finds that the percentage of medical school applicants...
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FairerScience Webblog · 4W ago

wh00t!

Senate Appropriations Bill Conference Report (4/19 ) page 111. The Committee is also committed to growing the STEM workforce by attracting broader participation from all underrepresented groups in STEM fields. The Committee directs NSF to maintain Research in Disabilities Education...
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FairerScience Webblog · 1M ago

STANDS BY MODERN GIRLS. Mrs. Pankhurst Says They Are Better Than Their Grandmothers.

LONDON, April 20, 1926 . - While many are critical of modern girls, Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, suffragette, thinks they are a great improvement over their grandmothers. Writing in today's Evening News she says: "The girl of today plays outdoor...
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FairerScience Webblog · 2M ago

Happy Pi Day

It's Pi Day. Enjoy...
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FairerScience Webblog · 2M ago

The Flame Challenge

Alan Alda is asking us to answer the question, "What's a flame?", in a way that an 11 year old will understand and perhaps even enjoy. All entries will be judged by a group of 11 year olds (my favorite...
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FairerScience Webblog · 2M ago

Black History Month (one day late)

FairerScience friend Andrea at PhD for Life posted Diversity in Science Carnival #13: Black History Month--Celebrating Black Scientists Past, Present and Future last night. It's a good read with lots if interesting information and resources. Go check it out....
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FairerScience Webblog · 2M ago

You Didn’t Thank Me For Punching You in the Face

I know I don't use what grandson Seth calls "swears" here and I know I don't steal or share (depending on your point of view) other people's blogs, but this is way too important to FairerScience friends to just include...
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FairerScience Webblog · 3M ago

Andrea and Pat

Andrea over at PhD for Life and I have been having a series of semi-structured conversations about academia and about race. Periodically we're planning to cross post on what we've been thinking and talking about. The following is our first...
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