This is part three in my three-part series on being a woman in a male-dominated profession. See here for a post musing about why some fields are still so male-dominated, and here for what I see as a welcome change… Continue Reading
After writing a post on why some academic fields are still male-dominated, it occurs to me that there are a few other things I want to say about what it’s like to be a woman in a male-dominated field. So… Continue Reading
After graduating college, I worked for a bit, then went into grad school for an MA in a field in the humanities. About 60% of the grad students there were female. I have no stats on that field, but I… Continue Reading
I’ve been teaching undergrads now for seven years (with a semester off here and there for maternity leave). A semester has not gone by when I haven’t noodled around with some property of my teaching or other. I’ve been super-strict,… Continue Reading
Here’s a lovely op-ed that speaks clearly to my experience, and with whose basic premise I have some disagreement. The writer, Patricia Bauer, is the mother of a daughter with special needs. She argues against abortion for reason of disability. (Reading… Continue Reading
With one hand I (implicitly) praise the Gopnik family, with the other I take it away. Rarely do I have the pleasure of reading a piece in the popular press that overlaps with my area of expertise, is completely fatuous,… Continue Reading
Time Magazine deliberately started an uproar with its cover photo of a woman confrontationally breastfeeding (seriously, if you can breastfeed confrontationally, she’s doing it) a preschooler. And so the backlash against attachment parenting begins. The article is behind a pay… Continue Reading
A few years ago, the New Republic published an essay demonstrating that David Sedaris had lied in many of his recounted stories of his own life, both in his books and on his appearances on This American Life. I remember… Continue Reading
They said we shouldn’t grow broccoli and brussels sprouts from seed. Average last frost in this area is April 29th, they said, so keep plants indoors until then. Don’t just throw cut up supermarket strawberries under some dirt and expect… Continue Reading
Next week is my kid’s Ridiculously Rare Syndrome Awareness Week (NB: not its real name). My guess: you probably still will not have heard of it after the week is over. But they have been doing a surprisingly good job… Continue Reading