Source: www.theguardian.com/film/2015/sep/27/sexism-film-industry-stories Quotes: “The director is considered the general, and just like in the military, they still can’t picture anyone not born with the Y chromosome with that title. The industry still insists on telling most stories from a male point
Guardian: 67% of Europeans don’t believe women have the skills to be scientists
Source: http://www.theguardian.com/women-in-leadership/2015/sep/24/67-of-europeans-dont-believe-women-have-the-skills-to-be-scientists Source of source: http://www.loreal.com/media/press-releases/2015/sep/the-loreal-foundation-unveils-the-results-of-its-exclusive-international-study Quote: “Based on the responses recorded in the study, it would seem that overall 67% of Europeans think that women do not possess the required skill set in order to achieve high-level scientific positions (the
NYTimes: A Toxic Work World
A Toxic Work World by Anne-Marie Slaughter | The New York Times | September 18, 2015 September 18, 2015 “This looks like a “women’s problem,” but it’s not. It’s a work problem — the problem of an antiquated and broken
BBC: Ada Lovelace: Letters shed light on tech visionary
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-34243042 Quote: “Perhaps Ada’s greatest talent was the way she combined an understanding of mathematics with a vivid and “poetic” imagination. She was the forerunner not of today’s coders and hackers, but of the visionaries who imagine how the
Guardian: Three things holding women back at work
Quote: Ever looked around a boardroom and wondered where all the women are? Me too. The reality is that while the number of women on FTSE boards has nearly doubled over the past four years, and there are countless studies
Guardian: The Guilt of Quitting Sexist Workplaces
Source: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/aug/24/guilt-quitting-sexist-workplaces-discrimination-women Quote: “This autumn marks five years since the Equality Act was passed – an all-encompassing bill taking in older acts concerning pay, race, gender and disability discriminations – making our right to work free from prejudice enshrined in
New Republic: Gender Bias Plagues Academia, Especially in STEM
Source: www.newrepublic.com/article/122466/gender-bias-plagues-academia Studies, mentioned in article, revealing unconscious bias: Linguistic comparison of letters of recommendation:ds“recommendations … tended to include descriptors of ability for male applicants, such as “standout,” but refer to the work ethic of the women, rather than their
THE: Sexism: pervasive in the academy?
Source: www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/sexism-pervasive-in-the-academy Quote: “The rhetoric of equal opportunities, the legislation against sexual harassment and gender discrimination and the replacement of the metaphor of the glass ceiling with the one of the “sticky door” (a term used recently by Nemat Shafik,
Telegraph: Sexism in the Workplace used by Men to Bond
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/11758421/Sexism-in-the-workplace-is-used-by-men-to-bond-says-academic.html Quotes: Sexism in the workplace is used by men “as a bonding experience”, an academic and expert on gender at work has said. Paula Nicolson, emeritus professor of health and social care at Royal Holloway University, has also
BusinessInsider: The 15 most amazing women in science today
Source: uk.businessinsider.com/coolest-women-in-science-2015-7 1. Cori Bargmann is uncovering the causes of neurological conditions such as Alzheimer’s and autism. 2. Cynthia Kenyon is developing ways to help us live longer and healthier lives.3. Elizabeth Holmes developed a groundbreaking blood test that will