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Were not actually paranoid: everyone really is out to get us.Last week at Science and Shopping, the UCL-based women in science networking group, we had a special guest presentation from Virginia Valian, Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Linguistics,...

With the inauguration of an administration avowedly committed to Science as the grand elixir for the nations economic, environmental and psycho-reputational woes, a number of scientists say that now is the time to tackle a chronic conundrum of their beloved...

These may be of interest to readers of this blog:A new web resource, that's really a catalog of many resources:[Ruta Sevo has] posted about 100 recommended resources on women in science and engineering, organized into small chunks, calling it "10 x 10 List."...

Between the holidays, getting ready for ScienceOnline09, and reading Anathem (which will probably result in a post) I've really gotten behind in posting here. I've also been spending a lot of time reading other people's posts. I don't know if it's because people...

Here's what visits and visitors to Women in Science looked like in 2008:Most Visited Posts1. Pardis Sabeti: Cool Super-Scientist2. First Korean Astronaut Yi So-Yeon3. Scientiae Carnival: Fools and Foolishness4. Virologist Francoise Barre-Sinoussi5. Invisible...

According to Nature news Matthias Kleiner is cited as This low percentage of women [in professorships] is a scandal for German science, and at the same time its a waste of intellectual resources. The percentage of women in science is not a waste of intellectual...

Every week or so, someone asks yours truly to weigh in on women in science. I have. Including a couple of times here. But like Britney's career, the subject keeps making a comeback... How do we break through that glass ceiling, defy expectations, and succeed...

Some of women in science-related blog posts and articles I've been reading the past few weeks, but never got around to blogging:Life as a Woman ScientistThere have been a bunch of interesting posts at the Praxis "academic life" blog carnival. Both Praxis #4...

From WiSE (Women in Science and Engineering) of Duke:WiSE is partnering with ScienceOnline'09, a national science blogging and communication conference, to host a Triangle-wide networking event for women scientists, engineers, educators, researchers, science...

There's currently a holiday sale at The National Academies Press, with select books discounted 50%. Included in the sale is Nobel Prize Women in Science: Their Lives, Struggles, and Momentous Discoveries by Sharon Bertsch McGrayne. The description: Since 1901...