tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923282658637824205.comments2024-02-24T01:37:39.585-08:00InBabyAttachModeInBabyAttachModehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07895094545069682233noreply@blogger.comBlogger706125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923282658637824205.post-20211499777518301962014-07-30T18:55:17.821-07:002014-07-30T18:55:17.821-07:00NIH intramural postdocs get 8 weeks full pay, both...NIH intramural postdocs get 8 weeks full pay, both male and female. Actual full time employees don't get this perk, but they get paid a decent salary...Mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985623519475243876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923282658637824205.post-66490131511432900292014-04-05T23:12:35.345-07:002014-04-05T23:12:35.345-07:00Great blog post mama!! In the uk mamas tend to tak...Great blog post mama!! In the uk mamas tend to take nine months of leave for each baby (at least), due to maternity pay/leave legislation. I took seven months for my first and a year for my second and now I have opted to work part time. I'm losing much more footing in the publishing game and I will probably only opt to go full time in several years. But still, as you say, this is only a tiny part of thirty odd years of work xjclmellorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01298312300079472967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923282658637824205.post-78221453494565580592014-02-06T16:13:40.894-08:002014-02-06T16:13:40.894-08:00I cried in the lab today, and then laughed, and th...I cried in the lab today, and then laughed, and then cried again. I forgot to put a baffle in the fish tank before putting my fish back on the system, and I returned to find them on the floor, they'd jumped to their death. This is my first lab rotation, and I was appalled at how much of an idiot I was, and sad that my data was dead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923282658637824205.post-34669353930517851802014-01-28T16:10:54.827-08:002014-01-28T16:10:54.827-08:00Very good point! And congrats on your impending ba...Very good point! And congrats on your impending baby! Can I add that I'm just a little jealous of people who can choose between more than one fellowship...InBabyAttachModehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07895094545069682233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923282658637824205.post-1758683415060034112014-01-28T13:36:37.950-08:002014-01-28T13:36:37.950-08:00I also found it useful to look at policies for fel...I also found it useful to look at policies for fellowships when I was applying/deciding on accepting a fellowship. I was very lucky and ended up getting a fellowship that has a much more generous leave policy than my university's, so that I'm ending up with up to 12 weeks of paid leave (for my baby that's due any day!) instead of the 6 weeks half paid (per CA law) + 6 weeks unpaid (through FMLA) that I could've gotten with the default university policy. If you're lucky enough to end up deciding between multiple fellowships, it's worth looking to see how their leave policies vary.UC postdocnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923282658637824205.post-45815010172240156512014-01-28T05:52:09.268-08:002014-01-28T05:52:09.268-08:00Yes that's very good advice as well!Yes that's very good advice as well!InBabyAttachModehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07895094545069682233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923282658637824205.post-61244005647816580112014-01-27T14:33:23.546-08:002014-01-27T14:33:23.546-08:00something I found very useful pre-pregnancy was to...something I found very useful pre-pregnancy was to check with the faculties safety officer if there are any restrictions on working in the lab when pregnant, esp. if your uni is high on safe work procedures and stuff like that. Whoosh...https://www.blogger.com/profile/16269244654760553964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923282658637824205.post-3444996508558211512014-01-23T14:35:24.402-08:002014-01-23T14:35:24.402-08:00I've got a woven wrap just a few days ago and ...I've got a woven wrap just a few days ago and I'm very curious to try it. We'll see how long it takes until I dare to do so.Whoosh...https://www.blogger.com/profile/16269244654760553964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923282658637824205.post-69304071563039641022014-01-23T08:29:41.382-08:002014-01-23T08:29:41.382-08:00Thanks! And yes, as with many things, it was much ...Thanks! And yes, as with many things, it was much easier with the second!InBabyAttachModehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07895094545069682233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923282658637824205.post-49453574735999793262014-01-23T08:28:49.454-08:002014-01-23T08:28:49.454-08:00yay! i was pretty nervous to try with my first whe...yay! i was pretty nervous to try with my first when he was tiny. i think the eventual sibling will be less scary to wrap up in my woven wrap now that i've got some experience. beautiful mommy and baby pic, btw. :)leighnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923282658637824205.post-37788597843859341462014-01-23T08:00:33.588-08:002014-01-23T08:00:33.588-08:00Thanks for answering that nicoleandmaggie!!Thanks for answering that nicoleandmaggie!!InBabyAttachModehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07895094545069682233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923282658637824205.post-50508881505810860012014-01-23T07:50:03.560-08:002014-01-23T07:50:03.560-08:00On the topic of the title of this post:
http://res...On the topic of the title of this post:<br />http://research.stlouisfed.org/wp/2014/2014-001.pdf<br />The answer appears to be: None for married women in economics on average once selection is controlled for. Some subgroups (unmarried mothers, mothers of several children) are more negatively affected, however.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923282658637824205.post-55337809888833335712014-01-21T09:01:39.066-08:002014-01-21T09:01:39.066-08:00The reason no-one is debunking the original articl...The reason no-one is debunking the original article is that it was so cluelessly unaware of the vast body of evidence for discrimination, and so blithely mansplaining in tone, that it was almost a satire. Seriously, it was like reading a letter from an art historian saying "epidemiologists should realize that correlation doesn't imply causation", and expecting to be admired for his insight. Cynricnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923282658637824205.post-86328948969189565432014-01-21T07:33:28.847-08:002014-01-21T07:33:28.847-08:00http://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=1883
that is allhttp://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=1883<br /><br />that is allAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114866453587992878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923282658637824205.post-13155851072794435112014-01-21T07:16:36.928-08:002014-01-21T07:16:36.928-08:00Thanks! I'm alternating between excitement and...Thanks! I'm alternating between excitement and terror. If they're clean and fed, I think we'll be doing okay. At least my institute has a parental leave policy - wifey only gets a few weeks unpaid leave. Sometimes, I really miss Europe...Mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985623519475243876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923282658637824205.post-55529326544989085272014-01-21T07:14:49.455-08:002014-01-21T07:14:49.455-08:00Congratulations! And good luck. My experience of n...Congratulations! And good luck. My experience of n=2 (separate though, not twins) is that it really depends on the baby how much you can get done during naps etc. But with twins I would be proud if they are both fed and diapered at the end of the day! ;-)InBabyAttachModehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07895094545069682233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923282658637824205.post-52503494583091038752014-01-21T06:57:55.796-08:002014-01-21T06:57:55.796-08:00This just terrified me a little bit, so thanks for...This just terrified me a little bit, so thanks for that! We found out last week that my wife is carrying twins, and we're both two years into our postdocs. Better start generating a lot of data now, because I'm sure there will be LOADS of time to analyse and write during parental leave...Mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985623519475243876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923282658637824205.post-80858060467964025872014-01-21T06:53:46.904-08:002014-01-21T06:53:46.904-08:00This made me smile, and probably isn't far fro...This made me smile, and probably isn't far from the truth...Mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985623519475243876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923282658637824205.post-16751235689305905712014-01-17T14:03:58.199-08:002014-01-17T14:03:58.199-08:00In the literature, we see tremendous gaps in selec...In the literature, we see tremendous gaps in selection due to gender alone. Solve this, and you've solved much of the problem. <br /><br />http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/unofficial-prognosis/2012/09/23/study-shows-gender-bias-in-science-is-real-heres-why-it-matters/<br /><br />http://www.theguardian.com/women-in-leadership/2013/oct/14/blind-auditions-orchestras-gender-bias<br /><br />You're clutching your pearls over a hangnail, while the rest of us are trying to stop arterial bleeding. <br /><br />Where did you get the 100% figure? If the article was 5% or 15% off, does it really matter? Can we just agree that the most significant problem is systematic bias, find ways to address that, and get on with our lives?<br /><br />This fiasco is making me wonder if wasting time arguing with men about discrimination might be more of a threat to women's publication quantity than childrearing.barefootwriternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923282658637824205.post-8831194749760154542014-01-17T13:18:42.795-08:002014-01-17T13:18:42.795-08:00Congratulations on the jobs!!Congratulations on the jobs!!mathbionerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17525536407206138695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923282658637824205.post-17041740100313845212014-01-17T08:45:55.606-08:002014-01-17T08:45:55.606-08:00What article? What arguments? What evidence was ci...What article? What arguments? What evidence was cited to debunk? There are hundreds of scientific, peer-reviewed papers out there on why there is a gender gap in science and what improves that gap. If you (or the LETTER -- not article) writer aren't aware of those, that's your failure. Put your big boy pants on and do a little research. Then you can talk about debunking. Jacquelyn Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05969643660596757562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923282658637824205.post-11011746385998712472014-01-17T07:34:22.540-08:002014-01-17T07:34:22.540-08:00@lukas: Oh, do you mean this US Dept. of Labor stu...@lukas: Oh, do you mean this US Dept. of Labor study: http://social.dol.gov/blog/myth-busting-the-pay-gap/? Because the Department of Labor's own studies show that the wage gap is most definitely real no matter how you measure it. Even the most conservative estimate, <i>after differences in average weekly work hours are accounted for</i>, shows a gap of 18-19 cents on the dollar. In their own words, the Department of Labor found that a woman facing this wage gap will "have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars over her working lifetime".<br /><br />So if, as you argue, discrimination is an "unproven assumption", what do you call this actual research published in another leading science journal: http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/09/14/1211286109? In a double-blind study where scientists rated identical applications from people with female- and male-sounding names, "faculty participants rated the male applicant as significantly more competent and hireable than the (identical) female applicant."<br /><br />This is just one of *many* studies clearly documenting gender discrimination in the sciences that I could link you to. They're out there and easy to find, if only you want to look. We are all too busy publishing papers to do your work for you, after all. The fact of the matter is that you have entered a 400-level discussion with less than a 101-level of knowledge. Please go educate yourself before you embarrass yourself further.peregrinationsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923282658637824205.post-3125695793073702302014-01-17T05:32:23.924-08:002014-01-17T05:32:23.924-08:00Shame on Nature.
There actually has been a lot ...Shame on Nature. <br /><br />There actually has been a lot of research done on these questions. And on the questions of how to remove institutional barriers facing women in academia. If you're going to address this topic, you should at least put in citations. But that would involve you realizing you weren't the first person to ever have thought up this question. <br /><br />If Nature is going to publish letters to the editor with these "ground-breaking insights" then they need to only publish them from people who have ACTUALLY READ THE LITERATURE and are citing some of it. But if you had, then you wouldn't have sent such a stupid letter.<br /><br />Also you must not have been very old in 2005.<br /><br />(And no, it's not my job to educate you, but I'll be generous and suggest Why So Slow by Virginia Valian as a starting point. Lifting a Ton of Feathers is another good book with the research. These books are both ~10 years old and more research has come out since then. Particularly since the 2005 controversy. Your friendly research librarian can help you find more literature on this topic if you actually want to become educated rather than just bullying women and wasting their time.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923282658637824205.post-35081414411905724522014-01-17T05:09:31.206-08:002014-01-17T05:09:31.206-08:00Wow that's news to me - women are the sole gen...Wow that's news to me - women are the sole gender responsible for procreation and thus must bear 100% of the commitment towards raising their children. Interesting.KLBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923282658637824205.post-82782156865914832732014-01-17T04:47:43.760-08:002014-01-17T04:47:43.760-08:00How long have you been in the job market, Lukas? D...How long have you been in the job market, Lukas? Do you work in science?KLBhttp://evoneuro.orgnoreply@blogger.com