Category Archives: Women in STEM

The Three-Postdoc Postdoc

Posted on December 26, 2018 by ragamuffinphd

This new year, I will be starting a new job. Sort of. This will be my third postdoc in as many years. Because my first mentor left the institution one year after I started (coinciding with the birth of my … Continue reading →

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Justifying your time

Posted on September 17, 2018 by ragamuffinphd

In assessing my mental state over the 8 months that I have been in this new postdoc position, I have observed a trend. It’s not good. I spend a great deal of mental energy — from the time I drop … Continue reading →

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The Six Month Postdoc Evaluation

Posted on July 2, 2018 by ragamuffinphd

I started an academic postdoc position 6 months ago, as a new mom reeling partly from maternity leave and partly from the conditions of leaving my previous postdoc. When I started this position, I wrote about how terrified and isolated … Continue reading →

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Where are we now?

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Megan

Over the life of this blog, our careers and lives have taken us in many different directions. Here’s a snapshot of where we are now, and how we got there.   Megan: I am currently (still) a postdoc in academia. … Continue reading →

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When should details of misconduct be made public?

Posted on March 23, 2018 by SweetScience

Amid the #metoo movement, we have seen extreme publicity of the Hollywood allegations of sexual misconduct, including the shocking and sensational details revealed by victims coming forward. We have seen some spread of this movement and publicity to other arenas … Continue reading →

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What’s in a name?

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Curiouser&Curiouser

I defended 7 years ago this month…. and I’m still a Research Scientist 1.  I had hoped to be up for a promotion last year because I felt like I kicked butt all year. When I had my year end … Continue reading →

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#Me Too

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Curiouser&Curiouser

Last Sunday night it started popping up on my Facebook feed… “Me too. If all the people who have been sexually harassed or assaulted wrote “Me too” as a status, we might give people a sense of the magnitude of the problem.” … Continue reading →

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Gender exclusive STEM education?

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Torschlusspanik

This summer I enrolled my 6-year old daughter in a math camp exclusive to girls, “Girls Rock Math.” I knew about the existence of the camp before my daughter was old enough to enroll, and this year as she became … Continue reading →

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