Comments on: Weekend round-up: splinters in our skirts edition

By: Historiann

Historiann — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:18:58 +0000

HomoAmericanist wrote: “I would think — as you note — that that would just tend to make people take the women less seriously as the colleagues and intellectuals that they are.”

Ding ding ding! They already don’t take them seriously, so putting them in the mommy/caretaker box isn’t a bug, it’s a FEATURE!

By: Homostorian Americanist

Homostorian Americanist — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:33:58 +0000

Muffins. Really? I’m kind of astounded. I would think — as you note — that that would just tend to make people take the women less seriously as the colleagues and intellectuals that they are.

By: Helen Huntingdon

Helen Huntingdon — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:58:01 +0000

Anon, “Seducing the Boys Club” has the sort of advice you’re looking for. She gets a bit goofy in attributing characteristics to maleness that are characteristics of her profession, but her tactics are fairly sensible if that’s the route you want to go.

By: Emma

Emma — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:45:02 +0000

Obviously, women in academia don’t work, what with the muffin baking expectations. /snark

Luckily, women lawyers have billable hours and anything that cuts into that — like muffin baking — is highly suspect. Unluckily, women lawyers have billable hours and anything that cuts into that — like having children — is highly suspect.

By: Notorious Ph.D.

Notorious Ph.D. — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 23:01:52 +0000

I got yer muffin basket right here, Mister. And it’s all. mine.

(sorry — I appear to be copping a bit of attitude lately.)

By: Janice

Janice — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:38:17 +0000

And don’t forget Tierney’s NYT rehashing of the “women can’t do math and science” calumny, even though it’s more than ably countered by many bloggers (and these scientists at Boing Boing: http://www.boingboing.net/2010/06/11/women-scientists-on.html )

By: Susan

Susan — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:08:58 +0000

My first committee assignment in my first job was the “hospitality committee”, a college wide committee that put on parties for the faculty, to build community. Sigh. The wine tasting was good, and I didn’t have to do any work for that one.

By: Comrade PhysioProf

Comrade PhysioProf — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 19:48:42 +0000

Twisty is a fucking brilliant writer, and funny as fuck.

By: wini

wini — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:14:28 +0000

I love baking, but sugar hates me. I’m glad I read this post, because I had started thinking about baking for faculty meetings next year. Screw that! I will continue my practice of baking for my son’s daycare teachers and student assistants.

By: Mamie

Mamie — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:40:00 +0000

Thanks for pointing the way to twisty. Loved it!