Astronomy
Someday, I will find enough space in my head and time in my life to come up with an honest-to-goodness posting, but for now I present you with a few interesting links.
Evgenya commented on the previous post about anonymous blogging, and coincidentally, Alice Pawley of ScienceWomen writes about the same subject here, weighing the costs and benefits of anonymous versus non-anonymous blogging.
Another interesting post comes from the always interesting Sociological Images blog, showing a comparison of paid parental leave in industrialized nations. Sadly and unsurprisingly, the US does not stack up well.
- The Astrobetter Parental Leave Wiki
The Parental Leave Wiki hosted by AstroBetter is over two years old and now contains almost thirty entries from four different countries. This wiki was created so that prospective graduate students and job seekers could easily compare parental leave policies...
- Parental Leave Wiki On Astrobetter
This week's guest blogger is Nick Murphy. Nick Murphy is an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. His research is on solar physics, including the role of magnetic reconnection in solar eruptions. He is active in several...
- Taking My Own Advice: Calling Scientists Who Nursed Past A Year, Please Share!
So, all of a sudden it seems like there are a million babies showing up in 2011 and I find myself encouraging the expectant parents to have their baby be breast-fed. I generally mention that they should not feel like they should try to figure it out on...
- Update On Coming Out As A Survivor Of Sexual Harassment
A special thanks to everyone who commented on my ?Coming Out? article from the 18 Feb 2011 issue of AASWOMEN. I?m in the process of getting back to all of you. Some of you posted public remarks on Facebook or on the blog, but most of you e-mailed me directly....
- May (be A) Post
May has proven to be a very busy month for me, hence the lack of posting. It also isn't helped by the fact that I'm suffering a combination of writer's block and overthinking of topics to post on. One topic I that's been tumbling about...
Astronomy
Interesting links
Someday, I will find enough space in my head and time in my life to come up with an honest-to-goodness posting, but for now I present you with a few interesting links.
Evgenya commented on the previous post about anonymous blogging, and coincidentally, Alice Pawley of ScienceWomen writes about the same subject here, weighing the costs and benefits of anonymous versus non-anonymous blogging.
Another interesting post comes from the always interesting Sociological Images blog, showing a comparison of paid parental leave in industrialized nations. Sadly and unsurprisingly, the US does not stack up well.
- The Astrobetter Parental Leave Wiki
The Parental Leave Wiki hosted by AstroBetter is over two years old and now contains almost thirty entries from four different countries. This wiki was created so that prospective graduate students and job seekers could easily compare parental leave policies...
- Parental Leave Wiki On Astrobetter
This week's guest blogger is Nick Murphy. Nick Murphy is an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. His research is on solar physics, including the role of magnetic reconnection in solar eruptions. He is active in several...
- Taking My Own Advice: Calling Scientists Who Nursed Past A Year, Please Share!
So, all of a sudden it seems like there are a million babies showing up in 2011 and I find myself encouraging the expectant parents to have their baby be breast-fed. I generally mention that they should not feel like they should try to figure it out on...
- Update On Coming Out As A Survivor Of Sexual Harassment
A special thanks to everyone who commented on my ?Coming Out? article from the 18 Feb 2011 issue of AASWOMEN. I?m in the process of getting back to all of you. Some of you posted public remarks on Facebook or on the blog, but most of you e-mailed me directly....
- May (be A) Post
May has proven to be a very busy month for me, hence the lack of posting. It also isn't helped by the fact that I'm suffering a combination of writer's block and overthinking of topics to post on. One topic I that's been tumbling about...