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I'm beyond glad everyone is up in arms about the NComm article. I understand it provides a target for our anger and energy. But speaking for women in STEM, it would be helpful if you would retain this focus and 'need to do something' in your institutions and in STEM as a whole.1
Just don't forget this moment. Women do a lot of mentoring that goes unseen. We are "punished" for being successful with lower pay, more committee work, and ridiculous expectations around the 'privilege' of having a family and a job. /2
We are "punished" with harsher grant reviews, paper reviews, and passed over for prizes not specifically meant for women, for keynote invitations, and for meeting invites. We're fighting this every single day. /3
And as someone pointed out on my thread yesterday about talking in meetings, these types of fight and the outcomes of them, weigh on us. Over time, I keep asking myself "Why is this so hard? Maybe something else would be more fulfilling?"/4
Our mentees see us struggling with these things. However happy we are in our careers and jobs, they also see what price we pay for them. Are we surprised women elect not to stay in academia? /5
Please help us continue to fight for equity long after this article is gone from our Twitter feeds. Your mentee and mentors out there deserve your support. /6x
