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How scientific societies lie about their #MeTooSTEM policies

The societies that refuse to protect their membership from sexual misconduct lie to victims and our allies in four ways.

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Be your own cheerleader

“Flattery feels a lot better than insults,” they say, but have you ever felt uncomfortable accepting praise?

Choosing a graduate mentor

Upon the start of my PhD and towards the end of it, I was faced with the choice of choosing a lab mentor.

Are you aware of your potential? How to structure your CV!

Many students are not even aware of the skills the apply on a daily basis during their PhD.

How I Switched from the Humanities to STEM and Came Out OK

While I had my first job in technology, a good friend from high school came to visit. As I was describing my work scraping and analyzing Twitter data, a look of surprise came over her face. “That sounds like it involves coding.”

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Science has to do better for its queer, trans, and non-binary scientists

There is a lack of queer visibility in science fields. For transgender people, this visibility is even lower.

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It’s Not You – It’s STEM Entrepreneurship Culture

The business case for investing in women-led companies is strong, but investors and accelerator programs still have a lot of work to do.

A Beginner’s Guide to Wikipedia Editing & Edit-A-Thons

You can make Wikipedia more representative from wherever you are — here’s how!

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Am I Too Science-y Or Not Science-y Enough? The Problem With Science Communications

Are science communicators supposed to be journalists, scientists, or are we allowed to exist somewhere in between?

I can’t help you do that

A few months ago, I spoke openly about an incident of gendered bullying and intimidation at a workshop. I was bullied as a nursing mother, and I was also cornered and intimidated by the host of the workshop.

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Sexual harassment knowledge should be a basic competency for STEM leaders

Surprisingly, it’s not. How can we enact real change if many leaders lack the most basic knowledge about the issue?

The Unapologetically Feminist Scientist Wave

Women are scientists, community members, and changemakers, and they made a difference in our 2018 U.S. midterm elections.

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Surviving R. Kelly: Lessons in intersectionality for #MeTooSTEM

White women during the past week have, arguably, failed at intersectionality even more than usual.

The face of the new £50

The Bank of England is accepting nominations of historic scientists to appear on the new £50 note. Nina Chhita discusses why it should be a woman.

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Becoming the woman I want to become through love and science

I will be the first member in my family to earn a PhD degree. However, graduate school was not in my parents’ plans when they enrolled me in an excellent, yet expensive, private school in Mexico City.

Why we joined Science Rising

STEM is a powerful agent for justice, and that’s what Science Rising is all about. Here are the reasons became coalition partners in this important movement.

What I Learned from a 17-year-old STEM Student

As we progressed through the NYAS program, we began to realize that we are actually quite similar to each other.

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Addressing my mental health issues saved my scientific career

“Academia is supposed to be hard,” “science takes sacrifice,” “if you can’t hack it now, maybe you don’t belong.”