#MeTooSTEM – SISTER

A macro photo of an ant queen. She is dark red with wings. She is sitting on a blade of grass, preparing to take flight.

Insects can’t be virgins and you should stop calling them that

Why I will not put the word “virgin” on my ants.

A group of women are looking up at the camera and wearing black shirts that say "Make STEM Safe" and "Hold them accountable." "

#TakeBackScience: A call for scientific societies to prioritize the safety of their members

One of my first experiences with inappropriate behavior at a conference was when I was 22, fresh out of undergrad and about to start a PhD program.

People sitting in the audience dressed in business clothes and with open notebooks, perhaps at a conference.

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.

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.

People fill a modern-looking auditorium. There are three people on stage, two seated and one at a podium, and a title slide of a presentation is displayed on a large screen.

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?

Grayscale photo of a white woman covering her eyes with her hand.

Surviving R. Kelly: Lessons in intersectionality for #MeTooSTEM

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

Reflections of a #MeTooSTEM very rude elevator screamer

To make a difference, you must inconvenience the enablers. You must “very rude elevator scream” them.