“The Sexual Politics of Scholarship,” Laura Wright, August 22, 2013, Inside Higher Education
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/ 2013/08/22/essay-sexual-politics-scholarship
[In this article, Laura Wright suggests that the academy uses, as a default means of communicating, modes of discourse that limit women’s voices and influence.]
“Internet Contracts,” Nancy Kim, August 21, 2013, Inside Higher Education
http://www.insidehighered.com/audio/ 2013/08/21/internet-contracts
[In this 1-minute podcast, Nancy Kim expresses concern about the common practice of agreeing to Internet contracts for use of software or websites without fully understanding the terms of the agreement.]
“Gender, Jobs and G.P.A.,” Allie Grasgreen, August 20, 2013, Inside Higher Education
[This article discusses a study that suggests that girls in high school are more likely than their male peers to plan to go to college or university, and that they earn higher G.P.A.s because of these career goals.]
“Feminist Anti-MOOC,” Scott Jaschik, August 19, 2013, Inside Higher Education
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/08/19/feminist-professors-create-alternative-moocs
[This article reports on a Distributed Open Collaborative Course (DOCC) on Feminism and Technology. It outlines differences between MOOCs, which present the same material to all participants, and DOCCs, which draw on the insights and expertise of all course participants.]
“Women and Academic Conferences,” Dr. Hannah Dugdale, July 30 2013, WAMC Northwest Radio
http://wamc.org/post/dr-hannah-dugdale-university-sheffield-women-and-academic-conferences#stream/0
[This 1-minute podcast reports on a study of why relatively few women academicians appear on programs as invited speakers in science conferences. The researchers determined that as many women as men were invited, but almost twice as many women as men declined the invitations.]
“The Mom Penalty,” Colleen Flaherty, June 6, 2013, Inside Higher Education
[This article discusses the book Do Babies Matter: Gender and Family in the Ivory Tower, by Mary Anne Mason, Nicholas Wolfinger, and Marc Goulden. The authors determined that at every stage of an academic career, from graduate school on up, there has been a “baby penalty” that affects women but not their male colleagues.]
“Why Are There Still So Few Women in Science?” Eileen Pollack, October 3, 2013, New York Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/06/magazine/why-are-there-still-so-few-women-in- science.html?_r=0
[This long article discusses research and personal experiences related to factors that reduce the numbers of women in post-secondary science programs and science careers.]
The AWC Annual Fall Welcome Reception was held October 29, 2014. It was great to see so many people and to greet new AWC members!
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