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Behavioural Adaptations

02/11/2014 Leave a Comment

There is often a lot of talk about how men can’t help showing their appreciation for women – I mean, it’s biology, right? 1 So I thought you might be interested in some of my behavioural adaptations in response to this male appreciation and its potential darker side: my girlfriends and I always phone each […]

Filed Under: Misc Tagged With: fairness, women

Finkbeiner posts: round 2

13/03/2014 5 Comments

More students writing about scientists! Not only do they get to learn about some cool science, they get to think about how communication can impact the take away message. Over half the students in our program are girls and yet our ‘wall of scientists photos are predominantly men. The students could write about either gender […]

Filed Under: Sci Ed Tagged With: finkbeiner, future science leaders, gender, girls in science, science communication, scientist, women

Writing about women scientists

26/07/2013 3 Comments

It can be a balancing act to find female role models for girls in science without focusing too much on traditional female roles. If a teen girl wants to have both a family and a science career, do you talk about women who have done it? What bothers me about this ‘struggle’ is that we […]

Filed Under: Sci Ed Tagged With: accomplishments, assignment, finkbeiner, science communication, students, women

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genegeek150logoHello. I'm Catherine and I'm using this space to try something outside of academic writing. I enjoy molecular genetics, science education, crafts, and travel. I hope you enjoy my projects and writing. Read More…

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