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POST Tabitha Tabitha Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 days ago I tried getting into robotics. I applied and was accepted to a school. Went to orientation and the man doing the orientation looked at me skeptically and said, "Why are you getting into this anyway?" He then proceeded to tell me they were pulling the robotics course and that I would have to choose something else. I am now a paralegal instead. I would love to have had the opportunity to get into robotics, but I live in the deep south, and the push-back, not just from this one man, but from others, was immense. 4 4points reply Mixed Reality Portal Mixed Reality Portal Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 days ago (edited) I'm so very sorry to hear you experienced that but sadly as a women who worked as a cybernetics engineer in the 00s I can well believe it ... All my life I've been interested in tech and engieering but I remember in the 80s going to see the careers officer and upon telling them my aspirations, being told that if I wanted to do something "manly" he could probably get me on a bricklaying course and that would only be because they were desperate for "brickies"... Instead, I stuck with tech, travelled the world then went back to uni to do what I wanted to do at 31... I know everyone's circumstances are different but please continue to persue your passion if it's something you still want to do - idiots like we both faced are sadly common place but they only put us down and hold us back because they fear us and feel threatened by us which is so incredibly sad. Please follow your passion! Wishing you all the very best x 7 7points reply Load More Replies... Tabitha Tabitha Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 days ago Thank you so much! I am having a tough time right now with staying in the legal field. I do find it interesting and enjoyable, but I can't help but wonder were I might be had I tried other avenues in order to pursue robotics. A lot of it came down to the fact the school I applied to was the only school in my area offering a robotics course. Of course now, with online learning tools, I could absolutely learn the fundamentals and work my way up from there. Thank you for your encouraging words! 0 0points reply tuzdayschild tuzdayschild Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 days ago I am beyond sorry and angry for you. 4 4points reply Hutt'nKloas Hutt'nKloas Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 days ago According my own experience in the Chemical/Biomedical discipline in Academics [NW Europe], discrimination between men and wimen is tackled properly and almost gone. You get the credits you deserve and are entitled too. 0 0points reply Hobby Hopper Hobby Hopper Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 days ago I hope you're right, but I have to ask: are you a woman? It makes a difference in how you perceive things. I recognize that I benefit from a certain amount of unfair privilege. I wouldn't know it if I didn't listen to the stories of the experiences of people that don't. For the most part, everyone I meet is pleasant to me, but I can't help wonder sometimes who would change their tune if I was a woman, or a black man, or a member of one of many other groups that face discrimination. 7 7points reply Load More Replies... POST Tabitha Tabitha Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 days ago I tried getting into robotics. I applied and was accepted to a school. Went to orientation and the man doing the orientation looked at me skeptically and said, "Why are you getting into this anyway?" He then proceeded to tell me they were pulling the robotics course and that I would have to choose something else. I am now a paralegal instead. I would love to have had the opportunity to get into robotics, but I live in the deep south, and the push-back, not just from this one man, but from others, was immense. 4 4points reply Mixed Reality Portal Mixed Reality Portal Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 days ago (edited) I'm so very sorry to hear you experienced that but sadly as a women who worked as a cybernetics engineer in the 00s I can well believe it ... All my life I've been interested in tech and engieering but I remember in the 80s going to see the careers officer and upon telling them my aspirations, being told that if I wanted to do something "manly" he could probably get me on a bricklaying course and that would only be because they were desperate for "brickies"... Instead, I stuck with tech, travelled the world then went back to uni to do what I wanted to do at 31... I know everyone's circumstances are different but please continue to persue your passion if it's something you still want to do - idiots like we both faced are sadly common place but they only put us down and hold us back because they fear us and feel threatened by us which is so incredibly sad. Please follow your passion! Wishing you all the very best x 7 7points reply Load More Replies... Tabitha Tabitha Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 days ago Thank you so much! I am having a tough time right now with staying in the legal field. I do find it interesting and enjoyable, but I can't help but wonder were I might be had I tried other avenues in order to pursue robotics. A lot of it came down to the fact the school I applied to was the only school in my area offering a robotics course. Of course now, with online learning tools, I could absolutely learn the fundamentals and work my way up from there. Thank you for your encouraging words! 0 0points reply tuzdayschild tuzdayschild Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 days ago I am beyond sorry and angry for you. 4 4points reply Hutt'nKloas Hutt'nKloas Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 days ago According my own experience in the Chemical/Biomedical discipline in Academics [NW Europe], discrimination between men and wimen is tackled properly and almost gone. You get the credits you deserve and are entitled too. 0 0points reply Hobby Hopper Hobby Hopper Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 days ago I hope you're right, but I have to ask: are you a woman? It makes a difference in how you perceive things. I recognize that I benefit from a certain amount of unfair privilege. I wouldn't know it if I didn't listen to the stories of the experiences of people that don't. For the most part, everyone I meet is pleasant to me, but I can't help wonder sometimes who would change their tune if I was a woman, or a black man, or a member of one of many other groups that face discrimination. 7 7points reply Load More Replies... Popular on Bored Panda I Used AI To See What These 23 Popular Cartoon Characters Would Look Like In Real Life 30 Y.O. 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Woman Honors The Achievements Of Over 1 700 Unknown Female And Minority Scientists By Writing Their Bios On Wikipedia
Eglė RadžiūtėBoredPanda staff Before I endeavored into the world of creative writing, I thought I'd be a surgeon. There was something so fascinating about the human body, and the possibility of helping people in need drew me in. But then I realized that I'm a little too empathic and scared of bodily fluids to ever feel comfortable enough to take someone's life into my hands. But there were countless women who were brave enough to endeavor into the unknown, bringing forth discoveries that have been instrumental in crafting the life we have before us. And yet, we barely know anything about them. Thankfully, there are those who've made it their mission to fix that. Today, dear Pandas, we acknowledge the achievements of Dr. Jessica Wade, 33-year-old physicist, who's authored over 1,700 Wikipedia articles for historically underrepresented women and minority scientists, encouraging youth to pursue STEM careers. Let's dive into it! More info: Wikipedia Twitter
Dr Jessica Wade a 33-year-old London-based physicist has single-handedly written over 1 700 biography pages for forgotten and underappreciated female scientists
Image credits: Dave Guttridge We all want to be acknowledged for our hard work and contributions to the greater good, whatever it may be in our respective fields. So when 33-year-old London-based physicist Jessica Wade, whose doctoral research at Imperial College in London has been instrumental for advances in digital display technologies, was invited to Buckingham Palace to receive the prestigious British Empire Medal, it was a day to remember. "It was pretty wild to be honored by the royal family," Dr. Wade recalled. She didn't meet the queen, but she did take along her mother, Dr. Charlotte Feinmann, to Buckingham Palace. Her father, Dr. John Wade, couldn't attend, but she did her best to make it up to him. "I took a Tupperware," she confided, "to sneak some royal sandwiches home to my dad."She started writing Wikipedia biographies in 2018 focusing on an awesome underrepresented group working in science and engineering every day that year
Image credits: jesswade Yet she stood out in the crowd: a young woman honored for her contributions to science. But not necessarily in the way you may think. Although her own research has been widely cited, her other initiative is what put her on the map: the acknowledgement and celebration of forgotten women scientists, both of the past and present, which could push more women to study and work in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). For centuries, women have made important contributions to the sciences, but in many cases, it took far too long for their discoveries to be recognized-if they were acknowledged at all. In fact, rarely can a person, child or adult, name more than two or three female scientists. What about the brilliant minds of today? How many innovators are we aware of?Since Dr Wade started working on the pages she was awarded the Daphne Jackson Medal and Prize and named Wikimedian of the year in 2019 for her efforts
Image credits: jesswade Dr. Wade gained notice when, still in her 20s, she began writing Wikipedia articles, shedding light on long-ignored women and minority scientists who never were credited for their insight, discoveries, and contributions towards the furthering of science. Speaking to Diff, she explained how the idea was born: "When I woke up on January 1, 2018, I figured I'd set myself a challenge: one page about an awesome underrepresented group working in science and engineering every day that year." Since then, she has written over 1,700 biographic pieces.Her own research was instrumental in advancing digital display tech yet she was awarded the British Empire Medal for services to gender diversity in science
Image credits: jesswade Although Dr. Wade's work was getting recognition and winning her awards-such as the Daphne Jackson Medal and Prize, being named Wikimedian of the year in 2019, and getting cited by Wikipedia's founder Jimmy Wales-there were those that disagreed with her practice. Several of her entries were deleted by other Wikimedians, the site's most influential contributors and editors. But that didn't stop her; on the contrary, it showed her how important it was to continue her work. These women should be better known! One example was Clarice Phelps. Dr. Wade wrote a bio about the young African American nuclear chemist who worked on a team that discovered a new periodic table element at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.Dr Wade has had some biography pages deleted due to insufficient or vague mentions of the women scientists achievements ironic in its own right
Image credits: women.doing.science (not the actual photo) The entry faced a lot of backlash, with critics deleting it, while Dr. Wade fought for its viability. According to an article in the July 2019 Chemistry World, "her name didn't appear in the articles announcing tennessine's discovery. She wasn't profiled by mainstream media. Most mentions of her work are on her employer's website – a source that's not classed as independent by Wikipedia standards and, therefore, not admissible when it comes to establishing notability." "I get really sad when my pages get nominated for deletion-not because of the time investment, but because the people I'm creating are genuinely brilliant and don't deserve to have their notability questioned," she said. The Wikipedia community consensus was that her biography had to go. The deletion was contested multiple times by Dr. Wade. By January 2020, new sources had become available, leading to the restoration of the article, and now Phelps' entry is back on Wikipedia for good. Image credits: women.doing.science (not the actual photo) Dr. Wade revealed that her favorite biography was that of Gladys West, a Black woman born in the '30s who did original mathematics that formed the cornerstone for modern-day GPS. "She didn't even know she was doing it! I saw a tweet about her in Black History Month, made the page that evening, and then a few months later she got picked by the BBC as one of their 100 women," she said. Another of Dr. Wade's goals is to encourage new generations to pursue STEM subjects, especially young women and minorities. She told TODAY that girls and students of color don't need "whiz-bang" experiments at school assemblies, but rather they need to be coached and mentored on what to study, and when.She believes that schools should make it easier for girls and students of color to apply for admissions grants fellowships and promotions in scientific fields
Image credits: women.doing.science (not the actual photo) Dr. Wade believes that schools should make it easier for girls and students of color to apply for admissions, grants, fellowships and promotions. "What do you need to do? Who do you need to speak to? When do you need to make that application? Who should be your cheerleader or supporter?" These are some of the questions to be answered. Gender equality in scientific fields seems to still be a fantasy rather than a reality in today's world. Traditional stereotypes are that women "don't like math" and "aren't good at science," but researchers have empirically disputed them. Studies show that girls and women avoid STEM education not because of cognitive inability, but because of early exposure and experience with STEM. Image credits: women.doing.science (not the actual photo) Some of the other issues include gender stereotypes, as STEM fields are often viewed as masculine, male-dominated cultures which may not be supportive of or attractive to women and minorities. Furthermore, a lack of role models may limit the interest in STEM fields. The issue becomes more severe as women are choosing to leave their STEM careers. "Ultimately, we don't only need to increase the number of girls choosing science, we need to increase the proportion of women who stay in science," Dr. Wade said. Studies have shown that women who persist in STEM careers face explicit and implicit barriers to advancement.Not only are STEM fields still suffering from gender bias and stereotypes but also harassment pay gaps and limited opportunities for female or minority scientists
Image credits: women.doing.science (not the actual photo) According to the American Association of University Women, women make up only 28% of the U.S. workforce in STEM, earning nearly $25k less per year than their male colleagues. The issue persists worldwide, with women and minoritized racial and gender groups being underrepresented in STEM fields. Researchers have found that working in male-dominated workplaces can leave women feeling isolated, perceived as tokens. Women often are excluded from networking opportunities and social events, left to feel they're outside the culture of the lab, the academic department, and the field. Image credits: women.doing.science (not the actual photo) It is fair to conclude that many women decide to leave environments in which they are subject to harassment, believe that their careers are stalled, and/or that they are discriminated against in pay and promotions, especially when it's quite obvious that they work in cultures and climates that are not set on including them as equals. Gender biases as well as social norms and expectations, which influence the quality of female education as well as career options, are still some of the main factors limiting the number of female STEM experts. Dr. Wade suggests that schools need to better their policies on bullying and sexual harassment, that universities must provide affordable childcare on campus, and that conference organizers should provide daycare and grants for those with caring responsibilities.I genuinely believe that science is better when it s done by diverse teams Dr Wade said Let s hope that the future is brighter than the present day
Image credits: jesswade "I genuinely believe that science is better when it's done by diverse teams," Dr. Wade said. "It's also important because we're designing new technologies or new scientific solutions to global problems, we want the teams of people creating them to reflect the societies that they're serving." "Even if you don't care about any of that, the world desperately needs more scientists and engineers," she added. "Science can help solve the world's biggest challenges-climate change, antibiotic resistance, emerging pandemic-inducing viruses." We can hope that the future is brighter than the present day seems. Leave us your thoughts in the comments below, especially if you're a scientific panda yourself, and I shall see you in the next one!People have shown their gratitude towards Dr Wade admiring her work Let us know your thoughts in the comments below
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POST Tabitha Tabitha Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 days ago I tried getting into robotics. I applied and was accepted to a school. Went to orientation and the man doing the orientation looked at me skeptically and said, "Why are you getting into this anyway?" He then proceeded to tell me they were pulling the robotics course and that I would have to choose something else. I am now a paralegal instead. I would love to have had the opportunity to get into robotics, but I live in the deep south, and the push-back, not just from this one man, but from others, was immense. 4 4points reply Mixed Reality Portal Mixed Reality Portal Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 days ago (edited) I'm so very sorry to hear you experienced that but sadly as a women who worked as a cybernetics engineer in the 00s I can well believe it ... All my life I've been interested in tech and engieering but I remember in the 80s going to see the careers officer and upon telling them my aspirations, being told that if I wanted to do something "manly" he could probably get me on a bricklaying course and that would only be because they were desperate for "brickies"... Instead, I stuck with tech, travelled the world then went back to uni to do what I wanted to do at 31... I know everyone's circumstances are different but please continue to persue your passion if it's something you still want to do - idiots like we both faced are sadly common place but they only put us down and hold us back because they fear us and feel threatened by us which is so incredibly sad. Please follow your passion! Wishing you all the very best x 7 7points reply Load More Replies... Tabitha Tabitha Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 days ago Thank you so much! I am having a tough time right now with staying in the legal field. I do find it interesting and enjoyable, but I can't help but wonder were I might be had I tried other avenues in order to pursue robotics. A lot of it came down to the fact the school I applied to was the only school in my area offering a robotics course. Of course now, with online learning tools, I could absolutely learn the fundamentals and work my way up from there. Thank you for your encouraging words! 0 0points reply tuzdayschild tuzdayschild Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 days ago I am beyond sorry and angry for you. 4 4points reply Hutt'nKloas Hutt'nKloas Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 days ago According my own experience in the Chemical/Biomedical discipline in Academics [NW Europe], discrimination between men and wimen is tackled properly and almost gone. You get the credits you deserve and are entitled too. 0 0points reply Hobby Hopper Hobby Hopper Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 days ago I hope you're right, but I have to ask: are you a woman? It makes a difference in how you perceive things. I recognize that I benefit from a certain amount of unfair privilege. I wouldn't know it if I didn't listen to the stories of the experiences of people that don't. For the most part, everyone I meet is pleasant to me, but I can't help wonder sometimes who would change their tune if I was a woman, or a black man, or a member of one of many other groups that face discrimination. 7 7points reply Load More Replies... POST Tabitha Tabitha Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 days ago I tried getting into robotics. I applied and was accepted to a school. Went to orientation and the man doing the orientation looked at me skeptically and said, "Why are you getting into this anyway?" He then proceeded to tell me they were pulling the robotics course and that I would have to choose something else. I am now a paralegal instead. I would love to have had the opportunity to get into robotics, but I live in the deep south, and the push-back, not just from this one man, but from others, was immense. 4 4points reply Mixed Reality Portal Mixed Reality Portal Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 days ago (edited) I'm so very sorry to hear you experienced that but sadly as a women who worked as a cybernetics engineer in the 00s I can well believe it ... All my life I've been interested in tech and engieering but I remember in the 80s going to see the careers officer and upon telling them my aspirations, being told that if I wanted to do something "manly" he could probably get me on a bricklaying course and that would only be because they were desperate for "brickies"... Instead, I stuck with tech, travelled the world then went back to uni to do what I wanted to do at 31... I know everyone's circumstances are different but please continue to persue your passion if it's something you still want to do - idiots like we both faced are sadly common place but they only put us down and hold us back because they fear us and feel threatened by us which is so incredibly sad. Please follow your passion! Wishing you all the very best x 7 7points reply Load More Replies... Tabitha Tabitha Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 days ago Thank you so much! I am having a tough time right now with staying in the legal field. I do find it interesting and enjoyable, but I can't help but wonder were I might be had I tried other avenues in order to pursue robotics. A lot of it came down to the fact the school I applied to was the only school in my area offering a robotics course. Of course now, with online learning tools, I could absolutely learn the fundamentals and work my way up from there. Thank you for your encouraging words! 0 0points reply tuzdayschild tuzdayschild Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 days ago I am beyond sorry and angry for you. 4 4points reply Hutt'nKloas Hutt'nKloas Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 days ago According my own experience in the Chemical/Biomedical discipline in Academics [NW Europe], discrimination between men and wimen is tackled properly and almost gone. You get the credits you deserve and are entitled too. 0 0points reply Hobby Hopper Hobby Hopper Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 days ago I hope you're right, but I have to ask: are you a woman? It makes a difference in how you perceive things. I recognize that I benefit from a certain amount of unfair privilege. 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