tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post512978081865397254..comments2023-10-10T08:02:18.073-04:00Comments on Rationally Speaking: New Rationally Speaking podcast: Women in SkepticismUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-48546860134986684292011-09-17T19:17:33.085-04:002011-09-17T19:17:33.085-04:00An interesting corollary to the skepticism/atheism...An interesting corollary to the skepticism/atheism debate on female participation is this article about the gamer culture and sexism in it: . Most especially since a lot of skeptics are geeks and nerds of some sort.Coryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01441788487288631828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-19727696005937644342011-09-14T03:21:18.744-04:002011-09-14T03:21:18.744-04:00Julia pointed out that some pseudosciences, like a...Julia pointed out that some pseudosciences, like astrology, draw in more women than other pseudosciences, like cryptozoology.<br />The same is true for science and technology. The latest Popular Science education issue gave the following gender breakdown for Bachelor's degrees:<br />Engineering: 16% women<br />Agriculture and Natural Resources: 30% women<br />Computers and Math: 31% women<br />Physical Sciences: 42% women<br />Biology and Life Science: 55% women<br /><br />Why do so many more women go into life science?<br /><br />And if women are simply too busy for skeptical activities compared to men, why aren't women too busy for woo activities compared to men? Are women who prefer woo less busy than women who prefer critical thinking?Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12483245818327188536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-51994389511421543532011-09-13T19:41:14.859-04:002011-09-13T19:41:14.859-04:00I just wanted to come to Harriet Hall's defens...I just wanted to come to Harriet Hall's defense-I think that Jen Mcreight's memory of Jenny Mcarthy "bending over in a bikini" in Harriet's presentation was not an accurate memory.<br />Harriet did a good job of answering this on Blag hag over a year ago;<br />http://www.blaghag.com/2010/07/women-and-feminism-at-tam8.html#comment-62940346<br />Overall an excellent discussion though.Bartimaeushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04041170926124714639noreply@blogger.com