It’s pretty easy to identify hostile, overt sexism. But what about its partner, benevolent sexism? Something that sounds so nice and well-intentioned must be relatively harmless, right? Wrong. Benevolent sexism is NOT at all harmless. In fact, research shows it may end up having more negative effects on women than […]
Author: Chelsey Crandall
May is career month in our Women of Fisheries group! As we discuss careers in fisheries science, we thought it would also be a good time to return to a previous discussion in the private group: when is the best time to have kids? Not all people see parenthood as […]
Alright gear companies and field crews of the world, the women of fisheries have an ask for you: can you get us some gear that fits us??? This conversation has come up MANY times in our Women of Fisheries discussions: it can be a huge challenge for women to find […]
Women are making great strides in combatting gender barriers in science, but it will take efforts from all to address inequities in our field. Allies can be important and helpful agents of change in reducing inequities. For today’s post, we want to amplify an article shared on the Fisheries Blog […]
You’ve just started a new field position. Excited, you step on the boat and head out for a full day of sampling. You look around the small boat and suddenly it hits you: where will you pee?? You realize that you are the only woman on the boat. Do you […]
Welcome to the first of our new blog series Discussion Highlights! Over the past few years we’ve had some great discussions and advice shared on our Facebook group. On the third Monday of each month, we will summarize one of the topic discussions here. This week, we tackle that sneaky […]