tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793086675277097176.post4696488421252632425..comments2024-02-14T04:01:44.502-05:00Comments on Prof-like Substance: Swimming in unfamiliar watersProf-like Substancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536241129674490468noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793086675277097176.post-34957537331740666932009-11-05T11:54:02.686-05:002009-11-05T11:54:02.686-05:00I hope Wee One heals soon. Poor kiddo.
And hope ...I hope Wee One heals soon. Poor kiddo.<br /><br />And hope the rest of your conference morphs into a Smashing Good Time.Inkhttp://inktopia.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793086675277097176.post-25325000083280664912009-11-05T09:40:28.575-05:002009-11-05T09:40:28.575-05:00I felt like this at a conference I went to a coupl...I felt like this at a conference I went to a couple weeks ago. It was for all astronomers, but people kept forgetting that. So, they'd talk about their research or big-wigs in their field and I'd have to ask what/who the hell they were talking about. It was definitely tiring after a while.<br /><br />Good luck, and I hope the Wee One recovers and doesn't get into anymore "trouble" :)Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01695509619557410413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793086675277097176.post-58149600460575563232009-11-05T08:12:05.838-05:002009-11-05T08:12:05.838-05:00PiT - Oh no indeed....
JC - While I agree with wh...PiT - Oh no indeed....<br /><br />JC - While I agree with what you said, I want to clarify that I'm not equating my experience with that of under-represented groups at a meeting like this. Phenotypically, I'm in the same boat as 90% of the attendees (even if I'm 25 below the mean age), and that alone means that I can't claim to feel the tokenism in the same way at all. Besides, I've been invited based on my expertise, so in a lot of ways it's not a bad thing for me. <br /><br />From a scientific perspective though, I certainly feel like a fish out of water.Prof-like Substancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09536241129674490468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793086675277097176.post-75562908254572603582009-11-04T23:45:20.469-05:002009-11-04T23:45:20.469-05:00I know what you mean about being the only one in a...I know what you mean about being the only one in a group who does something different than the rest. It doubly sucks to be the ONLY WOMAN who gets blown off repeatedly, because dudes like to stomp around and hear themselves bloviate, and I'm practically invisible anyway. Tokenism really fucking sucks when the group treats you as "the different one" or expects you to be like them, except look different so they can check off the not-all-white-dudes box. I walk away from meetings like that being very glad I get to walk away. <br />Wee One needs padding.<br />jcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793086675277097176.post-7362781603254072222009-11-04T23:19:46.300-05:002009-11-04T23:19:46.300-05:00Oh no! Hope the Wee One is ok. She sounds like she...Oh no! Hope the Wee One is ok. She sounds like she is on the fast track to be just like me :)<br /><br />Be afraid. Be very afraid.Professor in Traininghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903558307394806532noreply@blogger.com