“Whenever I find myself on a science panel, I brace myself for the inevitable question: ‘Can you talk about your experience with discrimination or abuse as a woman in science?’ It doesn’t matter if I’m on a panel to talk about my expertise as a molecular biologist or one focused specifically on women and minorities in STEM. In both cases, I’m almost always asked to relive my worst experiences as a scientist in front of an audience …” (more)
[Maryam Zaringhalam, Slate, 6 April]