tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905044623309718149.post4827059058593520712..comments2023-10-29T07:35:16.253-04:00Comments on A Lady Scientist: A Series of VignettesAmanda@Lady Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16512722132229479239noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905044623309718149.post-82560896012137062462008-11-16T17:20:00.000-05:002008-11-16T17:20:00.000-05:00Labness: Hi! I'm glad that I found your blog. I...Labness: Hi! I'm glad that I found your blog. It sounds like you've got a lot going on in your life right now! As for proper careers, they include, in no particular order (with snide comments in parenthesis):<BR/>-Nurse (Practical for when you have children)<BR/>-Teacher ("Oh and you're so smart!")<BR/>-Waitress (Good until you meet a man. Plus, tips!)<BR/>-Hair Stylist (Well, someone has toAmanda@Lady Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512722132229479239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905044623309718149.post-63507260567734434572008-11-16T16:27:00.000-05:002008-11-16T16:27:00.000-05:00My family and I are originally from an Eastern Eur...My family and I are originally from an Eastern European Country (and I am slightly Jewish). The expectations for me as a girl were not quite the same as yours growing up in The Sticks. I could be seen and heard, so long as it was cute and smart.<BR/><BR/>I was expected to have good grades, go to university, and become (a) doctor - a nice job for a smart girl, especially if I specialized in Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10645441427067205038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905044623309718149.post-55224963568737008942008-02-06T19:32:00.000-05:002008-02-06T19:32:00.000-05:00LOL.Many of the same attitudes were prevalent in t...LOL.<BR/>Many of the same attitudes were prevalent in the north as well.<BR/>I literally did have a science teacher (a nun who purportedly had a PhD and who idolized Watson & Crick)give us a lecture on not wearing patent leather shoes because boys could see your underwear reflected in them and think impure thoughts.<BR/>On our career day, girls stood in line to be asked if we wanted to be a nun, Anfahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02741837780024403986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905044623309718149.post-12802732876492235332008-02-05T13:34:00.000-05:002008-02-05T13:34:00.000-05:00saxifraga: Nice to meet you. I'm jealous... I've...saxifraga: Nice to meet you. I'm jealous... I've always wanted to go to the Artic.<BR/><BR/>Amelie: My parents were both very supportive. They always told me to do what I wanted and ignore all the nay-sayers.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15650186640428219734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905044623309718149.post-60315712585923018442008-02-05T12:05:00.000-05:002008-02-05T12:05:00.000-05:00wow. It sounds like your parents were/are supporti...wow. It sounds like your parents were/are supportive, though, and that's very helpful.Ameliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10483756694695666215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905044623309718149.post-69126808877337259782008-02-05T10:30:00.000-05:002008-02-05T10:30:00.000-05:00Yes, Amanda, I would like to hope that, too. The ...Yes, Amanda, I would like to hope that, too. The good news is that I make my own rules now. The bad news...well. Anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905044623309718149.post-90686567300412732812008-02-04T14:56:00.000-05:002008-02-04T14:56:00.000-05:00WTF and great post Thanks for sharing your stories...WTF and great post Thanks for sharing your stories. The gender equality in my world is much more subtle and hidden and like ecogeofemme I'm surprised and saddened this way of thinking is still so common. I just found your blog (via scientiae and this post) and look forward to coming backsaxifragahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11350662136988602572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905044623309718149.post-38763020728476396712008-02-04T11:15:00.000-05:002008-02-04T11:15:00.000-05:00Alexis: Sigh. I was hoping that only at the inte...Alexis: Sigh. I was hoping that only at the intersection of the two (The Sticks + The South) this happened.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15650186640428219734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905044623309718149.post-90257780463060552282008-02-04T10:06:00.000-05:002008-02-04T10:06:00.000-05:00Hm, this is not specific to the Sticks+the South, ...Hm, this is not specific to the Sticks+the South, I think it is specific to both (in other words, if, like me, you grew up in both a semi-Southern metropolis and a non-Southern Sticks, you experienced this in both places).<BR/><BR/>Some stories I remember:<BR/>When I was little, my grandmother used to tell me "little girls should be seen and not heard" a lot. When I was in tenth grade, a good Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905044623309718149.post-88133918414344709652008-02-03T22:10:00.000-05:002008-02-03T22:10:00.000-05:00Thought so.Thought so.ScienceGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071055167798044468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905044623309718149.post-5982861221778289932008-02-03T21:55:00.000-05:002008-02-03T21:55:00.000-05:00Sciencegirl: There are many regions of The Sticks...Sciencegirl: There are many regions of The Sticks. There are three ways to figure out if you are in The Sticks:<BR/>1. Is some minor metropolis referred to as "The City?" As in we're going to The City to see a movie.<BR/>2. Do people say: "I could do that." when referring to a profession like lawyer, scientist, or surgeon?<BR/>3. Do you get told, on a regular basis by people you barely know, Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15650186640428219734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905044623309718149.post-91540957158324510112008-01-31T18:17:00.000-05:002008-01-31T18:17:00.000-05:00Hm... I am wondering if I am actually in The Stick...Hm... I am wondering if I am actually in The Sticks. Your description is eerily accurate.ScienceGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071055167798044468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905044623309718149.post-50768923690714977552008-01-31T10:52:00.000-05:002008-01-31T10:52:00.000-05:00Brigindo: I'm glad to meet you and find your blog...Brigindo: I'm glad to meet you and find your blog. :-)<BR/><BR/>EcoGeoFemme: It definitely does persist. My parents tell people about my career/recent paper and all the people back home want to know is when I'll procreate! Sigh.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15650186640428219734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905044623309718149.post-49152264146756679512008-01-30T22:37:00.000-05:002008-01-30T22:37:00.000-05:00Wow, those are truly awful. It's just amazing that...Wow, those are truly awful. It's just amazing that people had that mindset so recently, and that it probably persists. We'll show them!EcoGeoFemmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236907917990309659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905044623309718149.post-45093162304948149872008-01-30T20:24:00.000-05:002008-01-30T20:24:00.000-05:00I'm a new reader but I wanted to say these vignett...I'm a new reader but I wanted to say these vignettes are priceless.Brigindohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05499279435958916161noreply@blogger.com