NY Times on Women in Science

This is a very interesting article, but I really should be working on finishing up this paper so just a few brief comments. Some quotes:

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A lot of this stuff resonantes with me. It's especially interesting to me to read about the job-hunting advice since that's foremost on my mind at the moment. Enough. Go read the article yourself.

[job hunt] Misery loves company

Fellow postdoc FC and I got rejection letters from Hoity-Toity Left Coast University today. Convened in PB's office for coffee plus additives. PB told us it took him seven years before he landed a Real Job. Mind you, PB is a prominent astronomer well renowned for his research even outside the astronomical community. And he goes around calling himself Loser Man just to piss me off. But if it took even him seven years to land a permanent position, maybe I have some hope after all. I can always aim to beat out Loser Man.