tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post115491977018926360..comments2024-03-14T04:53:49.513-05:00Comments on FemaleScienceProfessor: All GuysFemale Science Professorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15288567883197987690noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-1157855616958502682006-09-09T21:33:00.000-05:002006-09-09T21:33:00.000-05:00I looked very carefully at the gender ratios for g...I looked very carefully at the gender ratios for grad school. I don't think you can judge the best place for your research interests when you're coming out of college- your interests are going to change so much, and you don't even know it yet. <BR/><BR/>I had a miserable time despite the relatively higher female ratio where I went to school, but I still think it would have been even worse in the massively male-dominated departments. As it was, I was still always treated like a child, while my male peers were not. <BR/><BR/>Dear Hypatia, what an offensive comment! Especially since ScienceProf here wrote about how she doesn't wear a wedding ring! <BR/><BR/>Personally, I've seen no correlation whatsoever between married vs. unmarried advisors. <BR/><BR/>People with (especially younger) kids tend to be absent or unavailable a lot more, which in my experience is usually bad for the lab, even if the person is extremely nice and happy from having such a well-rounded personal life. But that's a temporary issue in most cases. <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately I haven't been lucky enough to work for anyone who had young kids but still managed their time well enough to always be available when we needed them. Instead I always end up picking up the slack for them, which usually isn't my job, and just makes me resentful. They don't notice or appreciate it, either (that's an n=3). <BR/><BR/>In fact, I think the worst scenario is to be in a lab when the advisor is getting divorced. I'd much rather be in a lab where the advisor was single and is getting married!<BR/><BR/>re: dogs, I'm not a dog person, either, but again, I've seen no correlation so far in terms of advisors who have them or don't. But, I have seen some clubby bonding between dog-owning advisors and dog-owning lab members. It reminded me of the cliches about how if you want to be good at networking, you have to take up golf. Arf!Ms.PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11050354864577547294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-1155039248268651802006-08-08T07:14:00.000-05:002006-08-08T07:14:00.000-05:00I never thought about the F:M ratio either...until...I never thought about the F:M ratio either...until I got into the lab last summer and most of the people in the lab were male... but then I thought it was sort of funny because then I could kick some butt.<BR/><BR/>But the lab's grown now and it's about 50:50. =)Cherriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992787524470474743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-1155006882982119642006-08-07T22:14:00.000-05:002006-08-07T22:14:00.000-05:00When I looked for jobs one thing I took note of wa...When I looked for jobs one thing I took note of was wedding rings and baby pictures.... More = better. Regardless of whether I was looking at a male or female faculty member. Dogs and single people got minuses.hypatiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12652466638464405055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-1155004558301963162006-08-07T21:35:00.000-05:002006-08-07T21:35:00.000-05:00Depending on the field, there may or may not be a ...Depending on the field, there may or may not be a strong correlation between departments that offer graduate students a female-friendly environment and departments with female faculty. In my extremely male-heavy field, for instance, there are just so few senior women that the correlation can often break down. For instance, my graduate department had no female faculty, but I found it to be a very friendly environment for women nonetheless. (The number of female postdocs can in these cases often serve as a useful barometer.)<BR/><BR/>However, you did mention that in your field, the gender imbalance is not quite so severe, so one might be more wary of a department with absolutely no female faculty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-1154983580601199712006-08-07T15:46:00.000-05:002006-08-07T15:46:00.000-05:00Or they could change advisors/schools. Sometimes ...Or they could change advisors/schools. Sometimes it's not worth it to stick it out in a situation that sucks.avocadoinparadisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710348855305184932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-1154977058149418032006-08-07T13:57:00.000-05:002006-08-07T13:57:00.000-05:00When I looked at grad schools, I wanted the best p...When I looked at grad schools, I wanted the best place for my research interests regardless of the M:F ratio. I never even thought about it. But as I've been applying for jobs, I've been very alert to the proportion of women faculty in prospective departments. Maybe because this time around, I want the best place for me, not just my research. Maybe your interns are taking that perspective about grad school.ScienceWomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17144262447487095454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-1154973525180933692006-08-07T12:58:00.000-05:002006-08-07T12:58:00.000-05:00Speaking of SLACs - you mentioned in a n earlier e...Speaking of SLACs - you mentioned in a n earlier entry that you'd spent a year teaching at one, before moving on to Big Research U. Can you elaborate a bit more on that move? Was it hard to get interviews and job offers, having spent a year away from the bench?<BR/><BR/>Thanks, and thanks for your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com