tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post1848350639271917469..comments2024-03-25T10:22:36.277-04:00Comments on Women In Astronomy: Top Five Tips for MenAmanpreet Kaurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08734178178113146899noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-35675288697870329792014-11-07T10:59:56.745-05:002014-11-07T10:59:56.745-05:00Rebecca Solnit has written another amazing article...Rebecca Solnit has written another amazing article, <a href="http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/11/was-2014-year-feminist-men" rel="nofollow">Feminism Needs Men</a>Ed Bertschingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10067026365640664690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-11336475788104399972014-11-07T09:23:53.241-05:002014-11-07T09:23:53.241-05:00I've heard the term "mansplaining" u...I've heard the term "mansplaining" used by female postdocs, commiserating after they show colleagues new scientific results, and a few of the male postdocs explain the results to them in a condescending way, sometimes by quoting papers that the female postdocs wrote. <br /><br />I'd love to hear men start using the term. A beer for the first colleague who takes another aside for a gentle talk. "David? You're mansplaining."Jane Rigbyhttp://janerigby.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-88438712999403622022014-11-06T09:57:54.341-05:002014-11-06T09:57:54.341-05:00Julian Borrill has kindly informed me the origin o...Julian Borrill has kindly informed me the origin of the word "mansplaining": It grew out of an essay "Men Explain Things to Me" by Rebecca Solnit, reprinted at <a href="http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175887/" rel="nofollow">http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175887/</a>Ed Bertschingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10067026365640664690noreply@blogger.com