tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post607020864251095346..comments2024-03-25T10:22:36.277-04:00Comments on Women In Astronomy: AASWomen for April 8, 2011Amanpreet Kaurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08734178178113146899noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-81001167680635210692011-04-12T11:50:55.071-04:002011-04-12T11:50:55.071-04:00I don't want to re-hash my feelings on the sub...I don't want to re-hash my feelings on the subject, but there was a lot of discussion going on on the blogosphere about Science Cheerleaders and I feel like Zuska really summed it all up well:<br /><br />http://scientopia.org/blogs/thusspakezuska/2010/11/25/but-what-if-the-science-cheerleaders-save-just-one-girl/<br /><br />http://scientopia.org/blogs/thusspakezuska/2010/12/02/reinventing-the-outreach-program-wheel/<br /><br />The main idea to me being that the problem is that this reinforces that a woman's primary responsibility is to be conventionally attractive. Yes now thanks to improvements in society she can also be a scientist, but she better be hot first. That's the message I don't like about it in addition to what Zuska talks about on her blog.FrauTechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15312215415796165866noreply@blogger.com