by, for, and about women in science, technology, engineering, & math

I’m closing in on 60. I’m an environmentalist, feminist, artist, avid amateur mathematician and geophysicist. Had I been born later, amateur would not be in this description, and I would have been a mathematician.

I’ve been married 37 years to the same cute guy. No children, by choice.

I was just following the thread (6/29/2010) on Pharyngula about the lack of women attending skeptic conferences. I discovered, much to my chagrin and deep sadness, that women are still dealing with the same sexist drek that I had to deal with 45 years ago. So, I thought I’d focus here on providing support and practical advice on how to deal with the noise.

I’m very interested in passing on my hard-won knowledge about dealing with sexism in the workplace. Even though I’ve spent most of my career in government, I’ve a good idea of sexism in the private workplace. My computer skills are 10 years out of date (ie I’m fairly clueless about the latest). My business skills are still spot on, and I’ve had a lot of training in the area: project management, team building, communications, security, and other topics I’ll add as they occur to me.