maybe it's because too many of them think like mimi, ghost et al...glad this one doesn't
are not having the same access as men," said Dr. Lorna Marsden, who chaired the panel that issued a damning report (Strengthening Canada's Research Capacity: The Gender Dimension). "And if that holds for women, it would hold for other minority groups in our society."
What's worse, the men are hogging all the research money. That's because most of that money flows to science, technology and engineering. And most of the researchers in those fields are men. And we know why that is. Women are discouraged from entering those fields because of socialization and stereotypes and the "chilly climate" they face if they do.
Don't get me wrong. I approve of doing more to recruit young women into science. I love it when girls take the prize at science fairs. Today, women get 24 per cent of all the PhDs awarded in the physical sciences, computers, engineering and math. Academically, they do just as well as men and often better. That's great. Or is it?
We now have plenty of evidence showing that even as equality of opportunity has grown, women continue to express different career preferences than men. Even women who are great at math are more likely to be fascinated by other people than by terabytes, ohms and quarks. But men who are great at math generally prefer to devote their careers to small rotating objects, not kindergarteners.
The panic over women in science goes back for years. This particular panic began in 2008, when the results of the first Canada Excellence Research Chairs competition were announced. These were world-class research awards worth millions. To everybody's horror, all 19 of the recipients (who were chosen independently) were men. It was a PR disaster, and the Minister of Industry hastily called an investigation to find out why no women had been selected. The answer turned out to be not all that sensational. The awards had been targeted only to the most senior international researchers in the hard sciences – full professors with at least 25 years' experience. At that time, very few women were in a position to qualify. But the optics were so bad that the government commissioned yet another report – this one.
Canada desperately needs to strengthen its competitiveness in the so-called STEM fields – science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Unfortunately, adopting the recommendations in this report would be a giant step back. In effect, Dr. Marsden and her team want to dilute our research efforts by politicizing the way the money gets handed out. For example, they want more money to go to younger and more junior academics (so that more women will be eligible). They also want to divert more money to areas outside the hard sciences, which are far more female-intensive.
Is gender parity more important than excellence in science? Some people think so. In the U.S., there's widespread talk of extending Title IX to STEM fields. Title IX is the legislation that requires colleges to fund women's sports at the same level as men's. Because women have far less interest in playing sports than men do, Title IX dealt a heavy blow to men's athletics and sent colleges scrambling to assemble women's volleyball teams so that their funds wouldn't be cut off. Saner heads worry that Title IX might do the same thing to academic research.
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really ??....i'm shocked you knew so many clairvoyant girls.....and guess what, they were absolutely right.....now they commiserate with ghost during her book readings at the local Starbucks......you can thank them for limiting your competition.....not that they would have stood a chance anyway......
i ask you...when oh when are we going to get over this gender nightmare and just hire the right person for the job....i mean i got over not playing in the NBA because of my color....it took a while but i moved on...... :ugeek:
ghost doesn't blame men for anything and she doesn't have any problems. She's very successful.
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she is a man hating feminist cow.....end of story
"Oh yeah, well she's fat!" is so childish. And false.
She hasn't lied about Korea or anything.
Is Ghost a celebrity or a regular on another forum?
Whoever ghost is she cannot deserve the insults being dumped on her by Shen Li and Obvious Li.
My children would have privileges removed if they talked like that about anyone.
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Whoever ghost is she cannot deserve the insults being dumped on her by Shen Li and Obvious Li.
My children would have
lol..fashonista....have you ever heard of the gestapo......lighten up
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Whoever ghost is she cannot deserve the insults being dumped on her by Shen Li and Obvious Li.
My children would have
lol..fashonista....have you ever heard of the gestapo......lighten up
Am I that harsh? I want my children to be respectful and courteous towards other people..
It tends to be reciprocated.
I find Ghost to be a very nice, but outspoken person, and very intelligent.
Very nice person in my opinion unless someone is being bad in some way, or pushing something contrary to her belief.
I haven't sen her post in a long time, but rarely go to memebee.
I hope her the best :-)
I also really enjoyed talking with Archibrarian, Blush, Cynical girl, Mandy, and a few others, all intelligent, and very sweet people.
Cynical was a bit Cynical though lol
Believe it or not when M/ Meggs wasn't doing her off the wall stuff she was a very smart person if any know who she was.
TBH I can never understand why would you guys bash Ghost, she's nice, cool and sexy, not to mention she has a mind of her own.
@Fashionista
Ahh Ghost is a sucessful author in the other vancouver forum.
Hiya Blue Frost 8-)
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She said she saw people wearing tattoos in Asia and one of her South Korean students had one. She's not lying. You can't seriously believe nobody in Asia and South Korea wears tattoos. It's becoming quite popular there.
I just won a contest on ghost's forum. She sent me a free book.
Shen Li your content really hurts. Why would you say something like that about someone. Sometimes I get upset reading your posts.
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WTF....get a pair...ghost is a whinny, blubbering, obese, man hating liar....Shen Li you are too kind.......
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It would be a silly thing to lie about and you're just making a silly, baseless accusation. You can't honestly believe no one in South Korea has a tattoo. This student would of been happy to show ghost since she's cool with it.
Tattoos have become more popular in South Korea, especially with younger people.
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The days when people with tattoos had to keep them hidden by always wearing long-sleeve shirts, for example, has passed in Seoul, and gradually, elsewhere in the country as well.
//http://www.korea4expats.com/article-tattoos-Korea-society-attitude.html
There's also a yearly tattoo convention in Seoul. Tattoos are no longer as taboo as you claim.
While my husband and I were in Bora Bora, a couple of Polynesian men invited us to their shop for tattoos. My husband was so pumped to get it done and said we should both have tattoos around our ankles. He saw that I was not thrilled about it so he gave it up. I ask him today if he regrets not getting it done and he says no. I want no tattoo no matter how anyone says they are popular now. Enjoy them if you like them but I don't want any.
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Same here Azhya, i don't have any desire of getting a tattoo. I imagine that really hurts. I'm glad my hubby is not interested either :-)
I find it a violation of my flesh. Heheh.
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I have never given it a thought.
I don't judge anyone that does though.
I am going to work now, have a good start to the week everyone.
:)
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Tattoos have become more popular in South Korea, especially with younger people.
There's also a yearly tattoo convention in Seoul. Tattoos are no longer as taboo as you claim.
What's even sillier is to think that whale could get away with such blatant lies. No student would be dumb enough to show a teacher(even a way kuk) a tattoo. That would invite a whole host of problems. No illegal tattoo artist would ink a minor either. They would really throw the book at the tat artist for that. Nope, she lied her obese ass off.
BTW, there is dope in Korea too, but the punishment for it is harsh.
SL is right....when people get together in Korea it is still verbotten for a woman to smoke in front of men in most cases in my experience, and that includes a lot of the more "enlightened" koreans that deal with westerners regularly....i would not want to be the teenager that came home with a tattoo (banishment) or the tattoo artist (jail)..not saying it couldn't happen, but ghost is a pathological liar so you can't rely on anything she says.......even if she did teach in Korea, some of the country hagwons are really backwards
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Tattoos have become more popular in South Korea, especially with younger people.
There's also a yearly tattoo convention in Seoul. Tattoos are no longer as taboo as you claim.
What's even sillier is to think that whale could get away with such blatant lies. No student would be dumb enough to show a teacher(even a way kuk) a tattoo. That would invite a whole host of problems. No illegal tattoo artist would ink a minor either. They would really throw the book at the tat artist for that. Nope, she lied her obese ass off.
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lol...there are three things you don't see in Korea (even though you know they are there)......dope, queers and homeless people...kinda nice, the police deal with it harshly and keep it out of site.....you don't want to fuck with the Korean authorities.....they are a bunch of no nonsense boys
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:P Hey !
I like a smart woman very much, even if smarter than I am so I can have a good conversation, or to be corrected if need be.
What i don't like is one of those who think they know it all, and talk down to me or others, I know a few.
Well she never did that to me, but I have noticed she does to others that's confrontational, or pushy also.
Not sure about the last year or so, not seen her postings.
I wouldn't take offense, or think to hard on it XJ, not worth it online you know. To many better things to enjoy :-)