The Fem Cave

You've heard of the insufferable "man cave." Welcome to the #FemCave-a virtual hangout for feminist academics of all gender ids. #highered #equalpay #jobs #CFPs

[The Fem Cave @FemCave]

Want #equalpay? Talk about your #salary! Doesn't need to be a secret. Speak openly, know where you stand, negotiate! #genderequity #HigherEd

[The Fem Cave @FemCave]

Want #equalpay? Talk about your #salary! Doesn't need to be a secret. Speak openly, know where you stand, negotiate! #genderequity #HigherEd

[The Fem Cave @FemCave]

This is SUCH an important conversation to have, but it's true that no one talks about it. Of course not all women in academia want children, but for those who do, the question of fertility represent a silent struggle. Bottom line: YOU CAN HAVE BOTH (YOUR CAREER AND YOUR BABY).

[Rachael Kuintzle, PhD @kuintzle]

If you’re a PhD student worried about your fertility, but also afraid of the professional consequences of starting a family while in school, I see you. No one seems to talk about this, but I think we should. Please rt to start a dialogue. 1/

[Rachael Kuintzle, PhD @kuintzle]

If you’re a PhD student worried about your fertility, but also afraid of the professional consequences of starting a family while in school, I see you. No one seems to talk about this, but I think we should. Please rt to start a dialogue. 1/

[The Fem Cave @FemCave]

WHAAAAT.

[Heather Parry @HeatherParryUK]

So. A (male) publicist was trying to book a (male) colleague and I for podcast. We gave availability but didn't get confirmation. The publicist informed us with hours notice that we were on today.

My (male) colleague and I both said we couldn't do it. Here are the two responses.

[Professor Sandra Lapointe (ACCOUNT PAUSED) @mslapointe]

Paris ENS is France’s top school and agregation there is highly competitive. This year, due to COVID they cancelled the orals, only had the (anonymous) written exam. As a result ~80% of successful candidates were women. 8-0. Eighty.

Women usually represent ~40% of ENS agrégés

[The Fem Cave @FemCave]

Thought of the day: Ask yourself why you follow, retweet, cite, acknowledge more men than women. @womenalsoknow @womnknowhistory

[Alexander Lowe McAdams, Ph.D. @McAdamsPhD]

Women academic friends with children: I spoke to a prospective graduate student today who was told by a male professor in her department that if she wanted children, she might as well not even shoot for a PhD. Share your stories in this thread to prove he's wrong.

[The Fem Cave @FemCave]

Um. You’ve kinda literally been the ones running shit for a few thousand years. So, yeah. #terrygilliam 🙄 https://t.co/yKymzESEPK

[The Fem Cave @FemCave]

@CarolineGrego88 Be a white man when you correct them

[The Fem Cave @FemCave]

Thought of the day: Ask yourself why you follow, retweet, cite, acknowledge more men than women. @womenalsoknow @womnknowhistory

[The Representation Project @RepresentPledge]

In hilarious a photo series at @UCBerkeley, women in paleontology around in the world are gluing on beards to challenge the stereotype that all scientists are bearded men. 😂
https://t.co/JVck3Rd4ZS

[Bella Shaw @bellamarieshaw]

Sometimes I feel bad about always complaining about men harassing #womeninstem online, but then I realise I wouldn’t have to if men would just stop harassing women in stem online 🙃

[The Fem Cave @FemCave]

An important, enlightening must-read: https://t.co/HJnajRocVc via @nplusonemag

[Kathy D'Arcy 🏳️‍⚧️ @KathyDArcyCork]

NO. When boys outperform girls it has generally been seen as just the normal way of things, and whenever girls outperform boys media use words like 'fear.'

[Caitlin Kelly @CaitlinLeeKelly]

So our campus bookstore is selling pink pepper spray and personal alarms. This is disappointing on so, so many levels.

[ColorOfChange @ColorOfChange]

.@Twitter has allowed white supremacists to run rampant on its platform — putting the lives of people of color, immigrants, religious minorities, LGBTQIA+ people and women in danger. Tell @jack to #StopRacistTwitter! https://t.co/n6pCS6dcrd

[The Fem Cave @FemCave]

Home is the 'most dangerous place' for women around the world, a new U.N. study says https://t.co/M2LRR4nDPV

[Brian DeLay @BrianDeLay]

In the meantime, tenured faculty - especially tenured white men - should explain this stuff to our students before each evaluation season. Help them understand why evals matter to peoples' careers, & how implicit bias affects the results. They'll listen. 8/8 - end.