FemFieldSecrets

Tweeting out posts from the #FemFieldSecrets blog and otherwise interacting about being women doing fieldwork. Admins @wailscn @scure167 and @dochpjones

[FemFieldSecrets @FemFieldSecrets]

Hi all! We're looking to reinvigorate the #FemFieldSecrets blog and to do so, we're searching for more blog curators. If you're interested in joining the team to promote #WomenInSTEM #FieldScience, drop us a line! https://t.co/5ebuMaYXSF

[Justine Shaw @justine_d_shaw]

Fantastic to work with these amazing women doing #eradication science & #conservation monitoring on a #seabird island 10 years after cat eradication #islandconservation in #Tasmania

[FemFieldSecrets @FemFieldSecrets]

New #FemFieldSecrets blog post! This week: Milk, guilt, and #turtles - @calklattgolba shares her experience pumping during the field season https://t.co/VRQVnj4cQe

[FemFieldSecrets @FemFieldSecrets]

No matter who you are, consider donating to these funds:

To help Black ppl get free binos: https://t.co/dY77vqUq0A

BLM: https://t.co/ctms8CsXOn

Bail funds:
https://t.co/wq8dP7Eqao

More bail funds: https://t.co/lse5Ac7PDg

[Co – Star @costarastrology]

Thread for bail funds in various cities:

[FemFieldSecrets @FemFieldSecrets]

We are distraught that this needs to be said, but it does.

#BlackLivesMatter. Black people shouldn't have to fear going outside, birding, or interactions with police.

We condemn white supremacy. We condemn police violence.

We mourn with the Black community.

[FemFieldSecrets @FemFieldSecrets]

If you are white, please learn from and engage with these resources: https://t.co/GGpCr6bcUl

[FemFieldSecrets @FemFieldSecrets]

Dipper chicks. LolSob. #femfieldfacepalm

[John P. Vanek, PhD @wild_ecology]

Check out this great blog post by my two former interns. The things they hear from the public are comments I rarely if ever have to deal with. I can only imagine how demoralizing a constant barrage of comments like this can be.

[FemFieldSecrets @FemFieldSecrets]

Please check out and share our latest post, where two rockstar field technicians talk about their experiences with the public as they field while being women.

Humor, hope, cringe-worthy comments - this post has it all! https://t.co/h1eTMa5svX

Well written @gabbrobasalt!

[Holly Jones @DocHPJones]

*Taps mic* Is this thing on?

@AER_ESE_BES is now OPEN for submissions!!

Huge shout out to EiC @urban_sci and Erika Newton for all their hard work to build this incredible resource and journal. Please consider submitting your management-relevant science.

[FemFieldSecrets @FemFieldSecrets]

Finally our latest installment of #FemFieldSecrets is out with a post by @fishes_oconnor about the turmoil pregnant people go through when deciding how/if to go on a remote field adventure. Have you experienced something similar? Chime in!

https://t.co/h1eTM9NREp

[FemFieldSecrets @FemFieldSecrets]

@turtlegoblin We are sorry you’ve had to endure such things. It really is unacceptable and we need change to start from the top. Too many people in charge are either offenders themselves or look the other way.

[Em Witcutt @emwitcutt]

'71% of women experienced harassment in the field.' Are you alone out here? Your boyfriend lets you work here? How do you style your hair? (a very senior team member during a work meal). Have you f****d her yet? (to a colleague). Just a few of my personal favourites. #LikeAGirl

[Holly Jones @DocHPJones]

This story still makes me kinda sick to my stomach to retell, but here is my most memorable experience with toxic masculinity in the field. #FemFieldSecrets

[Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar @beepunstings]

Insightful post from @DocHPJones on toxic masculinity in the field. I especially like #3 about training field crews: "Training isn’t just about how to take the data, it’s also about how to be a good field citizen."
https://t.co/T0YL96IIJv

[FemFieldSecrets @FemFieldSecrets]

@JaimieCleeland @DanaMBergstrom Let us know how it went!

[Nick Barber @BarberEcology]

An important post to read and think about when training field teams. Orientation often focuseson traditional field safety with research teams, but #3 in the list here is also key: being clear what behaviors are unacceptable because they are also a threat to someone's safety.