STEM Justice League

Fighting the injustices and inequities with STEM graduate education and academic STEM careers with attitude and vigor. Science deserves better!

[STEM Justice League @STEMJustice]

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[STEM Justice League @STEMJustice]

When Student Workers speak out, change happens!

@wsucase worked diligently to collect the signatures they needed to request recognition as a Union under @UAW

The stories collected paint the picture of why a Union is SO desperately needed at @WSUNews

#UnionStrong #Solidarity

[STEM Justice League @STEMJustice]

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[Equality Unites @EqualityUnites]

A Union in the Making, year in review (a thread)

#UnionStrong #Organize #StrongerTogether

[STEM Justice League @STEMJustice]

... and that this often occurs on the basis of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity. Bullying is often compounded in #Academia for those whose identities encompass more than one marginalized community.

[STEM Justice League @STEMJustice]

Remember that time with the Company said that "bullying" has no legal definition and therefore can't be added into the Union anti-harassment contract?

Ya #MeToo

Institutions need to recognize that they have an #AcademicBullying problem...

[STEM Justice League @STEMJustice]

That one time when your faculty mentor said that you "owed" him additional time in his lab, even though you meet all his requirements for graduation, because you took a semester off for Parental Leave.

... and the University LET HIM DELAY YOU.

#MommyTax #STEM #AcademicTwitter

[Dr. Shannon Kozlovich (she/her) @KozlovichS]

As much as I love articles that point out the fact that #STEM isn't actually a #Meritocracy, I am bothered by the fact that a 2007 report NEEDED to say that "Women have the innate ability as well as the drive to succeed in science and engineering careers"

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[Dr. Angry Grad @GradSkoolStrugs]

Has anyone kicked their primary PI/mentor/advisor off of their dissertation committee? If so, how did you do it?

[STEM Justice League @STEMJustice]

Just when I thought that it was understood that “I’m sorry you were offended” IS NOT taking responsibility for your actions

I thought we had agreed to “I’m sorry I was rude/offensive”

Stop blaming your subordinates for your actions #TakeResponsibility #NotSorry #AcademicTwitter

[Krzysztof Potempa @BRAINCURES]

@drjaneholland @RachaelPells @timeshighered @ProfTimNoakes @DrUmeshPrabhu @ProfGrahamTowl @dasaptaerwin @500womensci @OpenAcademics @PhDVoice @500QueerSci @inespinedatorra @angryhacademic @PhD_Guru @AcademiaObscura @Independent_HE @ViralHe @STEMJustice @fiona_newberry @jesswade @elliebothwell @ninamasseyPA @DrPetra @Nature @EmmaEHoward @Reddit @CSalmivalli @ABAonline @AntiBullyingPro @bullyinguk @StandUpFdn @UEB_EndBullying @antibullychamp @AntiBullyingCen @wabforum @PJRMacaulay @AcademicParity @BulliesCampaign @BulliesOut @ChrisMaslanka @DrWims @STOMPOutBullyng @DitchtheLabel @WeAreSpeakOut @UKRIO @UKRI_CEO @senseaboutsci @EBernsteinWSJ @MoriMahmoudi Did you know that academic bullying:
1⃣causes serious work-to-family conflicts?
2⃣in hospital settings can increase life-threatening medical errors?
3⃣can affect scientific integrity in a variety of ways?
See @MoriMahmoudi tips on what you can do
➡️https://t.co/9qF5PJLDTR
#scipol

[STEM Justice League @STEMJustice]

@_Astro_Nerd_ There are a lot of positives in a PhD journey.

The issue is that when the negative things happen, PhD candidates in the USA are left without options or Adequate University/work place protections.

It is beyond time for a system change.

[STEM Justice League @STEMJustice]

Hey all, I know that we have not been around much lately.

This pandemic has been… difficult.

[JJ Bivona, PhD @immunoJeej]

Mom: since you have to go into lab on a holiday you get time and a half, right?

Me: HAHAHAHAHAHA ha ha no. I don't even get "time" to begin with.

[STEM Justice League @STEMJustice]

Anonymous question

“My PI said that he can’t look at my thesis chapters until 2022, but they are ready for review NOW. What do I do? Do I have any power here?”

Anyone have any advice for a US PhD candidate in this situation?

@AcademicChatter @OpenAcademics #BadMentor

[STEM Justice League @STEMJustice]

@KhaledinATL @AcademicChatter I feel ALL of this.

[STEM Justice League @STEMJustice]

@AcademicChatter Yes. I defended and started my post doc 1 week later. Got my diploma a few months after that.

[Health Sciences Student Advocacy Association @oneWSUHS]

“There’s a Spokane Teaching Health Clinic on campus but students can’t go there for their health care needs… Why?!?!” #LuckyTweets2020ish

[Krzysztof Potempa @BRAINCURES]

@UKRI_News @UKRI_CEO @BritishAcademy_ @TheBHF @CRUKresearch @GuildHE @NIHRresearch @officestudents @royalsociety @RoySocChem @UniversitiesUK @wellcometrust @RachaelPells @timeshighered @Annamckie @AcademicParity @ProfTimNoakes @DrUmeshPrabhu @ProfGrahamTowl @dasaptaerwin @RankinProf @ajackiehunter @WB_UK @500womensci @OpenAcademics @PhDVoice @500QueerSci @jenkrubin @inespinedatorra @PhD_Guru @AcademiaObscura @Independent_HE @ViralHe @STEMJustice @IanWCampbell @fiona_newberry @doc_sabine @jesswade @elliebothwell @ninamasseyPA @DrPetra @SabahBoufkhed @1752Group @ulfateh Whistleblowers need independent office to protect them, say MPs as existing laws leaving staff who speak up exposed to abuse by their employers reports Kalyeena Makortoff @kalyeena

@universityappg @DanielZeichner @CommonsEd @DrAlexGeorge @amanda_spielman
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