Betty Noriega (she/her)

Scientist
Feminist
Advocate for diversity and inclusion in academia and beyond
Communication Officer @EuCitSci
Organizer @berlin_soapbox
Asesora de lactancia

[Betty Noriega (she/her) @benoriega]

Acabo de ver a alguien con la playera de los pumas #UNAM en el #sbahn de #berlin. Inevitablemente mi cerebro: "Goya Goya cachun cachun Ra Ra !"

[Betty Noriega (she/her) @benoriega]

People of #Berlin interested on #CitizenScience join us for this event at the end of the month in Graefekiez . I will be part of the discussion panel.

[European Citizen Science Association @EuCitSci]

Save the date: the @WeCOMPAIR project is hosting a #citizenscience evening in German🇩🇪!
🗓️31.08.23, 18:00 bis 19:45 Uhr
📍Christuskirche Kreuzberg, Dieffenbachstr. 39 Graefekiez
Die Veranstaltung ist kostenlos, um eine verbindliche Anmeldung wird gebeten:  https://t.co/ZMKwzIETo1

[Betty Noriega (she/her) @benoriega]

Congratulations to someone I'm proud to call my friend. Congratulations also to @ccg_unam for hiring an outstanding scientist and human who without a doubt will make academia a better place for anyone while also doing relevant and quality research. #WomenInSTEM

[Daniela Ledezma @Danonnina]

Thrilled to share that I’ll be starting my lab next fall at @ccg_unam 🥳😊

I’m committed to do the best research possible while creating safe spaces

It’s been a long, nonlinear road, but love that my UNAM entrance exam in 2007 was in the same place where I applied for the job🥰

[Betty Noriega (she/her) @benoriega]

Great news for @ICBM_uol , I am thrilled to see great scientists and humans leading in science and making academia a safe space for everyone. Congratulations Sarahi. #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #InclusionInAcademia

[Sarahi L. Garcia @sarilog]

I am thrilled to announce that in August, I will start as a full professor at @ICBM_uol
The adventure continues: to do high-quality research while prioritizing well-being and inclusion.
PS. I will remain affiliated with @deepsthlmuni and @scilifelab for 3 years.

[Betty Noriega (she/her) @benoriega]

Do we always have to be brave? or could another one of the (male) nobel laureates call out a colleague? Could a senior researcher (male or female) also speak up? because I have to say, "being brave" is exhausting. To the woman who spoke up: We have your back!

[Betty Noriega (she/her) @benoriega]

Triggering and empowering at the same time, having been in situations where I thought my shaky voice would make me seem weak or "too emotional". Sometimes I did speak and call out sexism in and out of academia, sometimes I wished someone had my back instead.

[Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @MushtaqBilalPhD]

This is unbelievable!

Kurt Wüthrich, an 84-year-old, Swiss, male scientist, who won the Nobel Prize in 2002 claims that "as a male scientist" he has "a feeling of discrimination."

He said this during the 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting on a panel that had four old, male scientists including him and an old, male moderator. (It was literally a susage fest!)

When Science Magazine asked him to elaborate on the kind of discrimnation he faced, "Wüthrich said he did not feel personally discriminated against as an individual at the event but thought that all men attendees faced discrimination while women were tokenized."

Here's an example of the discrimination Kurt Wüthrich, a Nobel Prize winner, gave:

In group photos of laureates, women laureates were asked to stand in front while male scientists like him were told to stand behind them 🤦😂😭

This makes him feel "horrible" because asking women laureates to stand in front is "ridiculous, fully ridiculuous."

A young scholar countered Wüthrich's childish tantrum and the moderator tried to shut her up.

For reference, here's a comparison:

Nobel Prizes won:
By men: 892
By women: 60

Speakers invited to this year's Lindau meeting:
Men: 34
Women: 5

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A couple of observations:

1. The feeling among men that gender equality is somehow a form of discrimination against them is not limited to incels (involuntary celibates) on the internet.

Male Nobel Prize winners can feel the same way too.

2. Many young scholars and scientists are still playing the "prestige" game: do a PhD in a "prestigious" university, do a postdoc in a "prestigious" lab, go to "prestigious" meetings like Lindau.

Playing the prestige game takes a lot of toll on one's mental health and personal relationships. The worst part is make you feel extremely insecure.

No amount of external validation, not even a Nobel Prize, will help you overcome your insecurities.

[Betty Noriega (she/her) @benoriega]

Solo los que no tienen hijas e hijos comparten su recuento del año de Spotify, el mío seguramente diría canción más escuchada "la vaca Lola" 🙈🤣

[Betty Noriega (she/her) @benoriega]

Today I'm at Key Energy: the renewable energy expo in Rimini, Italy representing @EuCitSci and @socio_bee. I'll be talking about #CitizenScience and #AirQuality.

[Betty Noriega (she/her) @benoriega]

And that's a wrap! Special thanks to @berlin_soapbox and @lgbtqstemberlin for organizing the event during @BerlinSciWeek. It was a wonderful experience standing on that wobbly soapbox 😅💜

[LGBTQ STEM Berlin @lgbtqstemberlin]

Apocalypse Now! Next Up @BerlinSciWeek: Klaus Jäger (@the_solartube) and Betty Noriega-Ortega (@benoriega)!

[Betty Noriega (she/her) @benoriega]

Very last minute, but I'm very excited to be at @berlin_soapbox tomorrow talking about #CitizenScience

[Soapbox Science Berlin @berlin_soapbox]

We're so excited that the wonderful Betty Noriega-Ortega (@benoriega) is taking over a slot for tomorrow's @BerlinSciWeek event! 💜

Come and meet Betty and the rest of the team from 12-2pm at #BSWCampus, right in front of the @mfnberlin

[Betty Noriega (she/her) @benoriega]

A corto plazo funcionan, pero a largo plazo son inseguridades, miedos, trastornos de la alimentación, relaciones tóxicas y con tantita suerte terapia, mucha terapia.

[mipsicologainfantil @mipsicologainf]

Claro que las amenazas y las “tortas a tiempo” funcionan. Cuando las aplicas logras la obediencia pero nunca el respeto. Esa es la gran diferencia entre educar desde el miedo y educar desde el amor.
#psicologa #crianza #amor

[Carolina Doran (She/her) @CarolinaDoran]

Just leaving @TierparkBerlin and am very pregnant with a stroller and was not allowed to use another door to get out. Why? I obviously got stuck and needed help. How difficult is it to be inclusive? Very disappointed.

[Betty Noriega (she/her) @benoriega]

I will be moderating this interesting webinar on Thursday. Join us!

[European Citizen Science Association @EuCitSci]

ECSA Webinar: Early career researchers in Citizen Science Projects - 13 October 11:00-12:00 CEST
https://t.co/oTkW9WHwqi

[Betty Noriega (she/her) @benoriega]

@drclairemurray @TwitterSupport There ia just so much we want to share to the citizen science community during the conference.

[Betty Noriega (she/her) @benoriega]

@DorteRiem, managing director of @EuCitSci talking about planetary health. Advocate for democracy! Empowers, diversifies and enables #CitizenScience

[Betty Noriega (she/her) @benoriega]

Alguna como yo se pregunta si es factible ser mamá, mujer, #feminista, trabajadora y/o #emprendedora, hacer ejercicio, dormir más de 6 horas, pasar tiempo en pareja, salir con amigas manteniendo la cordura? Sería más fácil si tuviéramos menos autoexigencia?
#maternidad

[Betty Noriega (she/her) @benoriega]

I love how @Twitter ALT text is 1000 characters. Too bad @LinkedIn allows only 300. How are we supposed to describe an image in 300 characters? #inclusivity #AltText

[Betty Noriega (she/her) @benoriega]

ECSA is looking for a communications and community officer. Could that be you? #jobopening

[European Citizen Science Association @EuCitSci]

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿
Call and job details: https://t.co/HTypS8y8uq
Be part of the ECSA international team. Contribute to make #citizenscience more relevant in Europe through #StrategicCommunication.

[Telraam @TelraamTelraam]

A lot of interest in our project approach during the @WeCOMPAIR project meeting & workshops and all eyes on the new sensor that will be on the market at the end of this year.
Experts @benoriega @CarolinaDoran @EuCitSci are very enthusiastic about all the new features.

[European Citizen Science Association @EuCitSci]

The #ECSA dream team at #LK9 . We've heard amazing talks, attended great workshops, listened to good music, met collaborators and now we get to enjoy the conference dinner!
#ConferenceSeason #networking