Angie NMNH
Miguel Pinto has admitted that he sexually assaulted me at the @Smithsonian's @NMNH; Kris Helgen went ahead and falsely accused me of defamation anyway.
Last synced from Twitter Not synced yet
#TakeBackScience: A call for scientific societies to prioritize the safety of their members
One of my first experiences with inappropriate behavior at a conference was when I was 22, fresh out of undergrad and about to start a PhD program.
1
Angie NMNH
On Wednesdays we wear black to ask scientific societies to ban sexual predators from their meetings and revoke their awards. We have been patient, we refuse to be silent. #TakeBackScience #MeTooSTEM #ScienceToo
21d
1
Angie NMNH
@FungalSquirrel @ASMicrobiology @BSMM_Junior @MicrobioSoc @McLNeuro @MeTooSTEM For more info, check out the #TakeBackScience hashtag and this article
14d
How scientific societies lie about their #MeTooSTEM policies
The societies that refuse to protect their membership from sexual misconduct lie to victims and our allies in four ways.
1
Angie NMNH
@CheloniaGirl A code of conduct that addresses confidentiality & conflicts of interest, and that bans known sexual predators for life & takes their awards away. Society officers should be required to know what the code of conduct says.
40d
President and CEO's Suggestion Box - Vanderbilt Health Nashville, TN
1
Angie NMNH
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has a suggestion box where you can let them know how you feel about their treatment of #MeTooSTEM hero @McLNeuro. Just click on this link - it's simple and easy to stand up for the person who's been standing up for us!
145d
Chicago Professor Resigns Amid Sexual Misconduct Investigation
The resignation of Jason Lieb, a prominent molecular biologist, comes amid complaints about how universities handle sexual harassment in their science departments.
1
Angie NMNH
@hormiga And then of course there's Jason Lieb, who admitted during a job interview to have had an affair with one of his own students - UChicago hired Lieb anyway, then he raped a student there.
149d
This neuroscientist is fighting sexual harassment in science—but her own job is in peril
Twitter warrior BethAnn McLaughlin takes aim at harassers
4
Angie NMNH
This is gonna be a thread about #MeTooSTEM hero @McLNeuro. As many of you know, she is fighting for her job. She has made tremendous sacrifices for all of us. I'm going to tell you about my experiences with her.
155d
If your scientific society is run by a sexual harasser, don’t expect women to volunteer
When the Coleopterists Society got called out for distributing a pathetically creepy newsletter on its website, its Society Officers…
1
Angie NMNH
@ColeopSoc @JMcL14 @Modialis So is @Modialis still going to become President of the @ColeopSoc despite all of the lies and the sexual harassment? You have got to be kidding me.
246d
Professor who called gay people ‘promiscuous, reckless and obscene' to join University of Cambridge
A professor who is due to join the staff of the University of Cambridge in January 2019 has been accused of airing homophobic views. In 2015, a blog attributed to Aron Wall - who will join the university's department of applied mathematics and...
“Science communication” is a cesspool of narcissism, misogyny, and colonialism
There is no better profession for a narcissist than that of “science communicator.”
1
Angie NMNH
ICYMI: I f%cking love #scicomm...in theory. In practice, there are some major issues.
Featuring @JoelAchenbach, @edyong209, @sarahkaplan48, @laurahelmuth, and their #mammalwatching pals.
339d
1
Angie NMNH
@AEMcDonaldWLU If you're looking for a critical #MeTooSTEM / feminist perspective on #scicomm, here's something I wrote recently
342d
From Texas to the Smithsonian, following a trail of sexual misconduct
In June 2011, Angie, a research student at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC, was attending a popular Friday evening happy hour at the museum. During the event, she says,...
1
Angie NMNH
@NMNH Has Brian Huber - the #DeepTime curator who lied to me and refused to provide me with protections from my sexual assailant - been disciplined for his conduct? #MeTooSTEM #MeTooPhD #ScienceToo
365d
1
Angie NMNH
@MammalMeetings @Mammalogists If you want to diversify your membership then why do you coddle admitted sexual assailants, you useless hypocritical cowards.
342d
A scientific society disseminated sexual harassment
It was recently revealed on Twitter than a spectacularly sexist newsletter about scarab beetles has been disseminated by the Coleopterists…
3
Angie NMNH
I wrote a new post on yet another society (CS) / university (UNL) / museum (MH) that perpetuated misconduct.
368d
Discussing sexual misconduct in STEM in our post-Weinstein world
Boy oh boy have we been entering lots of “new eras” lately.
1
Angie NMNH
My latest blog post: "If Hollywood actors and entertainment reporters can take sexual misconduct seriously, then so can scientists and science journalists — if we ever muster the willpower to pull our heads out of the sand."
612d
Programs to boost women in STEM may be backfiring — because women aren't the problem
New study finds that women in STEM tend to stick it out, but the field still suffers from pervasive sexism
2
Angie NMNH
"Programs meant to encourage women in STEM may be backfiring — because it’s not women who need to change"
686d