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Scientists Push Back Against Retracted Nature Communications Study on Women PIs
  • 2 days ago
  • 5 min

Scientists Push Back Against Retracted Nature Communications Study on Women PIs

“None of this is surprising; it is consistent with a wide body of research documenting pernicious systematic and structural gender biases.”
“My Body is a Mystery to Me”: Vulvodynia in the Pandemic
  • Dec 8, 2020
  • 8 min

“My Body is a Mystery to Me”: Vulvodynia in the Pandemic

The pain increases the anxiety, and the anxiety increases the pain in a vicious cycle.
「我的身體對我來說就像一個謎」— 從新冠肺炎到外陰部痛症
  • Dec 8, 2020
  • 9 min

「我的身體對我來說就像一個謎」— 從新冠肺炎到外陰部痛症

身體越痛、心裡越擔心；心理越擔心、身體就越痛，形成了一個惡性的循環。
En Nicaragua, los Bosques y las Comunidades Indígenas se Enfrentan a una Amenaza
  • Dec 1, 2020
  • 9 min

En Nicaragua, los Bosques y las Comunidades Indígenas se Enfrentan a una Amenaza

“Como nicaragüense, tengo el derecho a la protección del estado y la defensa de mis derechos”
We are MENASA in STEM. We Belong.
  • Nov 8, 2020
  • 5 min

We are MENASA in STEM. We Belong.

In more extreme cases, education has kept many South Asian women from being married off.
COVID-19: A Force Multiplier for Poverty and Homelessness?
  • Oct 26, 2020
  • 8 min

COVID-19: A Force Multiplier for Poverty and Homelessness?

In a way, the COVID-19 pandemic is making homelessness more visible—forcing people out of shelters and causing them to opt to sleep outside.
9 Rules for the Black Female Birdwatcher
  • Jul 25, 2020
  • 3 min

9 Rules for the Black Female Birdwatcher

Birds flock together for safety and community; Black female birders MUST do the same and for similar reasons.
From Red to Purple to Fuchsia
  • Jul 18, 2020
  • 20 min

From Red to Purple to Fuchsia

With everyone strapped on their imaginary seat belts, the machine would turn on in three. Two. One.
What It Means to Be a Black, Indigenous, Latino
  • Jun 28, 2020
  • 10 min

What It Means to Be a Black, Indigenous, Latino

There is nothing more fragile in this world than a fragile White man—and that is, tragically, most of them.
Deshaciendo la narrativa típica de un estudiante Ivy League
  • May 30, 2020
  • 7 min

Deshaciendo la narrativa típica de un estudiante Ivy League

No puede ser, esto está mal. Era dirigido a otra Nicole. Ya mismo me llega otro email diciendo que fue un error.
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