tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post3184002285231595282..comments2024-02-05T05:15:04.759-08:00Comments on Wandering Scientist: Weekend Reading: The Hold the Right People Accountable EditionCloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-18666777347060081382013-06-19T15:27:03.846-07:002013-06-19T15:27:03.846-07:00I really wanted to sign up for this women-only pro...I really wanted to sign up for this women-only programming course, but the timing is not right for me now :)<br /><br />http://www.codefellows.org/#women-only-class <br /><br />I love that they are tackling this by training more people. They require a technical background, but not specifically coding.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212690454989568626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-39348202085442125802013-06-17T07:01:52.497-07:002013-06-17T07:01:52.497-07:00"The standard you walk past is the standard y..."The standard you walk past is the standard you accept." Damn. I love this guy. Thanks for posting the video.Erinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-54064021177715371152013-06-17T06:57:54.199-07:002013-06-17T06:57:54.199-07:00People in a department I know well used to sit aro...People in a department I know well used to sit around and wring their hands about the deplorable diversity stats in the department - why don't we have more people of color? why don't we have more women? and on and on and on. And I always wanted to say: "Stop being racist. Stop being sexist." (I used to hear breathtakingly sexist things at departmental meetings.) Solution! Whenever a group acts like it's a mysterious problem with no solution - as though the people of color and women are supposed to appear from the woodworks and present themselves to solve the white dude's problem - I am very skeptical of their commitment to fixing the problem. They didn't want to find a solution; they wanted to put on a play called "We care about diversity. We are good people." and perform it for each other. (They did the same thing with making t-t faculty feel more welcomed. My response: Welcome them! It's not complicated. I did actually make the latter suggestion to someone and he seemed so confused by what I was saying, like he couldn't quite work through it.)Erinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-82460902845894085412013-06-17T05:43:01.343-07:002013-06-17T05:43:01.343-07:00As a black woman in the UK, who has just decided t...As a black woman in the UK, who has just decided to learn coding and try to step into a hitherto alien world for me. Your post is spot on. Critical mass change can only be achieved with all our inputs not just leaving to the women. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-75427607349333863042013-06-16T10:37:04.545-07:002013-06-16T10:37:04.545-07:00As the daughter of a retired U.S. Army officer, I ...As the daughter of a retired U.S. Army officer, I KNOW that there are leaders in our military who not only agree with Gen. Morrison, but are just as passionate about fairness, equality, and decency. I want to be able to hear from them as easily and clearly as I can hear from him.Tragic Sandwichhttp://www.tragicsandwich.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-45986424219449188332013-06-16T03:51:27.522-07:002013-06-16T03:51:27.522-07:00'Show moral courage' - it is such an impre...'Show moral courage' - it is such an impressive piece to camera. In reading about the speech elsewhere, I came across this link to Lt Gen David Morrison's speech on International Womens Day this year. It makes interesting reading to see what actions are being taken to improve the attractiveness of a career in the army. A link is here: http://www.army.gov.au/Our-work/Speeches-and-transcripts/~/media/Files/Speeches/CA_UNIWD_8-9MAR2013.pdf <br /><br />Right at the end he refers to being a member of a group set up under the Australian Human Rights Commission called "Male Champions of Change" I'm not entirely sure what they do, but it's certainly an impressive list of men. http://www.humanrights.gov.au/male-champions-change <br />zenmoohttp://zenmastermoo.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-13622065883716783792013-06-15T10:45:51.218-07:002013-06-15T10:45:51.218-07:00Go Lt. Gen David Morrison!! The Australian Army sh...Go Lt. Gen David Morrison!! The Australian Army should be proud to have such a great leader. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com