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Los 18 de noviembre celebramos el orgullo LGTBIQA+ en ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas (eso del #STEM). ¿Por qué esta fecha tan raruna? Por un lado porque noviembre suele ser un mes de la ciencia (yo mismo he estado montando durante más de 35 años celebraciones en estas fechas para llevar la ciencia a la calle). Pero también por Frank Kameny, astrónomo y activista estadounidense represaliado por las leyes discriminatorias del terror lavanda, que un día como hoy llevó su despido al Tribuna Supremo de los EEUU. Perdió, pero eso le animó a dedicarse al activismo en la Matachine Society. Creó, por cierto, eso de "Gay is Good".
Otros años, desde el @pamplonetario solíamos hacer actividades que visibilizaran la ciencia LGTBIQA+, la situación de discriminación, la necesidad de seguir apoyando a este colectivo... Hoy lo dejo en un toot y os felicito a todo el mundo que vivís la diferencia y lucháis por una sociedad inclusiva.
Los 18 de noviembre celebramos el orgullo LGTBIQA+ en ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas (eso del #STEM). ¿Por qué esta fecha tan raruna? Por un lado porque noviembre suele ser un mes de la ciencia (yo mismo he estado montando durante más de 35 años celebraciones en estas fechas para llevar la ciencia a la calle). Pero también por Frank Kameny, astrónomo y activista estadounidense represaliado por las leyes discriminatorias del terror lavanda, que un día como hoy llevó su despido al Tribuna Supremo de los EEUU. Perdió, pero eso le animó a dedicarse al activismo en la Matachine Society. Creó, por cierto, eso de "Gay is Good".
Otros años, desde el @pamplonetario solíamos hacer actividades que visibilizaran la ciencia LGTBIQA+, la situación de discriminación, la necesidad de seguir apoyando a este colectivo... Hoy lo dejo en un toot y os felicito a todo el mundo que vivís la diferencia y lucháis por una sociedad inclusiva.
New in our electronic #collection:
➡️ Science Communication for Scientists: Linking Strategy with Creativity, Practice, and Respect.
🔗 https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003493938
#OpenAccess #OpenScience #Books #Bookstodon #STEM #Science #Communication
The latest #STEM and #environmental newsletter for the Hunter region enviroBYTES is out. There are a record 75 events on this November including festivals: Sounds of #sustainability Sustainable Future Festival, Before the Tide Festival, and Sustainable Living Festival.
https://mailchi.mp/4a0ad707fb35/great-bicycle-recycle-4-sustainability-festivals-75-events
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CatSalad🐈🥗 (D.Burch) :blobcatrainbow:
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Sitting with Odin outside the local polling place because (unlike my husband) neither of us gets to vote in Dutch elections #netherlands #amsterdam #stem
Sitting with Odin outside the local polling place because (unlike my husband) neither of us gets to vote in Dutch elections #netherlands #amsterdam #stem
maco
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21 Oct 2025
Girls in single-sex schools face major STEM access gaps - survey
More than half of girls in single-sex schools see limited subject choice as a barrier to pursuing careers in #science, #technology, #engineering and #maths (STEM), according to a new survey.
The annual Survey of Female Students' Attitudes to STEM was conducted by I Wish, a national non-profit organisation that empowers girls to see the potential of STEM.
The research shows that among the 2,335 Transition Year female students surveyed in single-sex schools, just 5% reported access to construction studies and 6% to engineering, compared with 84% and 74% respectively in mixed schools.
According to the study, 55% of girls in single-sex schools cite limited subject choice as a barrier to STEM, versus 37% in mixed schools.
The report calls for urgent action to ensure equal access to #STEM education for every girl in #Ireland.
#education
https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2025/1021/1539642-stem-girls/
21 Oct 2025
Girls in single-sex schools face major STEM access gaps - survey
More than half of girls in single-sex schools see limited subject choice as a barrier to pursuing careers in #science, #technology, #engineering and #maths (STEM), according to a new survey.
The annual Survey of Female Students' Attitudes to STEM was conducted by I Wish, a national non-profit organisation that empowers girls to see the potential of STEM.
The research shows that among the 2,335 Transition Year female students surveyed in single-sex schools, just 5% reported access to construction studies and 6% to engineering, compared with 84% and 74% respectively in mixed schools.
According to the study, 55% of girls in single-sex schools cite limited subject choice as a barrier to STEM, versus 37% in mixed schools.
The report calls for urgent action to ensure equal access to #STEM education for every girl in #Ireland.
#education
https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2025/1021/1539642-stem-girls/
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My MIL passed away in August. She was about to turn 105 and participated in many of the No Kings events in Mt. Kisco, NY. She was a plasma physicist, grew up with Einstein as a family friend and is the reason why NY water is clean and frakking is banned. Her obituary is frankly, amazing. #STEM #science #activism #climatechange https://www.therecorder.org/post/marian-rose-104-bedford-resident-scientist-and-longtime-activist
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I'm gobsmacked at how many people took the time here to read and share the obituary of my MIL Marian, a plasma physicist & environmental hero.
She was the 1st female teaching fellow at Harvard's physics dept & earned her PhD there, despite being refused access to the library (misogyny). All the more relevant as UK universities risk closure of physics depts.
Another story about her https://www.therecorder.org/post/centenarian-marian-rose-was-an-activist-to-the-end
& the obit https://www.therecorder.org/post/marian-rose-104-bedford-resident-scientist-and-longtime-activist
With this car Volkswagen Group España Distribucion is touring to places in Spain where there is a low participation of girls and young women in #STEM, and they do readings and screenings of "Ada & Zangemann - A Tale of Software, Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream" + do 3D printing with them.
I'm gobsmacked at how many people took the time here to read and share the obituary of my MIL Marian, a plasma physicist & environmental hero.
She was the 1st female teaching fellow at Harvard's physics dept & earned her PhD there, despite being refused access to the library (misogyny). All the more relevant as UK universities risk closure of physics depts.
Another story about her https://www.therecorder.org/post/centenarian-marian-rose-was-an-activist-to-the-end
& the obit https://www.therecorder.org/post/marian-rose-104-bedford-resident-scientist-and-longtime-activist