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...women in general do not aggressively negotiate their salaries, this is in part due to the reality that they are often viewed negatively for such behavior. Research shows that people expect women to “play nice” and often punish them for aggressive or “risky” behavior that would go unnoticed or even rewarded in men. While Hachigian suggests that what needs to change is girls’ willingness to “seek out and take necessary risks,” it is far more necessary that society as a whole learns...
...games in 1924. In 2005, Gian Franco Kasper, a member of the IOC, said that ski jumping “seems not to be appropriate for ladies from a medical point of view.” (In other words, the IOC’s expectations of appropriate behavior for women doesn’t include speeding 60 mph along a ramp and flying dozens of meters through the air on a pair of skis...
Lindsey Van and plenty of other girls and women are out there taking risks on a daily basis, necessary or otherwise. What we ought to be asking ourselves is why we as a society continually fail to reward them for doing...
Weissman was selected for the award, bestowed annually by Women in Science at Harvard-Radcliffe, on the basis of her contributions to the field of neurobiology and for her role mentoring and inspiring students at Harvard...
...wonderful as an advisor and has a personal interest in all her students,” said Francesca R.L. Reindel ’11, secretary of WISHR. “I think having a ceremony to honor an inspiring role model can bring women in science together as a community and motivate us to move forward...