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redqueen

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10. Smug, sexist shitheads are resistant to learning anything that threatens their sense of superiority.
Fri Feb 21, 2014, 12:06 PM
Feb 2014
The writers of the petition contend that the male-dominated gathering is not an isolated incident.“ICQC/IAQMS is a part of a much larger problem,” explained Krylov, a professor at USC. “Biases against women in science are pervasive; they are well quantified and well documented.” Notably, there are only four female scientists among the 110 living members of IAQMS, which elects new candidates by internal vote.


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