Comments on: Do women have an equal chance in science? http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/12/07/do-women-have-an-equal-chance-in-science/ tech, science, news and social issues for geeks Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:53:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Michael the Dumb Techttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/12/07/do-women-have-an-equal-chance-in-science/#comment-210046 Michael the Dumb Tec Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:54:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=20266#comment-210046 Just 15 women in the history of the Nobel prize, and this year adds 3 more? Either this was a very good year for women in science, or the Nobel committee is making politically correct decisions on top of awarding good science. I don't know myself because I don't pay attention to these awards ceremonies and the people that were in consideration that lost to these ladies. I will say giving an award to a President before he's actually done anything speaks toward the possibility of a PC direction on the committee's part. As for the point of the article, I'm sure the job market could be more flexible with women who have had kids or are pregnant. But like all things funded, results are required by deadlines. Having people working part-time means you would wait up to twice as long for the results, which might not be what the people paying for the project want to do. I'm not saying the results wouldn't be equal or better than someone who worked on it full-time, just that the results would obviously take longer to reach. From the last paragraph it sounds like Alfred Nobel hosed the foundations with the requirement to put all the money is safe securities. There was nothing safe about any securities in the past couple years, and they could've weathered the storm better if they had managed their money differently. Just 15 women in the history of the Nobel prize, and this year adds 3 more? Either this was a very good year for women in science, or the Nobel committee is making politically correct decisions on top of awarding good science. I don't know myself because I don't pay attention to these awards ceremonies and the people that were in consideration that lost to these ladies.

I will say giving an award to a President before he's actually done anything speaks toward the possibility of a PC direction on the committee's part.

As for the point of the article, I'm sure the job market could be more flexible with women who have had kids or are pregnant. But like all things funded, results are required by deadlines. Having people working part-time means you would wait up to twice as long for the results, which might not be what the people paying for the project want to do. I'm not saying the results wouldn't be equal or better than someone who worked on it full-time, just that the results would obviously take longer to reach.

From the last paragraph it sounds like Alfred Nobel hosed the foundations with the requirement to put all the money is safe securities. There was nothing safe about any securities in the past couple years, and they could've weathered the storm better if they had managed their money differently.

]]> By: Michael the Dumb Tech Geekhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/12/07/do-women-have-an-equal-chance-in-science/#comment-273929 Michael the Dumb Tech Geek Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:54:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=20266#comment-273929 Just 15 women in the history of the Nobel prize, and this year adds 3 more? Either this was a very good year for women in science, or the Nobel committee is making politically correct decisions on top of awarding good science. I don't know myself because I don't pay attention to these awards ceremonies and the people that were in consideration that lost to these ladies. I will say giving an award to a President before he's actually done anything speaks toward the possibility of a PC direction on the committee's part. As for the point of the article, I'm sure the job market could be more flexible with women who have had kids or are pregnant. But like all things funded, results are required by deadlines. Having people working part-time means you would wait up to twice as long for the results, which might not be what the people paying for the project want to do. I'm not saying the results wouldn't be equal or better than someone who worked on it full-time, just that the results would obviously take longer to reach. From the last paragraph it sounds like Alfred Nobel hosed the foundations with the requirement to put all the money is safe securities. There was nothing safe about any securities in the past couple years, and they could've weathered the storm better if they had managed their money differently. Just 15 women in the history of the Nobel prize, and this year adds 3 more? Either this was a very good year for women in science, or the Nobel committee is making politically correct decisions on top of awarding good science. I don’t know myself because I don’t pay attention to these awards ceremonies and the people that were in consideration that lost to these ladies.
I will say giving an award to a President before he’s actually done anything speaks toward the possibility of a PC direction on the committee’s part.
As for the point of the article, I’m sure the job market could be more flexible with women who have had kids or are pregnant. But like all things funded, results are required by deadlines. Having people working part-time means you would wait up to twice as long for the results, which might not be what the people paying for the project want to do. I’m not saying the results wouldn’t be equal or better than someone who worked on it full-time, just that the results would obviously take longer to reach.
From the last paragraph it sounds like Alfred Nobel hosed the foundations with the requirement to put all the money is safe securities. There was nothing safe about any securities in the past couple years, and they could’ve weathered the storm better if they had managed their money differently.

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