@AnnFinkbeiner@sciencemastodon.com
Post #2190609
2022-12-30 22:09 UTC
Replies (4)
-
@AnnFinkbeiner@sciencemastodon.com 2022-12-30 22:35
@mcnees@mastodon.social And in case my claimed-fame isn't that famous, here's the test: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finkbeiner_test
-
@hobs@mstdn.social 2022-12-31 00:03
@AnnFinkbeiner@sciencemastodon.com @mcnees@mastodon.social To pass the test, an article about a female scientist must not mention: * [ ] That she is a woman * [ ] Her husband's job * [ ] Her childcare arrangements * [ ] How she nurtures her underlings * [ ] How she was taken aback by the competitiveness in her field * [ ] How she is a role model for other women * [ ] How she's the "first woman to..." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finkbeiner_test#Checklist
-
@ChazBrenchley@wandering.shop 2022-12-31 02:31
@AnnFinkbeiner@sciencemastodon.com @mcnees@mastodon.social - well Finkbeined, that Finkbeiner!
-
@pallsopp42@mastodon.world 2023-01-01 16:49
@AnnFinkbeiner@sciencemastodon.com @mcnees@mastodon.social marvellous!…whenever I read a news article about a scietific breakthrough and it begins with “A lady who….” I always think they are about to start an Austrian yodeling song. I grew up in a working household of brilliant working women (and my Dad) in the UK. I have never understood why so many men demean women & the utterly pivotal role they play in society, the arts and the sciences.