#Women In STEM

[xiaq]

Actually, I want to come back to this.

Today, there was a meeting between my company’s Important Business Folks and a prospect company’s Important Business Folks to iron out contract details. My part of the sales cycle—proving our tech could meet their needs—was well over. But after the meeting was finished, the account exec messaged me to let me know that the customer specifically called out my demos as being excellent and then inquired if I could continue to support their account post-sale.

As they were trying to remember my name, one of the customers described me as “the technical resource with the pink flower office, who was always wearing a bow” “Oh, you mean Erica?” “Yes! Erica!”

I went back and grabbed a screenshot from one of the demos I did for them. I wasn’t wearing overalls and a cat ear headband, but I was wearing my cozy cable knit jumper and a big pink bow. And yes. My office is memorable for its floral background.

Point is. “Flower” and “pink” and “bow” were descriptors a customer used while asking for continued access to my expertise. For my last onsite, I wore the most lovely floral silk pants and pink coat and received numerous compliments from the customers. You can absolutely be young and cute and girly and whimsical and still be viewed as professional/successful and I don’t want anyone to be confused on my stance there.

The entire whiplash that I got from reading “I just closed a million dollar deal” and then seeing you in your overalls and cat ear headband looking like an actual kid. 😂 I know you’re older than you look but very funny.

Is this not the face of a top-performing professional woman??

[comradical]

Can we talk about the weird, misogynistic, condescending women in academic spaces (usually STEM)? Everybody knows who I’m talking about, that one woman who has exclusively male friends, treats other women like they are stupid and below them, treats “feminine” things as worthless trash.

It’s such a scam that we finally have a substantial in academia and they align themselves with males. You are supposed to be supporting other women. Treating other woman as worse as men do will not save you. You are still a woman to them.

[studyyblur]

day 78/100

okay so, now i have exactly 75 days to my exam, and now i'm at a point where i know the coming days could probably overthrow all i have done in the past few months, i need to throw myself into studying, i've been thinking of going mia on everyone i know irl but it's my bsf's birthday in like 10 days, so i'll probably disappear after that or maybe before idk, but what i am sure of rn is the fact that it's high time i start getting into the zen mindset and devote myself to studying, if there's something that can help me relax and detach more i'd love to know that!!

i have 22 days left for 100 dop, and i don't know what comes after that, but let's see, for the days to come i'm here, and i promise to try my level best, let's ace the exam! 🤍

here's the to-do for the day:

indefinite integration lect 1 (2hrs) + problem sheet

biomolecules lect 2 (2 hrs) + problem sheet + pyqs sheet

current electricity rev lect (2 hrs) + previous year problems (137 q)

learn reactions of amines and solve more problems

attend live lecture on aod

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07/11/24 || Thursday

Sometimes I get imposter syndrome, but sometimes I get left alone in a lab and omg the thrill of doing experiments??? Taking data??? Priceless, I love this so much.

[allthatispeculiar]

[shlrleystudies]

Tonight's setting

[feefal]

Eukaryotic cell gang!! We love women in STEM.

The organelles of the cells have been translated into human anatomy, so the nucleus is the brain, the vacuole function as the lungs, and the mitochondria is the heart since it’s the… you already know, I don’t have to say it ;)

[yourfavoritehouseplant]

"Culinary students will literally have a spaghetti due at 8" "Art students will literally turn in some shapes at the end of the week" Well I have 40 insects due next month. If you even care.

[nasa]

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[peniswizard69]

Yeah I'm in STEM

Somebody once

Told me the world is gonna roll me I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed She was looking kind of dumb with her finger and her thumb In the shape of an "L" on her forehead Well, the years start comin' and they don't stop comin' Fed to the rules and I hit the ground runnin' Didn't make sense not to live for fun Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb So much to do, so much to see So what's wrong with taking the backstreets? You'll never know if you don't go (W-w-wacko) You'll never shine if you don't glow Hey now, you're an all star Get your game on, go play Hey now, you're a rock star Get the show on, get paid (And all that glitters is gold) Only shootin' stars break the mold It's a cool place, and they say it gets colder You're bundled up now, wait 'til you get older But the meteor men beg to differ Judging by the hole in the satellite picture The ice we skate is gettin' pretty thin The water's gettin' warm so you might as well swim My world's on fire, how 'bout yours? That's the way I like it and I'll never get bored Hey now, you're an all star Get your game on, go play Hey now, you're a rock star Get the show on, get paid (All that glitters is gold) Only shootin' stars break the mold Hey now, you're an all star Get your game on, go play Hey now, you're a rock star Get the show on, get paid (And all that glitters is gold) Only shooting stars… Somebody once asked, "Could I spare some change for gas? I need to get myself away from this place" I said, "Yep, what a concept I could use a little fuel myself and we could all use a little change" Well, the years start comin' and they don't stop comin' Fed to the rules and I hit the ground runnin' Didn't make sense not to live for fun Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb So much to do, so much to see So what's wrong with taking the backstreets? You'll never know if you don't go (Go!) You'll never shine if you don't glow Hey now, you're an all star Get your game on, go play Hey now, you're a rock star Get the show on, get paid (And all that glitters is gols) Only shootin' stars break the mold (And all that glitters is gold) Only shootin' stars break the mold

Engineering

Math

[inkcurlsandknives]

I'm doing it gang, I've spent stupider gardening money before like when I dropped $300 on shade loving perennial bulbs only to learn they were also plants that rotted with wet feet and all immediately died in my swampy gumbo soil

I'm buying two firefly petunias. I've never grown petunias much because where I live they're a winter annual but fuck it I'll grow them as an indoor plant I certainly have the sun to do it.

They're supposed to ship to me in April, I'll report back on if they immidiately die or this is the coolest thing I own. My biochemical engineering design project was using a similar chemical pathway to modify bacteria to glow in the presence of specific toxins so I absolutely need glowing petunias in my window box

[evergreen-pumpkin]

A snapshot of one morning, on a relaxed day with mild weather. Now imagine this when it's crowded or when it's raining or snowing.

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End of description.

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[studyyblur]

day 77/100

to-do list for the day:

complete aod pyqs sheet

biomolecules lect 1 (2 hrs) + problem sheet

capacitance problem solving (62q)

current electricity notes rev

aldehyde ketones & carbonyl compounds rev

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05/11/24 || Tuesday

Feeling really good cause I finished a big chunk of my to-do list which I had been procrastinating on. Except I haven't studied for my quiz tomorrow haHA. Either way, got myself a pastry to celebrate completing work I had been putting off. Good job me, you survived. And good job to everyone who's still striving, or resting. You've all done well!

[craniumknight]

women in stem!!!!

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