On Tuesday, over 600 scientists and their peers co-signed an open letter addressed to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), calling the organization — in particular, its Science Careers publication — on its sexist bullshit.
The letter, which was published first on BuzzFeed News, condemns the organization for reinforcing “damaging stereotypes about underrepresented groups in STEM fields,” and outlines four recent instances of the publication of sexist, damaging articles.
In one instance, a postdoctoral researcher was advised to “put up” with workplace sexual harassment “with good humor.” Another article explained how a male scientist managed to balance his heavy work load: his Ph.D. scientist wife “took on the bulk of the domestic responsibilities.” Also referenced was an offensively stereotypical cover about transgender sex workers (featured above) and a terrible tweet from the editor of Science Careers which asked, “Am I the only one who finds moral indignation really boring?”
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