Charlie (Deanna) HooperMar 21, 2025
One of the most exhausting things about being a (perceived) woman working in computational physics is dealing with men who don't think women can do physics and men who don't think women can code (there is a lot of overlap here). Things men have tried to 'explain' to me recently:
- Basic coding practices
- A topic I have published papers on
- How to debug a code ("have you tried adding print statements")
- How code releases work
- My own ideas 😫
#WomenInSTEM #WomenWhoCode
Show threadCharlie (Deanna) Hooper
These men also seem to get very upset when I reply with "I agree that's a good idea for the code, that's why I proposed it in the first place".
Also I would really like to see other men (especially the self proclaimed feminists) call out this behaviour in meetings, because it is so tiring to have to fight just to get my voice heard. #AcademicChatter
Mar 21, 2025 at 8:33amWeb
Show threadDr. Anna LatourMar 21, 2025
@dchooper91 And even when men call out another guy's behaviour towards me, I often find that that guy then apologises to the man who called out the bad behaviour, and not to me. Infuriating.