Mark Gatto

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Academic and Co-Parent

Researching #parents at work, #masculinities and social justice through #storytelling inc. #dystopian fiction.

Pronouns: he/him

LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-gatto1
Twitterhttps://twitter.com/markgatto1?t=qv7iELWSkVRWFVqK2tIOTw&s=09
Open Paper on PhD Parenthoodhttps://t.co/6B0EWaKJNB?s=09
Five Parenthood Demands paper using Dystopian fictionhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13678868.2020.1735832
Mark GattoAug 14, 2023
A Shiny Blue ThingAug 13, 2023
A perfect meme!
Mark GattoAug 6, 2023

@richard @drbjork @sociology

Agreed! It is definitely a complex question. My provocation relates to the dominant discourse in the UK. Why is this language privileged over 'girls'' advantage?

Mark GattoAug 6, 2023

@drbjork @sociology

Thanks for this. Do you have data for a downward trend?

This paper suggests a stable global difference between boys and girls attainment:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24773502/

Gender differences in scholastic achievement: a meta-analysis - PubMed

A female advantage in school marks is a common finding in education research, and it extends to most course subjects (e.g., language, math, science), unlike what is found on achievement tests. However, questions remain concerning the quantification of these gender differences and the identification …

PubMed
Mark GattoAug 6, 2023

Question regarding UK education research:

Why is it that the current data that shows boys are performing less well than girls is described as boys' 'underachievement', and not girls' 'overachievement'?

@sociology

Mark GattoJul 29, 2023
Sue is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱Jul 29, 2023

Back in Feb, when Grammarly said they were going to think about incorporating AI, I immediately canceled my account and uninstalled. And now they've actually done it.

I'm sharing because with everything going on, writers might not realize this is happening.

#AI #writing

From 2022 but relevant: https://www.protocol.com/enterprise/grammarly-writing-assistants-ai-data

Is using Grammarly worth exposing business data?

Writing tools including Grammarly use data from users to train their AI. Some businesses, especially those making products or software, worry it puts their intellectual property at risk.

Protocol
Mark GattoJul 9, 2023
Maria AntoniakJul 5, 2023

Did you know that when you view the replies to a post, you only see the replies known to your server? The rest are hidden 🤯

If you're new to Mastodon (or maybe you've been here a while but haven't dived deeper into the community's design), I wrote up a list of things I wish I had understood when I first joined.

https://maria-antoniak.github.io/2023/07/04/notes-on-mastodon.html

This doubles as a list of things that I think need to change if Mastodon is going to be a Twitter replacement. I'd really like Mastodon to succeed!

Maria Antoniak

My academic website / portfolio.

Mark GattoJun 10, 2023
Richard LittlerJun 10, 2023
"MP Nigel Adams has stood down with immediate effect. Mr Adams is best known for saying that he is standing down with immediate effect."
Mark GattoJun 10, 2023
Omar LizardoMay 20, 2023
Setting a new standard for "mesearch"
Mark GattoJun 9, 2023

What is discouraging men from engaging or participating in #workplace social #networks?

Is it social roles?
Does stigma play a part?
Do learned #hegemonic #masculinity norms inhibit open social relationships?

I would love to hear any thoughts. 😊

@sociology
@genderhistory

#patriarchy

Mark GattoMay 19, 2023
Richard MurphyMay 19, 2023
Extraordinary wealth carries with it the obligation to pay tax https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2023/05/19/extraordinary-wealth-carries-with-it-the-obligation-to-pay-tax/
The stock market is failing according to the CBI. So why don’t we just let it go?

I posted this on Twitter this morning: https://twitter.com/RichardJMurphy/status/1942861045426516103 My point is serious. The CBI is saying that the situation with regard to the UK stock exchange is getting desperate, because it is losing out to overseas markets and not attracting sufficient business. The question that needs to be asked is, why is that?...

Funding the Future