gender – Adventures in Oceanography and Teaching

Currently reading Sund (2015) on “Just an illusion of equality? The gender diversity paradox in Norway”

mglessmer — Mon, 12 May 2025 08:22:37 +0000

Having lived in Norway for 3 years during my postdoc, and now in Sweden for the last 3.5 years, I am often frustrated how many people misunderstand the consistently high rankings in international comparisons of gender equality as actual gender equality. Yeah, maybe it is worse in most other places, but based on my personal […]

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Currently reading Månefjord et al. (2025) on “Mind the Gender Gap: Implicit bias in STEM education”

mglessmer — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 11:03:32 +0000

Beautiful day to read about the gender gap at LTH! Or at least about the implicit biases found in the environment I work in every day, and where I try to work for equitable learning opportunities. In a nutshell, it is as bad here as it is everywhere else… The study by Månefjord et al. […]

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Currently reading “How well-intentioned white male physicists maintain ignorance of inequity and justify inaction” by Dancy & Hodari (2022)

mglessmer — Tue, 16 May 2023 09:35:01 +0000

This article has repeatedly been making waves in my circles over the last couple of months: “How well-intentioned white male physicists maintain ignorance of inequity and justify inaction” by Dancy & Hodari (2022). My take-away in a nutshell: Ignorance is bliss. It’s totally worth a read! It sounds obvious, and there is a lot of research […]

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Beware of the stereotype threat

mglessmer — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 06:06:10 +0000

Teaching tips focussing on stereotypical behavior are harming, not helping. I was recently sent a link to an article on my university’s web pages, where a senior professor gives teaching tips from personal experience. While I really appreciate the effort and many of the tips were sensible enough (like for example showing respect to students, […]

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