While I've had a lifetime of negation re my scholarly topics (STEM) it's only the last few years I've heard truly ugly comments from a few men but from far more women about scholarship and higher ed for women. Anyone else experiencing this? Why from so many women do you think?
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I’ve heard much anti ‘birther’ comments from women in STEM (Eg waste of a PhD scholarship if woman gets pregnant during/near end of training. Heard it from men.... but more from women.
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Replying to @DrMel_T
Is it projection of self-hatred and/or envy? Or are the. women doing this feeling the permission from extremist "leaders to say what they always silently thought? Many women in my life fought topics (STEM) but only derided interest in scholarly pursuits out loud in recent years.

Mar 16, 2021 · 7:50 AM UTC

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Replying to @mholzschlag
I think it was envy and internalised misogyny (these women had also elected to stay single) and that an investment into women’s education shouldn’t be ‘diluted’ by external responsibilities. Men said it to me also. They thought men would be a better investment due to patriarchy
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Interesting. This woman was married. And certified in some computer tech too! Men make up the majority of my mentors, I had very few discourage my work or studies. Where patriarchy showed up was economically and lower status despite equal (superior at times) within corporations.
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