gender inequality in science
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Marvel comics strives for diversity
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Marvel has caused a rather difficult predicament for people who like to begin their sentences with, “I’m not racist, but…” Long-time fans of Marvel comics, with overused plot-lines that focus on white men, seem to feel a little betrayed by the creation of new characters that stray from the lily-white path. The long overdue beginning…
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#DistractinglyHonest exhibit challenges gender inequality in science
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Last fall, Eden Hennessey, a PhD student at Wilfrid Laurier University, unveiled her #DistractinglySexist exhibit at the Laurier Library, which focused on the obstacles female scientists face in a male-dominated industry. A year later, Hennessey presented her exhibit, #DistractinglyHonest, in Laurier’s Science building to a crowd of students, faculty members and individuals in the Laurier…
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