Grad Life Podcast hosts its 5th episode with the one and only, Biology Professor Dawn Bazely. Throughout this podcast, Dawn Bazely touches upon her educational career, research, being a woman in science, and the importance of collaboration. Throughout the entire podcast, Dawn vocalized many topics that caught my attention that could act as learning lessons. There was one topic she stated that I found very interesting- the fungus they discovered in the ’80s that were killing sheep. I found this to be extremely educational to learn about the evolution of plants and how grass could look perfectly normal but be killing animals that graze across that land. However, at around 29 minutes into the podcast, Dawn expressed the importance of women in science that I believe everyone should know about and could be taken as advice to science students. Dawn Bazely is a woman in STEM and is passionate about women’s place in the science field. There is still an ongoing issue of women being excluded from research opportunities. It is sad that this is still an issue in today’s society and people need to be more aware of it. She stated her frustration when her University college went co-ed when it was supposed to be an all-women college. She argued that she wanted her college to remain single-sex because it protects the women’s family. In the podcast, I could definitely hear the passion Dawn has for women in science and it inspired me to not limit myself when it comes to achieving things. I believe it could be very discouraging being a woman studying science as I am aware of the unjust treatment women face. But, I believe women can make a difference if we all unite and fight for the right!
Here is the link to listen to this podcast for anyone who is interested to listen!
Applied Plant Ecology Winter 2020 