York University Schulich School of Business professor, Cameron Graham, hosts his fifth Podcast or Perish episode (link down below) with a guest who is truly a force of nature, a huge advocate for women in STEM. Dawn Bazely, York University biology professor and researcher talks “Writing Women back into Science”. This podcast episode touches on an issue that has existed since humanity started discovering science, but continues to be a political regime of today and still needs to be discussed. Exclusion, not giving credit to those who deserve it, it is a prominent issue in women and minorities in all science fields. I still see posts about it all over social media/science newsletters, raising awareness about misogyny and sexism in not only science fields but in the general workforce – it still needs to be discussed as it continues today. Graham’s 50 minute podcast gives deep, first-hand insight on this topic, highlighting examples where women in science had their work disregarded and to this day are still deemed as “unqualified” or “un-notable”.
Dawn Bazely is the first person in Canada to propose policies about inclusivity in science societies. Raising awareness for not only women but all minorities in STEM. She tells us about her true hustle to get a number of notable women to be recognized on Wikipedia articles. She gives advice to all of us fellow Wikepedians. I did not include a specific time stamp because I encourage you guys to listen to this podcast in its entirety.
There’s a saying that empowered people empower people. Hearing the enthusiasm in her voice ignited something in me. I felt her sincerity and her burning determination for justice. I will definitely recommend this podcast to my female classmates who I think need to become “rampant self promoters”, as professor Bazely calls it (she notes her use of the #RSP hashtag on her Twitter account, linked below). She explains how she has had female students and colleagues who don’t believe in themselves. For all you women reading this, let’s be #RSP’s together! I believe in us!
Podcast Episode: https://www.podcastorperish.ca/episodes/episode-005-dawn-bazely
Dawn Bazely’s Twitter account, talking about this specific podcast and using her famous hashtag! :
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