I’m one of those people who, once I hear that a term is problematic, I am constantly noticing it in what I’m reading, hearing and saying (I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, as a Midwesterner it is SO hard to get rid of the phrase “you guys” from my vocabulary, but I
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Girls in STEM – From Pledging Support to Taking Action
I have to be honest, I’m frustrated about progress when it comes to girls in STEM, which I’ve been actively involved with for more than 2 decades. 👩🔬 Almost 20 years ago I became a trainer with SciGirls. ☁ Before that, I was a STEM role model as a female TV meteorologist. ➕ Even earlier,
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Equal Pay Day (but not entirely)
I missed Equal Pay Day a coupe weeks ago (March 12), but like many women, this day isn’t accurate for me. Wait! You’re a white cis-gender woman…how can this be??? This date roughly represents how much longer U. S. women as a whole need to work in order to receive pay equal to men. I
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Yes…And…
It’s the day after #InternationalWomensDay, and on LinkedIn I read and shared a significant amount of valid push back against it early in the day. But as I mulled it over, I came to a realization that I needed a more expansive response. I’m drawing from an improv technique where you take what your fellow
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Strategically Avoiding Toxicity
Many of my clients are current or former TV news employees (one of the stops in my career history as well). In way too many cases, newsrooms are toxic environment full of overworked, under-respected, stressed out employees. They’re often struggling with mental health challenges because of these experiences and one of their top goals is
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Searching for Career Opportunities
Searching for jobs right now in the field of communication/marketing/PR and especially hybrid or remote work is difficult right now. Here are a few niche resources for jobs I’ve come across. Matt Lockshin’s searchable job board lists progressive non-profits and agencies that have digital job openings. https://www.mattlockshin.com/job-board Kaitlyn Arford publishes a newsletter full of freelance
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Listen to Indigenous Women Scientists
We don’t always know what we don’t know… You may need to read that a couple times before it makes sense. These are Unknown-Unknowns, as they are called in the Rumsfield Matrix (Uncertainty Project explanation). This can be the place where the most well-intentioned ally engaged in diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and belonging work can
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Cloudy with a 20% Chance of Uncertainty
One of my projects went live today! The Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science reached out tome, in the spring to see if I’d be interested in contributing to their blog, The Link and I jumped at the opportunity! The first of the videos I’ll be creating for them went live last week! https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/alda-center/thelink/posts/Cloudy_with_a_Chance.php
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Powerhouse LinkedIn Networking Training
One of my favorite tasks is leading interactive trainings that provide tools attendees can immediately implement in their lives and in their work. One recent training I designed and led was for the Science Communication Trainers Network (SCTN) entitled “Using LinkedIn to be a Powerhouse Networker.” The description was, “In this session, participants will learn
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Adding to the Lifelong Learner’s Toolbox
I’m a huge proponent of the concept of lifelong learning. It’s part of what drew me into journalism for my first bachelor’s degree and it continues to guide my interests. I’m in the process of completing a MOOC from the State University of New York called Exploring Emerging Technologies for Lifelong Learning and Success. As
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