Category Archives: sexism

A Spectrum of Dehumanizing Other People from jokes to Manzanar and Atlanta

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Brian Katz

Guest post by Stan Yoshinobu Violence and harassment against Asian Americans is on the rise, stoked by angry, divisive words used by political leaders. In the past year during the pandemic, 3800 incidents were reported (Link). In January, Vicha Ratanapakdee, … Continue reading →

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Challenge for JMM2020

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Piper

tl;dr I am challenging AMS and/or MAA to invite and promote a speaker and/or panel to a main stage to openly discuss the very real issues facing marginalized members of our community. For the past two years I have been … Continue reading →

Posted in conferences, joint mathematics meetings, racism, sexism, social justice, women in math | 9 Comments

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Piper

Raise your hand if you were just rejected by the NSF! Fun times, right? I don’t know about you, but I like to celebrate such occasions with a full re-evaluation of all of my life choices. So of course, I … Continue reading →

Posted in mathematics experiences, minorities in math, participation, racism, sexism, women in math | 7 Comments

Complicit Function Theorem

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Brian Katz

This week, I was separated by small degrees from two separate acts of terrorism motivated by hate. (1) Students and faculty/staff on my campus had set up a local version of The Clothesline Project, in which survivors of sexual violence … Continue reading →

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Get Out The Way

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Piper

Update June 7, 2017: For a follow-up to this post, check out Piper Harron’s personal blog, The Liberated Mathematician.

Posted in hiring, racism, sexism, women in math | 91 Comments

Profiles in Invisibility

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Adriana Salerno

When people ask me “who is your favorite superhero?”, I usually say Invisible Boy (played by the awesome Kel Mitchell) from the 90’s movie Mystery Men. Invisible Boy’s superpower is, you guessed it, invisibility, but there’s a catch: he can … Continue reading →

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Inquiry and Equity

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Brian Katz

Education is, at its heart, about justice. It is the institution that empowers individuals to improve the conditions around them, to be intentional and involved citizens, to live meaningful and fulfilling lives. Or at least it should. Cultural institutions like … Continue reading →

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Hands Off My Confidence

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Piper

I will be honest with you. I am so over people referring to women or black people or black women as if we are mysterious creatures, suffering from mysterious ailments, the causes of which can never possibly be understood. This … Continue reading →

Posted in racism, sexism, victim-blaming, women in math | 13 Comments