Category Archives: victim-blaming

On disability and chronic illness in mathematics

Posted on August 23, 2021 by Brian Katz

Guest post by Allison Miller This piece comes from my desire to have more conversations about disability, chronic physical and mental illness, and neurodivergence in mathematical spaces. This is not one story but a multitude, shaped not just by diagnoses … Continue reading →

Posted in ableism, equity, graduate school, intersectionality, mental health, universal design, victim-blaming | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in bystander intervention, cultural pressure in academia, gender research, implicit bias, intersectionality, introduction, mental health, minorities in math, public scholarship, racism, sexism, social media, victim-blaming, women in math | Comments Off on Complicit Function Theorem

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