tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9848115.post111453916001297950..comments2023-10-30T08:30:47.431-05:00Comments on See Jane Compute: Thoughts on mentoring womenJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17082496114155799356noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9848115.post-1115587400307519832005-05-08T16:23:00.000-05:002005-05-08T16:23:00.000-05:00I did that too, the loner thing, but now (grad sch...I did that too, the loner thing, but now (grad school) it's even worse. I sit in My Appartment writing the thesis ALONE.<BR/><BR/>I think something social would be great, like the chance to have some coffee together after a talk or a colloquium. I've never been to a "support group" because I didn't need "support", I needed friends and someone to chat with.Wanna Be PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16785076048372295763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9848115.post-1115146888087262132005-05-03T14:01:00.000-05:002005-05-03T14:01:00.000-05:00I was v. like that, too. And I am all in favor of...I was v. like that, too. And I am all in favor of mentoring women now, especially since I realize how much I could have used it back then (I once actually turned down a "women's leadership workshop" opportunity that I'd been recommended for by a Dean, my god). My fear isn't that women will feel they "need help," but just that they'll turn it down--I think one way to do it is not to present it as "help," but as an "opportunity." Still, people won't take it, but that might overcome the fear you're talking about to some extent...bitchphdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118578280520171800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9848115.post-1114623746719863282005-04-27T12:42:00.000-05:002005-04-27T12:42:00.000-05:00Geeky (fellow loner!), in fact that's what I have ...Geeky (fellow loner!), in fact that's what I have in mind: a once-a-month lunch thing, very informal. If it grows from there, great, but I'm taking it one lunch at a time, so to speak. <BR/><BR/>Profgrrrl, I totally agree that the important thing is to just be a role model, but I'm getting the sense that I have to do something more "visible" to our women majors. Especially in light of what happened last night (see my most recent post). Unfortunately, I've met women like that CS prof you know....and it's a shame. Ick!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17082496114155799356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9848115.post-1114606335534993122005-04-27T07:52:00.000-05:002005-04-27T07:52:00.000-05:00I don't think it matters so much if it is group or...I don't think it matters so much if it is group or individual ... the important thing is being an approachable role model for the young women entering the field.<BR/><BR/>I know of a CS prof, for example, who won't serve as major prof for female doc students because they're never "dedicated enough" -- and that's a problem.<BR/><BR/>-profgrrrrlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9848115.post-1114551958435821892005-04-26T16:45:00.000-05:002005-04-26T16:45:00.000-05:00when i was in college, one of the female CS profs ...when i was in college, one of the female CS profs started a "support" group for other women in the major - students and faculty alike. i say "support" becuase it was really just social gathering to foster communication. i never actually went to one (loner!), but you could start something similar. that way the opportunity for the students would be there, but they wouldn't feel forced into something and it doesn't feel like they're getting help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com