The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins and the fight for women in science

ISBN-13: 9781398520011 / Angielski / Inna / 2023

Kate Zernike

Opis

The story of how a group of determined, brilliant women used the power of the collective and the tools of science to inspire ongoing radical change. It shows that real power is collective power and that speaking up and allying yourself with likeminded others is one of the key pathways to change. This is a triumphant story - real progress has been made - and yet the problems persist. Kate Zernike tells us why.

Recenzje

'The Exceptions tells the infuriating, inspiring story of the sexism faced by female scientists at M.I.T. - and how they fought back... Thanks to Zernike, we see the personal toll unconscious bias takes - not just in time lost or talent discarded, but on the greater good. Maybe the reason we're still running for the cure is because systemic discrimination continues to run even faster. The good news is, Zernike's book will inspire a host of non-renegades to do something about it. Rules are indeed made to be broken. Have at it.' Bonnie Garmus New York Times

O autorze

Kate Zernike has been a reporter for the New York Times since 2000, where she has covered education, politics, health care, sports and styles. She was a member of the team that won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for stories about Al Qaeda before and after the 9/11 terror attacks. Kate was previously a reporter for the Boston Globe, where she broke the story of MIT's admission that it had discriminated against women on its faculty on which this book is based. She is a graduate of Trinity College at the University of Toronto and the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and sons.