Ruxandra T
@ruxandrabio.bsky.social
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In 2023, papers denying motherhoodās role in the gender wage gap went viral. I called out their flawed assumptions then, and newer results have proven me right.
www.writingruxandrabio.com/p/of-course-...
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Of course motherhood drives the gender wage gap
Discussions around the motherhood wage gap reveal the limits of autism and the benefits of female intuition
https://www.writingruxandrabio.com/p/of-course-motherhood-drive-the-gender
about 1 month ago
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Anne with an āeā
10 months ago
Plus remote or hybrid work. Itās a game changer for us mums who also work outside the home.
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Many women face a choice between career advancement and motherhood. But emerging technologies could allow women to have it all. All in this piece on how the gender pay gap arises & fertility tech š§µ
worksinprogress.co/issue/fertil...
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Fertility on demand - Works in Progress
Many women face a choice between career advancement or motherhood. But emerging fertility technologies could allow women to have it all.
https://worksinprogress.co/issue/fertility-on-demand/
10 months ago
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Frank S. David
10 months ago
A+ piece by
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. IMHO she is one of the sharpest writers about bio today!
worksinprogress.co/issue/fertil...
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Fertility on demand - Works in Progress
Many women face a choice between career advancement or motherhood. But emerging fertility technologies could allow women to have it all.
https://worksinprogress.co/issue/fertility-on-demand/
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Kumar Garg
about 1 year ago
Worth a read. I was excited to support this workshop by
@ruxandrabio.bsky.social
and Willy alongside
@ifp.bsky.social
, and eager to help more of these reform ideas get traction in 2025.
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Frank S. David
about 1 year ago
Balanced piece by David Wallace-Wells in NYT on the discovery of Ozempic, etc., based on Jeff Flierās oral history from over the summer. (And as a bonus, it cites
@ruxandrabio.bsky.social
& Willy Chertmanās great new piece on āclinical trial abundanceā too!).
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/o...
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Opinion | We Could Have Had Ozempic Nearly 40 Years Ago (Gift Article)
Researchers identified one key breakthrough for GLP-1 drugs in the 1980s, but Pfizer walked away.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/opinion/ozempic-weight-loss-pfizer-diabetes.html?unlocked_article_code=1.kE4.brH7.1yVL9hyzlDsx&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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Can preset rules inoculate us against misinformation? Contrary to some, I believe not. I discuss this & the risks of using 'scientific evidence' for top-down information control in my post "Misinformation studies &The Road to Mental Serfdom"
www.writingruxandrabio.com/p/the-road-t...
about 2 years ago
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Is egg freezing the future when it comes to extending the female reproductive window? In this piece, I look at the scientific evidence for the potential of this procedure in the preservation of female fertility:
www.writingruxandrabio.com/p/is-egg-fre...
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Is egg freezing the future? A cold look at the data
I perceive the extension of female reproductive lifespan as one of the most significant and potentially rewarding pursuits in biomedical research. Is oocyte cryopreservation a viable strategy?
https://www.writingruxandrabio.com/p/is-egg-freezing-the-future-a-cold
over 2 years ago
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Ted Underwood
over 2 years ago
It's not quite Follow Friday yet, but what the hell, here's a short list of people who joined bsky recently and who tend to discover interesting things. Follow them āĀ connect the nodes!
@marcwatkins.bsky.social
@ruxandrabio.bsky.social
@dasmiq.bsky.social
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Did aristocratic women play an outsized role in the spread of Christianity in the Late Roman Empire? The consensus view is Yes. But Michele Salzman says No. I had fun writing this piece analysing her arguments:
www.writingruxandrabio.com/p/did-aristo...
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Did aristocratic women drive the rise of Christianity? Michele Salzman says No
Summary of arguments against the consensus view that aristocratic women were key to the rise of Christianity in the Late Roman Empire. Based on "The Making of a Christian Aristocracy" by M. Salzman
https://www.writingruxandrabio.com/p/did-aristocratic-women-drive-the
over 2 years ago
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Some things are cultural: female babies were left to die of exposure in Ancient Roman times. This would be unconceivable today! In this piece I reply to comments on my previous post abt the role of aristocratic women in the spread of Christianity
open.substack.com/pub/ruxandra...
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Some things are cultural: A response to comments on my last piece
This is a short post where I respond to some of the people who were not convinced by my previous piece. The gist of that piece is that the role of aristocratic women in the rise of Christianity in the...
https://open.substack.com/pub/ruxandrabio/p/some-things-are-cultural-a-response?r=b0xdg&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
over 2 years ago
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Did aristocratic women play an outsized role in the spread of Christianity in the Late Roman Empire? The consensus view is Yes. But Michele Salzman says No. I had fun writing this piece analysing her arguments:
open.substack.com/pub/ruxandra...
over 2 years ago
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I can post selfies here without feeling cringe
almost 3 years ago
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We need to get bowser on BlueSky
almost 3 years ago
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Has this person lived in the real world ? š
almost 3 years ago
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Maybe I can use Bluesky for shitposting and twitter for interacting with professional ppl. I hope the 2 worlds donāt merge
almost 3 years ago
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Countries that use ārecriprocal kinshipā (mother calling her kid āmomā). To be clear, in Romania this can only be done in a specific noun case (vocative), which is used to address ppl. Eg āplease mom, do thisā
almost 3 years ago
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