tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590966175110441391.post4029794970169920310..comments2023-06-26T03:08:40.549-07:00Comments on Tomorrow's Table: Housework and the Nobel PrizePamela Ronaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08905736049638342587noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590966175110441391.post-8958442758296854952008-05-20T01:48:00.000-07:002008-05-20T01:48:00.000-07:00Yes, I made exactly this point when I first heard ...Yes, I made exactly this point when I first heard about this award a while ago (it has featured in _Nature_ news previously when it was first announced some while back).<BR/>I think it perpetuates the idea that housework, childcare and domestic duties are women's roles, whereas in fact they are parents' roles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590966175110441391.post-226894011571902122008-05-19T16:43:00.000-07:002008-05-19T16:43:00.000-07:00(If anyone else is reading this, Pamela and I have...(If anyone else is reading this, Pamela and I have had an interesting (and civil!) 'offline' discussion about this. I'll be writing up my thoughts elsewhere, but just to say that this is a veritable minefield, from the point of few of being 'fair' to <I>both</I> sexes)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590966175110441391.post-6605574657037275762008-05-18T20:30:00.000-07:002008-05-18T20:30:00.000-07:00I did check. It is only for women. Sorry about tha...I did check. It is only for women. Sorry about that. I am sure there are well-deserving men out there who are handling both the housework and childcare, especially single parents. Maybe professor Nüsslein-Volhard would make a gender exception in such cases.Pamela Ronaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905736049638342587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590966175110441391.post-55036788590124724552008-05-18T16:42:00.000-07:002008-05-18T16:42:00.000-07:00an issue that all women scientists face: housework...<I> an issue that all women scientists face: housework!</I><BR/><BR/><B>COUGH</B><BR/><BR/>So is it just women who are eligible for those grants? It would appear so.<BR/><BR/>I find this sexism somewhat distasteful, to be honest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com