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Professors discuss gender bias in course evaluations

Marirose Osborne | Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Every spring semester, students at Saint Mary’s are encouraged to provide feedback about their professors from the previous semester through spring course evaluations. The purpose of the evaluations is for professors to receive feedback on their performance, with the aim of helping them grow professionally. However, Terri Russ, associate professor of communication studies, said gendered

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We need more women directors

Patrick McKelvey | Wednesday, January 17, 2018

The 75th Annual Golden Globes, which aired on Jan. 7, were marked by a powerful display of support for the Time’s Up movement against sexual assault and harassment. Allegations of sexual abuse by producer Harvey Weinstein, which first surfaced in October of 2017, have since shed light on the epidemic of abuse in Hollywood, with

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Gender bias in STEM

Megan Uekert | Thursday, November 5, 2015

Women are supposed to be nice and dainty and take care of the children. In my parent’s generation, that was the normal and accepted. Well, it’s not 1980 anymore and women are #flawless, #boss and #RondaRousey. We are running the world and kicking butt. Though powerful women are on the rise, women in science still