Also, something that these people seem to forget is that there are NUMEROUS examples of animals that can change biological sex, soooo....argument invalid!

Another EDS/POTS person! Hello!

Want evidence? Google Geoff Marcy. Read the statistics that show 73% of women in science face sexual harassment. I started out in the humanities and never faced a single issue of being judged for my gender. One year into grad school for astrophysics and I had to bring a title 9 case against a co-worker for sexually…

Wesleyan graduate student here. I think the issue wasn’t so much *what* the op-ed said but rather the fact The Argus published a poorly written article with numerous factual errors. I think slashing the budget was extreme, but clearly The Argus needs better editing and oversight. No, you can’t just publish anything.…

I struggle with wrist pain during push-ups not because my wrists aren’t flexible enough but because they are actually hyper mobile and can subluxate. Any recommendations for stabilizing wrists?

I used to get horrible motion sickness in cars until I figured out the one thing that prevents it: listening to music with earbuds. I actually don’t even need to have music on, but the pressure of the earbuds in my ears really helps. The music also can distract me.

I would love to learn yoga because it is low impact on the joints. However, I have a rare genetic condition that causes hypermobility in my joints and I'm always concerned I'll push too far and have my joints slide out of place. I need to find a yoga teacher with knowledge of my condition but given less than 20…

Fellow EDSer here. You can also have crossover of symptoms between types, etc, like I have fragile veins but I'm type 3 most likely.

I have EDS. It’s not a bleeding disorder but rather a genetic defect in collagen that causes tissue fragility amongst other things. Vascular births are very high risk because of the chance of organ rupture, tissue tearing, and poor wound healing. :(

facepalm*. It’s bad enough being a woman in science/tech, which means that you automatically stand out and are scrutinized way more. If you cause problems, there are way mor e serious ramifications. Besides, half the time the people saying these things are your colleagues and bosses. If you stand up to them, you’ll be…

Exactly. So many times I have gotten someone genuinely asking, “How the heck did you learn ALL of this?”. It’s way different than the snarky “How did YOU learn this?” that I get from men who seem surprised I can do physics and code.

As a woman in astrophysics, I get this kind of harassment quite a bit. It's rather frustrating, and it can be incredibly demoralizing. I'm working on developing a thicker skin, but the surprise of male colleagues when I accomplish something still stings. The behavior of older male professors is pretty abhorrent as…

I have a extremely painful physical disability (no cure! super rare! yay!), and the one thing that works more than anything is to lose myself in an immersive activity. Pain can be frustratingly persistent, and I do best when I am distracted by something more persistent than the pain. Specifically, I find that playing…

Disconnecting from work? Relaxing at home? What are these strange, alien concepts?

Right now, we make about the same, but I will be making a lot more...eventually. We have a joint account where we put all of our money. I'm the more frugal one, so I handle the budget and the bills. We use the Level widget on our phones to remind us of how much we can spend, though I usually sit down once a week and…

I really can't understand how you could think the two are related. If anything, this makes me want to bring a 4 year old to fancy places just to write their reviews down. :)

I think you mean well, and I'd love to address this in the proper forum. Why can't you post on GT? If you've been banned, and you're seeking me out in another forum to harass me about something I said on GT, I really don't appreciate that. If, however, you're running into Kinja problems, perhaps you should email the…

Categorisation is not the enemy... As long as we are in control of our own categorisation.

That's the first rule I learned: cooks do not get sick. Manstrophy got let go from his last job because he was injured in a horrific car accident that should've killed him. When my father was in a motorcycle accident and being rushed to the hospital, I was not allowed to leave until the end of my shift (and the sous…

Hotel restaurants are marginally better, but just barely. Manstrophy worked as a saucier at Super Fancy Restaurant The Obamas Like and the shift was 10am to midnight, 6 days a week. Sometimes you'd get a day off but you better expect to be called in at the drop of a hat. I used to work consistent doubles with no…