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Probably one of the biggest reasons women leave STEM majors and careers is the amount of discouragement and sexism we face from our male (and sometimes, female) colleagues and superiors. Research has also shown that men in science are more likely to have higher starting salaries than women (what a shocker). In high school, thereContinue reading “Discouragement that Women in STEM Face”

I’m sure you are all wondering what the title of this blog is about. Well, let me tell you a story about the height of my creative genius, back in 2011. First of all, an alarming discovery I and my fellow female physicists have made is the lack of women’s restrooms in physics buildings. IContinue reading “How I Named this Blog”

Hello, internet. My name is Ramya Vishnubhotla, and I am an experimental physicist doing a postdoc in applied biophysics in the greater DC area. My hobbies include travel, science, food, combat sports, hanging out with my dog, and sticking it to the patriarchy, in no particular order. For more science posts/hit-or-miss humor, follow me onContinue reading “About Me”