women in science

It is finished... the three month marathon grant writing is finally concluded...I submitted two 30 page each documents this morning and a load just slipped off my shoulders. I hope I finally see myself evolving into a seasoned grant writer.. While I was blog-hopping at the science hemisphere-- I came across several blogs that showed how anti-woman the science world was.. every woman seemed to have hit a glass ceiling at some point or other..That reminded me... in 1994 when I was post-doc..ing in US, my mentor a no-nonsense science gladiator - yes very much woman .. told me when I mentioned of my expertise in the transcription ( related to expression of genes) field .. that all the men in that field where sexist- at a time when I barely knew the meaning of that word. Really? hmm, i pondered thinking of all the wise, polite great men scientists I had met.. all very helpfull, courteous and full of wise advice...

I arched my trimmed eyebrows at her .. are you sure ( my expression wore in ethnic style) .. Yes yes she said and in her tall boots stomped out.. Now I test that hypothesis will all those wise, chatty , helpful men upon reading my grant turn to 'women hating' orges these women make them out ot be.. . I am ever hopeful that it would not be so..