Lady Science no. 35: Gender, Disability, and Discrimination in the Sciences

The Cost of Disclosure: On Being a Woman with a Disability in Geophysics by Jesse Shanahan 

Unacceptable Bodies by Anna Reser 

In this issue, astrophysicist Jesse Shanahan interviews a geophysicist about the challenges of being a woman with a disability in science and writes about the costs associated with disclosing a disability to colleagues. Anna writes about the ethical debates surrounding female bodies and disability. 

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This issue is published in syndication with The New Inquiry

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