They Did Their Own ‘Research.’ Now What?

“There’s this idea that the goal of science is consensus,” Professor Carrion said. “The model they brought to it was that we didn’t need consensus.” She noted that the women she surveyed often used singular rather than plural pronouns. “It was ‘she needs to do her own research,” Professor Carrion said, rather than we need…

The Women of Fleet Week Hit the Town

It takes a certain panache to wear white in New York City. And Khrzielle Vargas, a 21-year-old seaman apprentice from Fremont, Calif., was strolling through Times Square on Thursday afternoon in her white trousers, white jumper top and white sailor hat. “When you walk around the city in your uniform, you look like you’re glowing,”…

Dejé de ser hija de mi madre

En julio, después de mi tercer año de universidad, mi madre vino a mi ciudad para llevarme al hospital. En la sala de preparación, me puse la bata y el cirujano me dibujó marcas en el pecho con un plumón azul. “¿Para qué son esas líneas?”, preguntó mi madre. “Para hacer las incisiones”, respondió el…