I don’t ever want to talk about being a woman scientist again. There was a time in my life when people asked constantly for stories about what it’s like to work in a field domin
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Idon’teverwanttotalkaboutbeingawomanscientistagain.Therewasatimeinmylifewhenpeopleaskedconstantlyforstoriesaboutwhatit’sliketoworkinafielddominatedbymen.IwasneververygoodattellingthosestoriesbecausetruthfullyIneverfoundtheminteresting.WhatIdofindinterestingistheoriginoftheuniverse,theshapeofspace-timeandthenatureofblackholes.
At19,whenIbeganstudyingastrophysics,itdidnotbothermeintheleasttobetheonlywomanintheclassroom.ButwhileearningmyPh.D.atMITandthenasapost-doctordoingspaceresearch,theissuestartedtobotherme.Myeveryachievement—jobs,researchpapers,awards—wasviewedthroughthelensofgender(性别)politics.Soweremyfailures.Sometimes,whenIwaspushedintoanargumentonleftbrainversus(相对于)rightbrain,ornatureversusnurture(培育),Iwouldinstantlyfightfiercelyonmybehalfandallwomankind.
Thenonedayafewyearsago,outofmymouthcameasentencethatwouldeventuallybecomemyreplytoanyandallprovocations:Idon’ttalkaboutthatanymore.Ittookme10yearstogetbacktheconfidenceIhadat19andtorealizethatIdidn’twanttodealwithgenderissues.Whyshouldcuringsexismbeyetanotherterribleburdenoneveryfemalescientist?Afterall,Idon’tstudysociologyorpoliticaltheory.
TodayIresearchandteachatBarnard,awomen’scollegeinNewYorkCity.Recently,someoneaskedmehowmayofthe45studentsinmyclasswerewomen.Youcannotimaginemysatisfactionatbeingabletoanswer,45.Iknowsomeofmystudentsworryhowtheywillmanagetheirscientificresearchandadesireforchildren.AndIdon’tdismissthoseconcerns.Still,Idon’ttellthem“war”stories.Instead,Ihavegiventhemthis:thevisualoftheirphysicsprofessorheavilypregnantdoingphysicsexperiments.Andinturntheyhavegivenmetheimageof45womendrivenbyaloveofscience.Andthat’sasightworthtalkingabout.
A)Shefeelsunhappyworkinginmale-dominatedfields.
B)Sheisfedupwiththeissueofgenderdiscrimination.
C)Sheisnotgoodattellingstoriesofthekind.
D)Shefindsspaceresearchmoreimportant.
A)theveryfactthatsheisawoman
B)herinvolvementingenderpolitics
C)herover-confidenceasafemaleastrophysicist
D)theburdenshebearsinamale-dominatedsociety
A)Lackofconfidenceinsucceedinginspacescience.
B)Unfairaccusationsfrombothinsideandoutsidehercircle.
C)People’sstereotypedattitudetowardfemalescientists.
D)Widespreadmisconceptionsaboutnatureandnurtured.
A)Femalestudentsnolongerhavetobotheraboutgenderissues.
B)Herstudents’performancehasbroughtbackherconfidence.
C)Herfemalestudentscandojustaswellasmalestudents.
D)Morefemalestudentsarepursuingsciencethanbefore.
A)Womenstudentsneedn’thavetheconcernsofhergeneration.
B)Womenhavemorebarriersontheirwaytoacademicsuccess.
C)Womencanbalanceacareerinscienceandhavingafamily.
D)Womennowhavefewerproblemspursuingasciencecareer.
参考答案:
62.D63.A64.C65.D66.C