I like Craigslist, for the most part. It has its uses, though like any other public-access website you have to be cautious.
So it’s with some small amount of skepticism toward my female sciencey readers ("BABlogettes" sounds sexist) that I link to a public call on Craigslist LA for female scientists to host a TV show. I’m not sure what to make of it; the details are a bit fuzzy. But if you have that homogametic XX chromosome, and you know what that means, maybe you qualify.
Tip o’ the helmet hair to PZ.
June 15th, 2008 at 11:21 am
Damnit, women get all the breaks.[/facetious]
June 15th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
I’ve appeared on stage in drag on occasion. Does that count?
June 15th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
BABlogettes sounds kind of nice, actually.
Craigslist is fun. My boyfriend found our new townhouse there. We looked at quite a few good places from there, actually. Although one that I emailed did turn out to be one of those “I am doing mission work in Nigeria and so give me your personal information and I will send you a key to look at it yourself God bless you I don’t know how to use punctuation” emails.
Using a Gmail address for a major cable network? Though I’m sure it would make a nice addition to a grad student stipend if it *was* real…
Or maybe this is some dude’s attempt at finding a smart date?
June 15th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Was posted for NYC too. Perhaps its open to non-LA women as well, though I echo Nicole’s concern over the gmail address.
http://www.infowe.com/ny/business/city/564875.htm
June 15th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
I love how one of the criteria they’re looking for is “smart”. Surely that’s a given.
June 15th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
As an answer to your title question, no.
June 15th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
This is the first time I’ve ever commented online. I have read your site for a couple of years.
In this morning’s paper I spotted an ad in the classified that you do not expect to see. The Canadian Space Agency is looking for new astronauts for the next generation of space explorers. Are you:
* an outstanding scientist, engineer, and/or doctor with a wide variety of experience?
* looking for an exciting career that pushes the frontiers of knowledge?
* dynamic, team-oriented, with a probing mind and excellent communications skils?
It then tells you to visit the CSA onsite at:
http://www.space.gc.ca
The application process closes on June 26th, 2008.
When they advertise for old worn out tradesmen that happen to be backyard astronomers then I’m applying.
I just didn’t expect this in the classifieds. Only in Canada eh?
June 15th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
Yep, I also Googled “castmetv” and found the NYC advert. Hard to know what to expect of it. Nicole: apply and let us know what you make of them!
Rich
June 15th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
Not to be picky, but not all women scientists have two X chromosomes. I know of at least one prominent woman astronomer whose chromosomes are XY. Though I admit that she probably encountered different obstacles than most women astronomers.
June 15th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
Dam you Leigh,
I’ve already applied and I don’t want any competition. I know I don’t stand a chance but I still can’t wait for the 18th of July. (When they email the first cut results).
June 15th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
They ran a similar ad here in Boston, too.
June 16th, 2008 at 12:32 am
Anonyme, you beat me to it.
June 16th, 2008 at 2:19 am
Mmmm. Bigfoot like female scientists. But only pseudo-scientists like Bigfoot. Pseudo-scientists don’t even taste good!
June 17th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Yeah, Chemist. Being a middle-class white male aged 24-40 can be pretty tough at times. I feel your pain.
June 23rd, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Shouldn’t that be “XX chromosome [b]pair[/b]“?