For Women At NASA The Balance Is Tipping
Meet the Women in Charge of NASA’s Science Divisions, NASA
“For the first time in NASA’s history, women are in charge of three out of four science divisions at the agency. The Earth Science, Heliophysics and Planetary Science divisions now all have women at the helm. Each hails from a different country and brings unique expertise to NASA’s exploration efforts. “We have an extraordinary group of women responsible for the success of dozens of NASA space missions and research programs, revealing new insights about our planet, Sun and solar system,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters. “They are inspiring the next generation of women to become leaders in space exploration as we move forward to put the first woman on the Moon.”
Women are now in charge of NASA’s science missions, Mashable
“What’s more, of the latest class of 12 astronauts, almost half, five, are women. Still, a woman has never led the entire space agency, as NASA’s administrator. This is not surprising. Women still have a stark minority representation in the most powerful positions of U.S. government. Of the 21 members of President Trump’s cabinet, four are women. Though females make up nearly 51% of the U.S. population, just 24 percent of Congress is represented by women. NASA, though, is a clear leader in recognizing the leadership abilities and scientific savvy of the agency’s female researchers. What are these three women in charge of?”
About. Damn. Time.
No doubt all worthy of their positions, but why are we keeping count ? That implies that gender is important to these posts.
Meh…
Wasn’t getting women involved supposed to solve some sort of problem? The rest of site complains about NASA’s growing problems and looks to the private sector for hope with no awareness of the incongruity.
Shouldn’t NASA be exploding with the gift of innately female wisdom and insight? I guess once there is a female Administrator, THAT will finally do it. Always in the future.
Still waiting for women to push into garbage collection, oil rigs, sewer inspection, coal mining, plumbing, etc.
But cushy office jobs in NASA Science Divisions that are about the same as secretarial work with fancier titles … sure.
Am reminded of the Seinfeld comment where he mentions the dirty little secret men know … titles like “Vice President in Charge of East Coast Operations” are means to impress women.
Now some women have so totally bought it, they build their lives around mimicking men, unaware of the original scam and how they are being deep-sixed and wasted.
Not to mention the men for whom it actually would matter, now being losing opportunities because of an unnatural ideological agenda.
But, always creatively looking for an edge, some guys have realized the angle to gain female favor is be outraged at whatever women are outraged at. And so the dance continues until reality can no longer be denied.
Maybe it means men are losing interest in NASA and leaving it to the women … low pay to spend time developing plans that go in the wastebaske. Main achievable with certainty is diversity enforcement and training, etc. Women still drawn by pursuit of job titles men know are a crock.