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Primitive
Behavior
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Though Boysen concedes things have changed during her
career, women still wield little power in science.
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Boysen's
struggles against the academic establishment, however, have
been minimal compared with the resistance from another kind
of establishment- the so-called old boys' network.
According
to Boysen, sexism runs rampant throughout academia. Though
she concedes things have changed during the course of her
career, women still wield little power in science.
"The
percentage of women in positions of policy-making and the
number of women even with full professorships is tiny," says
Boysen.
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Boysen has an almost "parental" relationship with Sheeba,
whom she's been with for 15 years.
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To
combat her own sense of isolation and improve the climate
for the next generation of scientists, Boysen is working with
the new OSU president and other women faculty members to create
the first women's resource center on campus. Boysen hopes
these efforts will help stem the tide of young women leaving
the sciences and finding other careers.
"We
need all the good brains we can get- we don't need to be throwing
half of them away!"
So far, Boysen's efforts have met little resistance.
"I'm
very charming," she deadpans. What are the origins of this
endemic sexism?
"I hate to say it," Boysen sighs, "but I think it has real,
real primate roots. I'm the last one who wants to admit that."
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