Category Archives: Accidental Crusader

Overcoming Gender Discrimination in Medicine—Whose Job Is It Anyway?

By Linda | September 1, 2010

Okay, okay! We know that there is gender bias and discrimination in the House of Medicine. Anyone who fails to see that it still exists must be both blind and deaf to the reports that continue to assail us. The subject has been studied to death and yet gender bias still hangs [...]

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Women’s Equality Day—See What Our Foresisters Suffered

By Linda | August 26, 2010

August 26th is Women’s Equality Day when we celebrate the 90th anniversary of women’s suffrage—our right to vote. Most of us, myself included, do not know the sufferings of the women who fought so hard for our right to be counted in the public sphere, our right to vote.
The following post was an email [...]

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The Paycheck Fairness Act: The Next Step In Gender Equity?

By Linda | August 24, 2010

Thursday, August 26, is Women’s Equality Day. Who out there in the blogosphere does not believe women are equal? Ask women of the younger generation, e.g. my daughters, the young professional women I employ, etc. Talk about women’s rights. Talk about women’s equality. Talk about equal pay. If [...]

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Fifteen Minutes of Fame From 10 Years of Fighting

By Linda | April 22, 2010

Months and months ago a young reporter from AOL called and talked to me about my lawsuits. And until this past week, when I received a frantic “read asap,” I had totally forgotten about the conversation.
And then, what I read, was this story. Originally she was going to write about gender discrimination and wanted [...]

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Free Danny from the System

By Linda | February 3, 2010

Danny comes into my office fairly frequently, usually with his father and one or more aides from the group “home” where he lives. He looks like a junior varsity football player with his padded shoulders, padded chest, his helmet and the multiple bruises he wears on his face, neck, arms and legs. A [...]

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The Healthcare Affordability Act—A Gift Women Cannot Afford

By Linda | January 7, 2010

With each and every move we make in the international political arena, we trust our government to play out the end game. To think of all the possibilities. To link the various options to the potential outcomes. Not just for today but for decades to come.
Do you think that these same politicians, [...]

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The US Senate’s Healthcare Reform Entitlement Act: Welcome to the Hall of Shame!

By Linda | January 5, 2010

We elected a president who promised transparency. And, well, by golly, he has made good on that promise. But with this transparency, all I got to see were sweetheart deals, women getting shafted and a lousy piece of legislation. Is this what I expected?
Granted, health care reform means lots of different things [...]

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Welcome to the Hall of Shame! SUNY Buffalo Committee for Academic Excellence

By Linda | December 22, 2009

Failure to promote based on gender discrimination is one of the hardest cases to prove. Janet Shucard, PhD, was denied promotion and tenure last year despite an outstanding record including substantial outside funding which completely paid her salary. (She received no salary from the university, which is another UB shameful secret.) Every [...]

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The Good, the Bad and the Very Ugly: The Academy Meets the Mayor by Way of the Unions

By Linda | October 13, 2009

These are the pretty facts:
1. If industry did not pay the big bucks to rent space at our conventions, there would be none.
2. Many, if not most, of us come to the Academy to learn about new technology, buy instruments and equipment, and have other fun shopping experiences.
3. Many of our colleagues are in industry [...]

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Can We Save Ourselves? Healthcare Reform and Gender Equity.

By Linda | October 5, 2009

Not exactly a topic for a 500 word blog. Serious, complex, emotional. Lots has been said, lots to be said. Are we to drown in the increasingly complex vortex of these socially important debates that continuously fill the airwaves, the Internet, and thereby almost all of our waking consciousness?
That depends on how we approach these [...]

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