Kathryn E. Chaffee
@chaffeepsych.bsky.social
Postdoc in Education @ UQAM, Ph.D in Psychology, studying how gender stereotypes in school also affect boys. she/her. On the academic job market!
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Understanding Occupational Gender Segregation Through Students’ Program Choices and Career Interests
rdcu.be
Our paper about gender segregation in both men-dominated AND women-majority fields is now out at Sex Roles!
rdcu.be/eAuNQ
(doi.org/10.1007/s111...)
rdcu.be/eAuNQ
(doi.org/10.1007/s111...)
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Wanna see a visual on the result of the Republican attack on public health?
I’ve got you covered. This is from Pew Research Center’s most recent survey, showing a 27% drop in Republican support for school vaccine requirements from 2016-2025.
I’ve got you covered. This is from Pew Research Center’s most recent survey, showing a 27% drop in Republican support for school vaccine requirements from 2016-2025.
November 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Wanna see a visual on the result of the Republican attack on public health?
I’ve got you covered. This is from Pew Research Center’s most recent survey, showing a 27% drop in Republican support for school vaccine requirements from 2016-2025.
I’ve got you covered. This is from Pew Research Center’s most recent survey, showing a 27% drop in Republican support for school vaccine requirements from 2016-2025.
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Wizened Millennials sneering at Gen Alpha: I told you the old ways are best
(Gen X, petting its moldering set of the 1983 World Book Encyclopedia: Soon. Soon.)
(Gen X, petting its moldering set of the 1983 World Book Encyclopedia: Soon. Soon.)
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Wizened Millennials sneering at Gen Alpha: I told you the old ways are best
(Gen X, petting its moldering set of the 1983 World Book Encyclopedia: Soon. Soon.)
(Gen X, petting its moldering set of the 1983 World Book Encyclopedia: Soon. Soon.)
Cool work, thread 🧵
We believe these results are important because they show promise that even a small and short-term dose of digital gender awareness interventions can shift normative beliefs towards gender equity and empowerment.
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Cool work, thread 🧵
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To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
Tesla shareholders approve $878 billion pay plan for Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
reut.rs
November 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.
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I should mention this again: Worldbuilders Market worldbuildersmarket.com/search?q=mar... has Murderbot and Sanctuary Moon merchandise where the proceeds go to charity. At this point as far as I know there is no other licensed official merchandise.
Search: 16 results found for "martha wells"
Worldbuilders Market is the official online shop of Worldbuilders, a geek-centered nonprofit supporting humanitarian efforts worldwide. We carry a wide variety of officially licensed merchandise from ...
worldbuildersmarket.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I should mention this again: Worldbuilders Market worldbuildersmarket.com/search?q=mar... has Murderbot and Sanctuary Moon merchandise where the proceeds go to charity. At this point as far as I know there is no other licensed official merchandise.
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They literally ruin everything they touch
October 31, 2025 at 3:44 AM
They literally ruin everything they touch
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This is a correct framework.
Generally, environmental factors linked with increased autism risk occur in late pregnancy and include immune response to illness. (But not postnatal, only prenatal)
A powerful protection for that is to be vaccinated.
Generally, environmental factors linked with increased autism risk occur in late pregnancy and include immune response to illness. (But not postnatal, only prenatal)
A powerful protection for that is to be vaccinated.
A new study shows that COVID19 during pregnancy was associated with a significant increase in the odds of neurodevelopmental conditions in offspring.
This supports literature suggesting that infections during pregnancy can increase the odds of ASD in offspring.
It also supports vaccination.
This supports literature suggesting that infections during pregnancy can increase the odds of ASD in offspring.
It also supports vaccination.
journals.lww.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This is a correct framework.
Generally, environmental factors linked with increased autism risk occur in late pregnancy and include immune response to illness. (But not postnatal, only prenatal)
A powerful protection for that is to be vaccinated.
Generally, environmental factors linked with increased autism risk occur in late pregnancy and include immune response to illness. (But not postnatal, only prenatal)
A powerful protection for that is to be vaccinated.
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A woman from the FDA’s Center for Devices & Radiological Health explains how her entire department was gutted
That means there’s no staff to alert you if your pacemaker is recalled
If an implantable device in your body is toxic or broken
This could have catastrophic health impacts & cost lives
That means there’s no staff to alert you if your pacemaker is recalled
If an implantable device in your body is toxic or broken
This could have catastrophic health impacts & cost lives
October 28, 2025 at 5:47 AM
A woman from the FDA’s Center for Devices & Radiological Health explains how her entire department was gutted
That means there’s no staff to alert you if your pacemaker is recalled
If an implantable device in your body is toxic or broken
This could have catastrophic health impacts & cost lives
That means there’s no staff to alert you if your pacemaker is recalled
If an implantable device in your body is toxic or broken
This could have catastrophic health impacts & cost lives
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
October 28, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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Gender pay gap
S Korea 31%
Israel 25%
Japan 21%
Canada 17%
US 17%
Mexico 17%
UK 15%
Germany 14%
Turkey 10%
France 9%
Spain 7%
Italy 3%
Belgium 1%
S Korea 31%
Israel 25%
Japan 21%
Canada 17%
US 17%
Mexico 17%
UK 15%
Germany 14%
Turkey 10%
France 9%
Spain 7%
Italy 3%
Belgium 1%
September 30, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Gender pay gap
S Korea 31%
Israel 25%
Japan 21%
Canada 17%
US 17%
Mexico 17%
UK 15%
Germany 14%
Turkey 10%
France 9%
Spain 7%
Italy 3%
Belgium 1%
S Korea 31%
Israel 25%
Japan 21%
Canada 17%
US 17%
Mexico 17%
UK 15%
Germany 14%
Turkey 10%
France 9%
Spain 7%
Italy 3%
Belgium 1%
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I am begging Canadians to understand that Canada Post, like public transit, should not be a business - it's a service.
Canada Post is a lifeline for rural, remote and Northern communities and overall, we need to re-evaluate why people think they "need" random shit delivered ASAP.
Canada Post is a lifeline for rural, remote and Northern communities and overall, we need to re-evaluate why people think they "need" random shit delivered ASAP.
The government is reducing service standards and Canada Post’s biggest advantage: its nationwide network.
This plan is about cutting back the postal service instead of investing to give it new revenue tools through things like postal banking. It’s shameful.
This plan is about cutting back the postal service instead of investing to give it new revenue tools through things like postal banking. It’s shameful.
Liberal government frees Canada Post to end home delivery, close some post offices | CBC News
With Canada Post on track to lose $1.5 billion in 2025 and contract discussions between the union and the corporation stalled, the federal government is embarking on a modernization plan it says will ...
www.cbc.ca
September 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I am begging Canadians to understand that Canada Post, like public transit, should not be a business - it's a service.
Canada Post is a lifeline for rural, remote and Northern communities and overall, we need to re-evaluate why people think they "need" random shit delivered ASAP.
Canada Post is a lifeline for rural, remote and Northern communities and overall, we need to re-evaluate why people think they "need" random shit delivered ASAP.
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When we think of sexism, it's easy to think of *active* efforts to discriminate against women. But sexism also operates *passively* - like through our inaction on issues like childcare and paid family leave. In that context, return-to-office policies are sexist in consequence, even if not in design.
"The labor participation rate for women with children younger than 5 had the biggest midyear drop in more than 40 years during the first six months of 2025."
September 14, 2025 at 1:23 PM
When we think of sexism, it's easy to think of *active* efforts to discriminate against women. But sexism also operates *passively* - like through our inaction on issues like childcare and paid family leave. In that context, return-to-office policies are sexist in consequence, even if not in design.
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Also, I know it is a small point in the overall march towards fascism, but the idea that gender is performative and a spectrum is backed by science.
The *actual* “gender ideology” is being imposed by the folks who insist, against fact and reason, on a strict binary.
The *actual* “gender ideology” is being imposed by the folks who insist, against fact and reason, on a strict binary.
Faculty in red states are being punished for failing to signal in their course descriptions that their classes will include content on "gender ideology."
Remind me again which party was appalled by idea of "trigger warnings"?
www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/a...
Remind me again which party was appalled by idea of "trigger warnings"?
www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/a...
A&M Dean removed following student complaints over curriculum
The Department of Justice has also acknowledged the situation and said it would be investigating.
www.kbtx.com
September 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Also, I know it is a small point in the overall march towards fascism, but the idea that gender is performative and a spectrum is backed by science.
The *actual* “gender ideology” is being imposed by the folks who insist, against fact and reason, on a strict binary.
The *actual* “gender ideology” is being imposed by the folks who insist, against fact and reason, on a strict binary.
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There are two competing narratives on this: science changed, or Republicans changed. You can figure out for yourself which one is more likely.
In 2019, 70% of Republicans said science has had a mostly positive effect on society. A few years later, fewer than half of Republicans (47%) said so.
www.pewresearch.org/science/2023... 🧪🌐
www.pewresearch.org/science/2023... 🧪🌐
September 8, 2025 at 1:15 AM
There are two competing narratives on this: science changed, or Republicans changed. You can figure out for yourself which one is more likely.
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A) This is an interesting finding
B) It is from a June poll
C) Not linking to your sources when sharing poll data is profoundly annoying behavior
D) news.gallup.com/poll/692522/...
B) It is from a June poll
C) Not linking to your sources when sharing poll data is profoundly annoying behavior
D) news.gallup.com/poll/692522/...
New high of Americans saying immigration is good for the US
September 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
A) This is an interesting finding
B) It is from a June poll
C) Not linking to your sources when sharing poll data is profoundly annoying behavior
D) news.gallup.com/poll/692522/...
B) It is from a June poll
C) Not linking to your sources when sharing poll data is profoundly annoying behavior
D) news.gallup.com/poll/692522/...
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🇩🇪 3-year universal basic income (UBI) study, in which n=120 received UBI, n=1500 did not. Website is pretty neat, check it out for core findings.
www.pilotprojekt-grundeinkommen.de/en
www.pilotprojekt-grundeinkommen.de/en
Basic Income Pilot Project / Study results
What does a universal basic income really achieve? Find the results of the first long-term German study here.
www.pilotprojekt-grundeinkommen.de
July 25, 2025 at 7:54 AM
🇩🇪 3-year universal basic income (UBI) study, in which n=120 received UBI, n=1500 did not. Website is pretty neat, check it out for core findings.
www.pilotprojekt-grundeinkommen.de/en
www.pilotprojekt-grundeinkommen.de/en
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The psych job market may not be dead... but it is gravely injured 😬 So far it's looking like the Trump administration's attacks on higher ed/research are going to have more than 2x the impact on the job market as the covid-19 pandemic. #psychjobs #neurojobs #academicjobs
September 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The psych job market may not be dead... but it is gravely injured 😬 So far it's looking like the Trump administration's attacks on higher ed/research are going to have more than 2x the impact on the job market as the covid-19 pandemic. #psychjobs #neurojobs #academicjobs
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WORK! The Sociology Department at Utrecht University is hiring a new assistant prof, with expertise on migration/integration/polarization/stratification. Come join us! www.uu.nl/organisatie/...
Universitair docent sociologie
Wil jij studenten inspireren en vernieuwend onderwijs geven? Versterk ons team als universitair docent met expertise in migratie en/of sociale stratificatie.
www.uu.nl
September 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
WORK! The Sociology Department at Utrecht University is hiring a new assistant prof, with expertise on migration/integration/polarization/stratification. Come join us! www.uu.nl/organisatie/...
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probably one of the most important lines of empirical research on this topic
A new paper by Harvard professor Claudia Goldin found that countries where men take on more of the household labor and child care have higher fertility rates.
19thnews.org/2025/08/fert...
19thnews.org/2025/08/fert...
To raise fertility rates, it’s not women who need to step up — it’s men
New research found that countries where men do more housework and child care have higher fertility rates.
19thnews.org
August 27, 2025 at 3:28 AM
probably one of the most important lines of empirical research on this topic
Our paper about gender segregation in both men-dominated AND women-majority fields is now out at Sex Roles!
rdcu.be/eAuNQ
(doi.org/10.1007/s111...)
rdcu.be/eAuNQ
(doi.org/10.1007/s111...)
Understanding Occupational Gender Segregation Through Students’ Program Choices and Career Interests
rdcu.be
August 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Our paper about gender segregation in both men-dominated AND women-majority fields is now out at Sex Roles!
rdcu.be/eAuNQ
(doi.org/10.1007/s111...)
rdcu.be/eAuNQ
(doi.org/10.1007/s111...)
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This administration has thrown literal grenades at the rickety foundations of American academia, and for some reason, neither the national media nor university administrations are actually talking about as the economic, social, political and cultural threat/crisis it is. What a terrible loss.
The University of Chicago will pause admissions for “a small number” of Ph.D. and master’s programs across several schools amid mounting fiscal pressures.
University of Chicago to pause Ph.D. admissions across several schools
The University of Chicago will pause admissions for “a small number” of Ph.D. and master’s programs across several schools amid mounting fiscal pressures.
www.chicagotribune.com
August 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This administration has thrown literal grenades at the rickety foundations of American academia, and for some reason, neither the national media nor university administrations are actually talking about as the economic, social, political and cultural threat/crisis it is. What a terrible loss.
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This reminds me of this excellent new article that shows how ChatGPT actually increase language anxiety and linguistic insecurity for Chinese international students for found themselves relying on it more and more in ways that took away their voice.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
August 13, 2025 at 4:39 AM
This reminds me of this excellent new article that shows how ChatGPT actually increase language anxiety and linguistic insecurity for Chinese international students for found themselves relying on it more and more in ways that took away their voice.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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“The AI in the study probably prompted doctors to become over-reliant on its recommendations, ‘leading to clinicians becoming less motivated, less focused, and less responsible when making cognitive decisions without AI assistance,’ the scientists said in the paper.”
AI Eroded Doctors’ Ability to Spot Cancer Within Months in Study
Artificial intelligence, touted for its potential to transform medicine, led to some doctors losing skills after just a few months in a new study.
www.bloomberg.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
“The AI in the study probably prompted doctors to become over-reliant on its recommendations, ‘leading to clinicians becoming less motivated, less focused, and less responsible when making cognitive decisions without AI assistance,’ the scientists said in the paper.”