This week Jamie and Leah try to tackle an article that discusses the need for better representation of transgender and gender nonconforming people in the STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine) Fields. We try really hard to stay on topic, but the Transgender issues are so large, that we tend to struggle with focus. No doubt, we will be covering this issue and gender issues again. We do think that this is a great episode - and one that will get you thinking different about gender. Check out the original article here, and check out all the interesting sources in the show notes below.

Sources:

1. Adamczeski, R. (2024, June 28). Gender-affirming care is primarily used by cisgender people. Advocate.com. https://www.advocate.com/health/gender-affirming-surgery-minors-rate
2. Honoring Nex Benedict, a 16-Year-Old Non-Binary Oklahoma High School. . . (2024, April 18). HRC. https://www.hrc.org/news/honoring-nex-benedict-16-year-old-non-binary-high-school-student-who-tragically-died-after-school-beating
3. Jacobs, P. (n.d.). ‘We’re hurting.’ Trans scientists call for recognition and support from research community. https://www.science.org. https://www.science.org/content/article/we-re-hurting-trans-scientists-call-recognition-and-support-research-community?et_cid=5575266
4. Krisha Et Al., A. (n.d.). Rigorous science demands support of transgender scientists. Cell, 6, 1327–1334. https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(24)00187-9
5. Sex and gender in science. (n.d.). https://www.nature.com/immersive/sex-and-gender-in-science/index.html
6. The Hastings Center. (2023, June 14). Gender-Affirming Care for Cisgender People: Q&A with Theodore Schall and Jacob Moses - The Hastings Center. https://www.thehastingscenter.org/news/gender-affirming-care-for-cisgender-people-qa-with-theodore-schall-and-jacob-moses/
7. Turban, J. (2024, February 20). The Disturbing History of Research into Transgender Identity. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-disturbing-history-of-research-into-transgender-identity/
8. Why it’s essential to study sex and gender, even as tensions rise. (2024). Nature, 629(8010), 7–8. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-01207-0