tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post5747702120778631976..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: Complexity in ACS governanceChemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-6072663024576073022022-03-22T08:56:01.867-04:002022-03-22T08:56:01.867-04:00I have long abandoned the notion that the ACS serv...I have long abandoned the notion that the ACS serves chemists or the Society. There is no doubt the mission is to serve the DuPont Circle elite and the like minded political class. Sad.Grim Reaperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528491747557999964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-22342655747788950222022-03-21T08:47:46.529-04:002022-03-21T08:47:46.529-04:00That diversity stuff is all talk and no action. I&...That diversity stuff is all talk and no action. I've got a bunch of chemistry professors among my Facebook connections, and they're all "rah-rah, women in science, hooray!" in public. In private, it's more like "we're going to sweep these complaints under the rug because Professor X brings in a lot of funding" or "I would never hire a woman postdoc because she might get pregnant."<br /><br />The ACS is really a publishing house; don't expect it to act like a professional society even though it tries to present itself as one.KTnoreply@blogger.com