Female Computer Scientist. I'm sure you've all seen the now infamous XKCD comic on this, i.e., why the heck can't we find anything on most universities' websites?
I can (kind of) forgive universities et large. Professional web design is expensive, and if a university shelled out a lot of money in 2006 to make a flash(y) website, in this economy I can sort of forgive them not wanting to update. Computer Science departments honestly have no excuse. They have a plethora of free labor (undergrads) who have likely been writing web code since they were tweens.
All they need is someone (department head? The Difference Engine. What is equal pay day?
Today, April 12, 2011, is Equal Pay Day. This date symbolizes how far into 2011 women need to work to catch up to a comparable man's salary. As recent as 2008, the gap between men and women was 77 cents per dollar. This gap is even more stark for women of color - "Latinas earn 58 cents and African American 68 cents for every dollar men earn. " (National Committee on Pay Equity). Women, feminism, and geek culture.
Feminist Frequency.