Ask the Author: Lisa M.P. Munoz
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Lisa M.P. Munoz
I try to take breaks from my day-to-day life, whether taking a walk or a drive, to get into a different headspace. I also try to focus on writing down anything -- even if off topic or not fully formed -- just to get the confidence that comes from filling a page with words. When I do have inspiration, I jot down the ideas immediately, whether on my phone or in a small notebook. Most importantly, I try to block off specific times to write, when I know I don't have calls or errands or other things at the top of my "to do."
Lisa M.P. Munoz
As a science writer, I have interviewed hundreds of different sciences across different disciplines, including neuroscience, psychology, immunology, and biotech, over the past 20+ years. Time and time again, I have about the unique struggles facing women in science. After being approached to write the book by an editor at Columbia University Press while I was doing publicity work for the Emmy-award-winning documentary film Picture a Scientist, my thoughts instantly feel to all those scientists I had met and interviewed over the years, as well as to my personal experiences and my past work with social scientists. In that moment, I knew I wanted to write a book that would bring a social science perspective to the thorny problem of discrimination in the sciences: How can science help fix science to make it equitable for everyone?
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