- Skepchick
= Origin of the term =
A Skepchick is the colloquial name given to denote a female skeptic; the word is a
portmanteau of skeptic and chick. The skeptical movement is largely dominated by older males [ [http://www.phact.org/women.htm Why are there so few women skeptics?] Professor DeeAnne Wymer, Phactum 1996] and the name was coined to draw a special distinction to female skeptics. The first online registered project involving the term "skepchick" was David Palmer's 1999 "SkepChick calendar" [ [http://www.magicdave.com/sccal/home.htm SkepChicks Calendar '99] ] .skepchick.org
Skepchick.org was started by Rebecca Watson [ [http://skepchick.org/blog/?page_id=855/ Rebecca Watson's Profile on skepchick.org] ] with the stated intent to promote scientific skepticism among women. Rebecca Watson also appears on the
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe podcast. Skepchick International published a calendar of skepchicks in 2006 with proceeds providing the attendance fee for several female applicants to attend the James Randi Educational Foundation's The Amaz!ng Meeting. In 2007, two separate calendars were published with separate genders represented [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt58aEsNTUQ SkepDude Calendar preview on YouTube] ] . The Skepchick site features a blog with fifteen contributors, including one man, who write about science, pseudoscience, religion, and other topics related to critical thinking and feminism.ee also
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Skeptic Magazine "
*"The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe "
*"James Randi Educational Foundation "References
External links
* [http://www.ratbags.com/studmuffins/contents.htm Studmuffins of Skepticism link]
* [http://www.skepchick.org Skepchick.org]
* [http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/05-11-03.html Opinion piece in eSkeptic]
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