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Women scientists and engineers in all phases of their careers lack a professional community where they can share their common experiences, support each other, and find ways to collaborate and create together.
Existing professional societies do not meaningfully address our needs for networking and mentorship throughout our careers nor do they acknowledge the systemic prejudice, harassment and hostility that we endure.
This new circle would provide a platform for these important conversations and connections.
Some of Margaret Atwood's books are interesting – I liked Surfacing, for example, but she's written lots of other books if that's not for you.
Alice Munro (e.g. Lives of Girls and Women) and Margaret Laurence (e.g. The Stone Angel) have also written books about women.
All three of these women are second-wave or older Canadian women.
I second The Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. Tepper.
Older authors also include Mary Stewart and Helen MacInnes. They're not feminist but they do have strongly written female characters.
I've read some of Atwood's poetry, but have never known where to start with her fiction, so having a recommendation is helpful.
I'm definitely trying to read more older authors, I like keeping up with contemporary fiction for the aspect of having a community of readers to talk about books with, but I definitely need some more variety so I'll look into all these authors! Thanks!
I haven’t read it since it came out in the 90s, but I really liked Alias Grace. I also second Munro and Laurence. The voices of my formative years.
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