A Chemistry World article summarizes a study by Cornell University psychologists Wendy Williams and Stephen Ceci finding that faculty members asked to evaluate hypothetical male and female applicants for assistant professorships in biology, engineering, economics, and psychology gave preference to female applicants. Quoting the study:
The underrepresentation of women in academic science is typically attributed, both in scientific literature and in the media, to sexist hiring. Here we report five hiring experiments in which faculty evaluated hypothetical female and male applicants, using systematically varied profiles disguising identical scholarship, for assistant professorships in biology, engineering, economics, and psychology. Contrary to prevailing assumptions, men and women faculty members from all four fields preferred female applicants 2:1 over identically qualified males with matching lifestyles (single, married, divorced), with the exception of male economists, who showed no gender preference. Comparing different lifestyles revealed that women preferred divorced mothers to married fathers and that men preferred mothers who took parental leaves to mothers who did not. Our findings, supported by real-world academic hiring data, suggest advantages for women launching academic science careers.
The article concludes:
To be hired, women must first apply and the authors question whether ‘omniprescent and discouraging’ messages about sexism in academic appointments makes them reluctant to do so.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 21 2015, @03:45AM
Don't worry too much. Immature is one of those words that is used right now to specifically label and shame anyone that does not conform with a certain worldview.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Marand on Tuesday April 21 2015, @04:58AM
Don't worry too much. Immature is one of those words that is used right now to specifically label and shame anyone that does not conform with a certain worldview.
"Toxic" and "problematic" are popular ones, too. Plus the old favourites like shouting "racism!" to shut down discussions regardless of relevance. You could probably make a Bullshit Bingo card out of this stuff. Example:
"CoolHand's problematic editing is toxic to SN; I feel his lack of maturity and subtle racism is very oppressive."
"BINGO!"
Instead of getting bothered by it and trying to defend yourself, just see how many you can collect. :)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 21 2015, @11:38AM
Ohh and my favorite: Micro-Aggressions
There is also the twin headed SJW and MRA mocking, misogyny of course, something something privilege, blaming the patriarchy, and the now classic fox news technique of phrasing in the form of a question.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 21 2015, @02:19PM