Science faculty’s subtle gender biases favor male students
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/09/14/1211286109
"science faculty from research-intensive universities rated the
application materials of a student—who was randomly assigned either a
male or female name—for a laboratory manager position. Faculty
participants rated the male applicant as significantly more competent
and hireable than the (identical) female applicant. These participants
also selected a higher starting salary and offered more career mentoring
to the male applicant. The gender of the faculty participants did not
affect responses, such that female and male faculty were equally likely
to exhibit bias against the female student. "
On 2/19/2013 4:15 PM, Hanberry, Brice B. wrote:
Or is it (sexist)?
See: Bias Is Hurting Women in Science, Panel Reports
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/19/science/19women.html?_r=0
Five Years After an Incendiary Remark, Signs That Harvard Is More Welcoming to
Women
http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/harvard-2/
-----Original Message-----
From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news
[mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of Jane Shevtsov
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 1:36 PM
To:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Gender issues
Let's not forget that the original comment that triggered this whole discussion
was made by a woman! I don't think it was intended to be sexist.
It's not sexist to say, "In my experience, women tend to do X and would be better
off doing Y". It may be accurate or inaccurate, but it's not sexist.
Jane Shevtsov
On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 12:40 PM, Leslie M. Adams
<leslie.ad...@comcast.net>wrote:
Now, I am the one who must speak up and voice my support for Yvette
(and Chandreyee). While no slight may have been intended, as a female
scientist I too experienced the responses Yvette cites - and
especially the one recently posted by Dr. Olden - as belittling and
dismissive. There is considerable gender bias in the fields of ecology
and biology and it is important to object to it whenever it arises;
whether intentional or not. Perhaps it is easy to counsel "moving on"
when you are unaffected by this handicap personally, but to say that
it is somehow unsuitable or inappropriate to address on this listserv
is ridiculous and dismisses the tremendously damaging effect this bias
has on many, many lives. It is also not lost on me that the issue of
gender has somehow arisen in a discussion of the skills necessary for
landing a job in ecology. I would suggest that this is no coincidence.
Leslie M. Adams, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of Plant Systematics
Professional Training and Development
University of New Hampshire
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http://home.comcast.net/~leslie.adams/
Home Office: 603 / 659-6177
Adjunct Associate Professor of Environmental Sustainability
School of Undergraduate Studies (online)
University of Maryland University College
Adjunct Professor of Life Sciences
Department of Liberal Arts
New Hampshire Institute of Art
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used
when we created them." - Albert Einstein
-----Original Message-----
From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news
[mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of Julian Olden
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2013 1:04 PM
To:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] A Graduate Student’s Guide to Neces
sary Skills for Landing a Job
Hi Yvette,
Apologies, but your interpretation of my suggestion is extremely
misguided
and flat-out wrong. My response was a cleaver way of saying that you
can
ignore the silly responses of particular ECO-LOGGERS (some of which
have a
track record of this behavior) by filtering your emails. Unfortunately
your email has added fuel to a series of ECOLOG posts that have very
little to do with the original premise of the Blickley et al. (2012).
Let's all move on now.
Cheers,
Julian
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Julian D. Olden
Freshwater Ecology & Conservation Lab
School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
University of Washington, Seattle WA 98195
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<tel:%28206%29%20616-3112> tel:%28206%29%20616-3112>
w:<http://www.fish.washington.edu/research/oldenlab/>
http://www.fish.washington.edu/research/oldenlab/
skype: goldenolden
"The face of the river . . . was not a book to be read once and thrown
aside, for it had a new story to tell every day." < Mark Twain
On 2/18/13 7:37 AM, "Yvette Dickinson" <<mailto:
yvette.dickin...@gmail.com>
yvette.dickin...@gmail.com> wrote:
Like Chandreyee Mitra I was surprised by the comment included in
Clara's
list:
"7. ...i am somewhat exercised by your post because, IMO, too many
young,
especially, female,
applicants don't bring much to the table that others don't already
know
or that cannot be readily
duplicated or that is mostly generalist-oriented..."
This is a sentiment that I have heard before in other venues and find
abhorrent. I initially chose not
to comment on it here, but I do support Chandreyee's in her comment.
However, I am disgusted by the response Chandreyee recieved. To be
told
to simply use your email
filter and not worry your silly little head over such matters is
offensive. The concerns Chandreyee
raised are legitimate, and should be addressed with the gravity and
respect they deserve.
I would like to remind all readers of ESA's code of ethics,
particularly
principle g.
"Ecologists will not discriminate against others, in the course of
their
work on the basis of gender,
sexual orientation, marital status, creed, religion, race, color,
national origin, age, economic status,
disability, or organizational affiliation."
Yvette Dickinson
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Jane Shevtsov, Ph.D.
Mathematical Biology Curriculum Writer, UCLA
co-founder,www.worldbeyondborders.org
"Those who say it cannot be done should not interfere with those who are doing
it." --attributed to Robert Heinlein, George Bernard Shaw and others
