Women now outnumber men in U.S. graduate programs, beginning at admissions and going all the way through degrees awarded.
And yet it is only those fields in which men outnumber women that are called out as needing attention. (short thread)
nature.com/articles/d4158…
And yet it is only those fields in which men outnumber women that are called out as needing attention. (short thread)
nature.com/articles/d4158…
What about all of the programs in which women outnumber men? Here’s a table from the very same report, which is co-authored by the very same researcher who is calling for the rate of growth for women to “catch up”: 2/
cgsnet.org/ckfinder/userf…
cgsnet.org/ckfinder/userf…
Put aside, for now, that the value & wisdom of striving for “parity” in any given discipline is itself questionable.
Assume that parity is in fact the goal.
How do we square that with the observation that when the ratio goes the “wrong” way, nobody on Team Parity objects? 3/
Assume that parity is in fact the goal.
How do we square that with the observation that when the ratio goes the “wrong” way, nobody on Team Parity objects? 3/
Easy. This isn’t about addressing past oppression and barriers to entry, and opening doors for everyone.
This is about erecting new barriers, finding “common cause” with a distinct few who look like you, and excluding those who don’t. /end
This is about erecting new barriers, finding “common cause” with a distinct few who look like you, and excluding those who don’t. /end
