Participation Rate of Women in Academic Philosophy

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Periodical TitleAPA Newsletter on Feminism and Philosophy
Author(s)Miriam Solomon; John Clarke; Kathryn Norlock; Sharon Crasnow; Abigail Stewart; Elizabeth Minnich; Janet Kourany
Editor(s)Christina M. Bellon
AbstractThis 2009 APA Newsletter on Feminism and Philosophy investigates the persistent underrepresentation of women in academic philosophy, where women comprise only approximately 21% of professionally employed philosophers. The issue presents a comprehensive employment study by Solomon and Clarke analyzing 2007-08 hiring data, revealing that women are hired proportionally to their PhD representation (~27-29%) but this percentage has plateaued for over a decade. Contributors examine multiple dimensions: Norlock advocates for systematic demographic data collection despite practical challenges; Kourany introduces panel presentations exploring underlying causes; Minnich analyzes how women’s historical exclusion from philosophical subject matter creates conceptual errors that perpetuate inhospitable professional environments; Crasnow compares philosophy unfavorably to other humanities and science disciplines, identifying potential factors including lack of female role models and disciplinary culture; and Stewart presents lessons from NSF ADVANCE programs in natural sciences, emphasizing unconscious gender schemas, evaluation bias, accumulation of disadvantage, and the critical need for achieving critical mass (30% threshold) through proactive institutional transformation.
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Thematic Cluster/Special IssueParticipation Rate of Women in Academic Philosophy
Pages3-19
Volume8
Issue2
Keywordswomen in philosophy, gender equity, employment study, gender schemas, evaluation bias, critical mass, feminist philosophy, institutional transformation, demographic data, philosophy profession
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Date PublishedSpring 2009
URLhttps://cdn.ymaws.com/www.apaonline.org/resource/collection/D03EBDAB-82D7-4B28-B897-C050FDC1ACB4/v08n2Feminism.pdf
Google Scholar Linkhttps://scholar.google.ca/scholar?cluster=18364237447774788408&hl=en&as_sdt=0,5
Open Access?Yes

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