| Periodical Title | APA Newsletter on Feminism and Philosophy |
| Author(s) | Julie Van Camp |
| Editor(s) | Sally J. Scholz |
| Abstract | In her article, Van Camp examines whether there is gender bias in the Philosophical Gourmet Report graduate program rankings and the challenge of proving or disproving such bias. Finding the available data too limited to draw conclusions, she proposes additional factors for women selecting a graduate philosophy program beyond the Report’s rankings. These include examining if programs have female-friendly hiring practices, equitable teaching assignments for women students, enforced dating policies, feminist philosophy courses, and gender balance in invited speakers. While aimed at helping women choose supportive graduate environments, Van Camp suggests that women collectively avoiding unfriendly programs could incentivize them to open more faculty positions to women. She concludes that female-friendly factors deserve consideration alongside more traditional rankings criteria when picking graduate programs. This content was generated by artificial intelligence using the text of the original work. |
| Pages | 116-120 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Published Keywords | Philosophy rankings, Gender bias, Feminist philosophy, Hiring practices, Graduate student experience, Program selection, Female-friendly departments This content was generated by artificial intelligence using the text of the original work. |
| Date Published | Spring 2004 |
| URL | https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.apaonline.org/resource/collection/D03EBDAB-82D7-4B28-B897-C050FDC1ACB4/v03n2Feminism.pdf |
| Open Access? | Yes |
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