| Periodical Title | The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| Author(s) | Katherine Mangan |
| Abstract | This article examines the underrepresentation of women in philosophy and history at both the undergraduate and faculty levels. In philosophy, women earned just 29% of bachelor’s degrees and made up 21% of faculty and 17% of full professors in recent years. Some posit that the philosophical canon and modes of reasoning tend to alienate women, though the reasons remain unclear. Efforts to diversify philosophy have met resistance from some female graduate students seeking to defend their departments. Proposed factors behind women’s low numbers include implicit gender biases, lack of mentoring, and unwelcoming academic environments. In history, women earned 41% of undergraduate degrees but only 40% of faculty appointments. Many women pursue interdisciplinary studies or public history rather than academic posts. Overall, philosophy and history struggle to retain women throughout the educational pipeline into faculty careers. While explicit discrimination has declined, subtle disincentives still deter women from entering and remaining in these fields. Targeted mentoring and structural changes may help diversify the disciplines over time. This content was generated by artificial intelligence using the text of the original work. |
| Published Keywords | women in academia, philosophy, history, underrepresentation, gender diversity, faculty, pipeline problem This content was generated by artificial intelligence using the text of the original work. |
| Date Published | October 29, 2012 |
| URL | https://scholar.google.ca/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=In+the+Humanities%2C+Men+Dominate+the+Fields+of+Philosophy+and+History&btnG= |
| Open Access? | Yes |
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