Leaky Pipeline Myths: In Search of Gender Effects on the Job Market and Early Career Publishing in Philosophy

Leaky Pipeline Myths: In Search of Gender Effects on the Job Market and Early Career Publishing in Philosophy

That philosophy is an outlier in the humanities when it comes to the underrepresentation of women has been the occasion for much discussion about possible effects of subtle forms of prejudice, including implicit bias and stereotype threat. While these ideas have become familiar to the philosophical...

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Main Author: Sean Allen-Hermanson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
underrepresentation
gender bias
sexism
hiring
philosophy
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00953/full
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spelling doaj-9617856821ca471bae90626d1b95ec7c2020-11-24T20:59:00ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782017-06-01810.3389/fpsyg.2017.00953252158Leaky Pipeline Myths: In Search of Gender Effects on the Job Market and Early Career Publishing in PhilosophySean Allen-HermansonThat philosophy is an outlier in the humanities when it comes to the underrepresentation of women has been the occasion for much discussion about possible effects of subtle forms of prejudice, including implicit bias and stereotype threat. While these ideas have become familiar to the philosophical community, there has only recently been a surge of interest in acquiring field-specific data. This paper adds to quantitative findings bearing on hypotheses about the effects of unconscious prejudice on two important stages along career pathways: tenure-track hiring and early career publishing.http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00953/fullunderrepresentationgender biassexismhiringphilosophy
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underrepresentation
gender bias
sexism
hiring
philosophy
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title Leaky Pipeline Myths: In Search of Gender Effects on the Job Market and Early Career Publishing in Philosophy
title_short Leaky Pipeline Myths: In Search of Gender Effects on the Job Market and Early Career Publishing in Philosophy
title_full Leaky Pipeline Myths: In Search of Gender Effects on the Job Market and Early Career Publishing in Philosophy
title_fullStr Leaky Pipeline Myths: In Search of Gender Effects on the Job Market and Early Career Publishing in Philosophy
title_full_unstemmed Leaky Pipeline Myths: In Search of Gender Effects on the Job Market and Early Career Publishing in Philosophy
title_sort leaky pipeline myths: in search of gender effects on the job market and early career publishing in philosophy
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
series Frontiers in Psychology
issn 1664-1078
publishDate 2017-06-01
description That philosophy is an outlier in the humanities when it comes to the underrepresentation of women has been the occasion for much discussion about possible effects of subtle forms of prejudice, including implicit bias and stereotype threat. While these ideas have become familiar to the philosophical community, there has only recently been a surge of interest in acquiring field-specific data. This paper adds to quantitative findings bearing on hypotheses about the effects of unconscious prejudice on two important stages along career pathways: tenure-track hiring and early career publishing.
topic underrepresentation
gender bias
sexism
hiring
philosophy
url http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00953/full
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