I was on the job market this year. I was told (more than once) by our placement director that if I got a job that would show that “the department should admit more female grad students.” Nothing was said of my abilities or accomplishments.
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Show us we should admit more female grad students!
Posted: June 27, 2013 by Jender in it's your fault, lack of mentoring, low numbers of women, Maleness of philosophyI am one of two women in our department. The other woman is tenured; I am not. In a conversation about our personal experiences with sexist behavior in our profession, I was told that my extroverted behavior and how I dress were probably reasons why male philosophers come on to me at philosophy conferences.
