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Resources related to climate
I have been very encouraged as of late by the efforts described on the What We’re Doing About What It’s Like Blog, as well as by the number of signatures on the petitions in support of the Gendered...
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Sexism at Science Journal Nature
A pretty striking statement about the underrepresentation of women from the Editors at Nature. A cause for cautious optimism? Might have been nice if they’d said more about what those ‘unconscious...
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Inclusive pedagogy in the job ad
Congratulations, department chair David Concepción, because your program at Ball State University has a job ad which is a model of awesomeness. If only more ads were like this! BALL STATE UNIVERSITY,...
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The Unwritten Rules of the Game
I’ve been chatting lately with a junior colleague at another university (let’s call her Barb), and with grad students in the Pro Seminar I’m currently teaching, about all of the unwritten rules of the...
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The Ethics of Public Shaming
I came across an article today about an instance of public shaming and its backlash in the tech industry. There is something about this story that bothers me, so I’m going to try to spell out exactly...
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APA Scheduling
For at least the last 7 years, the Pacific APA meeting has fallen over the Easter holiday (and other associated holy days for Christians). For at least the last couple of years, the Pacific APA has...
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Equality in higher education: a fair outlook?
It could be wishful thinking, but it seems to me that efforts to promote equality in UK higher education have picked up some momentum recently. For instance, last week the latest round of Athena SWAN...
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Dealing with offensive comments in seminar
There’s a post up on this over at NewAPPS; go check it out!
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New listserv for philosophers with psychological disabilities
Philosopher Joan Callahan writes: I have managed (after a few false starts) to get up and running a listserv for discussion of inclusion in professional philosophy WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO...
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What?!? This is how a chair should act?
from the CHE: The job of a department chair is one of the most demanding on the campus. Chairs serve as a buffer between the faculty and the administration. The essence of the role is to protect and...
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Sally Haslanger’s Presidential Address!
If you, like me, have been sad about missing Sally Haslanger’s Presidential Address to the Eastern APA,I’m here to provide some cheer! Sally has posted her handout, and if you know Sally’s handouts...
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The PGR’s un-women-friendly epistemology
Lady Day:McAfee’s punch line: “Is there a systematic bias in the PGR methodology that leads it to value more male-dominated departments? Well, yes. An unrepresentative and hand-picked advisory board...
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Some thoughts on epistemic responsibility
[Trigger warning for discussion of assault] Throughout my time as a philosopher, I’ve heard quite a bit of talk regarding ‘epistemic responsibility’ when it comes to discrimination, harassment, and...
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Know your Title IX (reposted)
Interesting information in the comments makes this material worth reposting: Here’s a resource that looks useful for understanding Title IX issues. It’s geared primarily to students who may have needs...
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So you want to help
The messages that have been flowing in over the past few days, in the wake of Brian Leiter’s unexpected link to the Yale Daily News article about my involvement in a protest at President Salovey’s...
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Aiming for the Good in Bad Company
Dear Professor Manners, It’s become clear to me through fb posts and live discussions with colleagues that many people are worried about what the etiquette is if you are due to appear at a conference...
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A few thoughts on avoiding avoidance
“Ostriches. All of them.” This was the explanation offered by an irritated colleague at another university last week, after complaining bitterly about collective departmental avoidance in response to...
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Petition for a Professional Code of Conduct
There’s a petition up calling for the APA to write a professional code of conduct for philosophers. This will hopefully lend support to all the excellent recent efforts from the APA. A Petition to the...
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We need to make room for breaking the silence
These last few weeks have been difficult for us as a community—and rightly so—but despite all that’s come to light, still, so much remains hidden. Here, at Feminist Philosophers, we have been talking a...
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The Extreme Badness of Silence
Note: One of the survivors quoted in what follows requested that I remove the “trigger warning” that was originally at the beginning of this article, arguing that it contradicts the message that we...
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