However a couple of points within a couple of articles have stood out:
(1) Whilst I disagree with some of the conclusions drawn...
...and with the labelling -- I do not need to be labelled a feminist to have concerns about the treatment of women in academia, and such labels can be very unhelpful, I'd much rather just be myself, without labels, a woman with a brain...
there is no question that the first half of this article (& points 1 & 4) hit my repeated experience of basically any numerically male heavy discussion in academia perfectly on the head:
(and actually, no, its not just in academia... that's just where it bugs me the most)
(2) This:
"Women are more negatively affected than men by the competitiveness in this stage of an academic career and their concerns about competitiveness are fuelled, they say, by a relative lack of self-confidence.
Women more than men see great sacrifice as a prerequisite for success in academia. This comes in part from their perception of women who have succeeded, from the nature of the available role models. Successful female professors are perceived by female PhD candidates as displaying masculine characteristics, such as aggression and competitiveness, and they were often childless."
(2) This:
"Women are more negatively affected than men by the competitiveness in this stage of an academic career and their concerns about competitiveness are fuelled, they say, by a relative lack of self-confidence.
Women more than men see great sacrifice as a prerequisite for success in academia. This comes in part from their perception of women who have succeeded, from the nature of the available role models. Successful female professors are perceived by female PhD candidates as displaying masculine characteristics, such as aggression and competitiveness, and they were often childless."
3 fantastically accurate and oft overlooked points - particularly the last one can be a thorny subject to approach.
I agree wholeheartedly with your comments
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