Paper Title
Women and Minority Groups in Academic Science: Examining and Responding to Oppression
Location
Room 223, DiGiorgio Campus Center (DiGs)
Start Date
April 2016
End Date
April 2016
Abstract
Transnational and postcolonial feminist insisted that we recognize the critical role that economics play in advancing human rights, and none may deny the critical impacts of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) research in the global economy. However, these fields remain dominated by privileged white men. In the United States, women earn roughly 19% of the doctoral degrees in science and engineering fields; members of racial and ethnic minority groups earn a shockingly lower percentage: 4.1%. I propose that while these low numbers result from systematic oppression, we can focus on one aspect under our control: recruitment and promotion of minorities and women to prestigious senior faculty position in academia. In this paper, I will explore the hidden and often overt bias that is tolerated in academia and propose methods to overcome this key that may influence not only the composition of faculty but, ultimately, the topics and scope of their research.
Women and Minority Groups in Academic Science: Examining and Responding to Oppression
Room 223, DiGiorgio Campus Center (DiGs)
Transnational and postcolonial feminist insisted that we recognize the critical role that economics play in advancing human rights, and none may deny the critical impacts of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) research in the global economy. However, these fields remain dominated by privileged white men. In the United States, women earn roughly 19% of the doctoral degrees in science and engineering fields; members of racial and ethnic minority groups earn a shockingly lower percentage: 4.1%. I propose that while these low numbers result from systematic oppression, we can focus on one aspect under our control: recruitment and promotion of minorities and women to prestigious senior faculty position in academia. In this paper, I will explore the hidden and often overt bias that is tolerated in academia and propose methods to overcome this key that may influence not only the composition of faculty but, ultimately, the topics and scope of their research.
