[Taxacom] Gender equality in science

[Kristina LEMSON]

Thankyou for your contribution Rob.

I think Stephen has missed the point. If a selection panel is faced with two people equally qualified and ranked equally according to the selection criteria, there is a decision to be made. Historically and  to this day (yes, I have seen it in action myself) the research shows that if it is between a man and a woman at this point, the guy will get the job. Gender equity is about excavating the underlying reasons why (and they have been well documented many many times) and making sure that sexism is not the deciding factor at this point. Sexism also shows up as e.g. canny ways of defining ‘competence’, ‘performance’ and ‘ability’.

 The devil of discrimination of any kind lies in the small decisions that happen every day in the lived experience of people. And yes, women in taxonomy do have those lived experiences, regardless of whether others wish to validate them or not.

To tweak one of my favourite quotes
“ privilege doesn’t mean your life hasn’t been hard...it does mean that (gender) is not one of the things making it harder”.

Kristina

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Esteemed colleagues

It seems timely to raise again the words Doug Soltis spoke at the last IBC to which all present affirmed or were silent. I draw attention to two phrases, "actively work for gender equality", and "unconscious bias".

best wishes

Rob


Resolution 2 (Gender equity): The XIX International Botanical Congress in Shenzhen, China resolves to work actively for gender equity in the plant sciences: to facilitate equal opportunities for entry, participation and advancement in the field; to create environments where men and women work together with equal recognition; and where each person, regardless of gender, strives to create opportunities in an equitable way, avoiding both conscious and unconscious bias in decision-making processes. Resolution 3 (IAPT-China Office): The XIX International

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