[Taxacom] Gender equality in science

Tue Jun 5 03:31:18 CDT 2018

Hi,

I am completely puzzled; I never met a female collecting beetle as a hobby.
I do collecting around 44 years, first 16 years in Prague where was around
3000 collectors, rest in Sydney where is around 15 collectors.
. I just met only one girl and she was collecting butterflies in Prague when
I was 25.

Is there something fishy?!?!

I feel the better is to ask for Gender equal opportunity...

Regards

Vratislav

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Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Gender equality in science

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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Subject: [Taxacom] Gender equality in science

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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