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Animal Symbolicum on Gender in Philosophy Hiring

Here is a paper by a UW-M professor of law about the history and legality of what get called "Target of Opportunity Programs." According to […]

Ben Allen on Gender in Philosophy Hiring

Or we have underestimated how widespread and how strict these diversity programs are, therefore cynically underestimating their actual effect.

S C on Gender in Philosophy Hiring

Plenty of anecdotal evidence that it's been happening, legal or not, found here: https://dailynous.com/2017/06/16/new-study-gender-program-prestige-hiring-philosophers/

prefer not to give real name on Gender in Philosophy Hiring

As I said: more trouble than it's worth. In addition to possible legal issues, one doesn't always want to tell a new colleague that she was

David Wallace on Gender in Philosophy Hiring

Is that legal?

harry b on Gender in Philosophy Hiring

A tiny comment about just one department. 14 (!) years ago I looked at our grad students (still, at that time, majority male). I left […]

S C on Gender in Philosophy Hiring

<Sigh.> I guess we're still not allowed even to ask the factual question. Maybe some day.

prefer not to give real name on Gender in Philosophy Hiring

I have served on a half-dozen search committees in philosophy and political theory, and another half-dozen in other fields. I'd say we've done this at […]

Justin Weinberg on Gender in Philosophy Hiring

There have been a few comments which I'm not approving because I think they're unhelpfully speculative and overreaching as written, but which I think […]

Kenny Easwaran on Gender in Philosophy Hiring

Have diversity programs been around for decades in the same form that they are now?

Moti Gorin on Gender in Philosophy Hiring

I'm sure there is still anti-woman discrimination in philosophy, perhaps even in hiring, or in hiring at certain kinds of schools (e.g., the study you […]

Dan Hicks on Gender in Philosophy Hiring

This would take data about applicants' records that APDA doesn't collect. Carolyn and I have occasionally talked about maybe incorporating publication records using PhilPapers […]

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