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Not related to the thesis of the post, but this: > And yet, if you ask leading women researchers like Nobel Laureate in Physics 2018, Professor Donna Stricklan
by azangru 7y ago
Not related to the thesis of the post, but this:
> And yet, if you ask leading women researchers like Nobel Laureate in Physics 2018, Professor Donna Strickland, or Canada Research Chair in Advanced Functional Materials (Chemistry), Professor Eugenia Kumacheva, they say that sexism was not a barrier in their careers.
— is such a bizarre argument to make. How can one conclude anything about sexism by asking leading women researchers whether whether it has been a barrier in their careers. The very fact that they’ve achieved leading positions says that it wasn’t; it says absolutely nothing of whether it was for those who have left.
_(I am not claiming anything about sexism; I was simply mystified by this paragraph)_
- yellowbeard 7y agoGood point, this seems like a case of survivorship bias. However, I think it does seem to show some sort of upper bound on the level and pervasiveness of sexism? That it's at least _possible_ for women to achieve at the highest level in these fields means sexism didn't stop everyone.
- YeGoblynQueenne 7y agoBut these women did not experience sexism. Of course it wouldn't stop them.