New: A Wall Street Journal op-ed by Joseph Epstein about the future first lady’s "Dr." title struck a nerve with women in academia, a field that is already fraught for women. “I’ve had to fight to be taken seriously.”https://19thnews.org/2020/12/women-with-ph-ds-respond-jill-biden-column/?utm_campaign=19th-social&utm_content=new%3A_a_wall_street_journa&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter …
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Though women earn more doctorate degrees than men, a smaller percentage of them are tenured professors. When Dr. Glenna Matthews, 82, saw the op-ed, it brought back a flood of memories from her decades of teaching history. “Infuriating.”https://bit.ly/37WVqeM
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Dr. Natalie Jackson, 36, the director of research at the Public Religion Research Institute, called the op-ed “insulting” and “uninformed.”https://bit.ly/37WVqeM
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Dr. Zyer Beaty, 28, is the first member of her family to earn a Ph.D. The op-ed reflected a sentiment that Beaty said she has heard time and time again: She doesn’t belong. “People don’t always respect the work that you do.”https://bit.ly/37WVqeM
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Dr. Cheryl J. Fish said the last lines of the op-ed, in which the author implied Biden should be grateful to be first lady, upset her the most. “It’s about keeping women in their place and not acknowledging the hard work they’ve done.”https://bit.ly/37WVqeM
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“I think that the piece would have struck a nerve no matter what, but on top of the pandemic and on top of other things that are going on in society, it might be striking even more of a nerve,” Dr. Rachael Robnett, a psychology professor, said.https://bit.ly/37WVqeM
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Biden, for her part, responded to the op-ed in a tweet: “Together, we will build a world where the accomplishments of our daughters will be celebrated, rather than diminished.”https://bit.ly/37WVqeM
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