The everyday normalisation of male bias:
A blog on the "best" scholarship in development
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Alice Evans Retweeted Michael Clemens
Following popular demand (well 3 people), I've written a blog on 5 big development challenges, & the perils of blinkering ourselves to women's scholarship.https://twitter.com/m_clem/status/951062381643337728 …
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Rather than just list names, or summarise work, I've tried to show how ignorance breeds awful and unavoidable development policies and programmes. Hope it's okay... But do suggest more names X
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Alice Evans Retweeted Abhijeet Singh
Good point. But the blog is ostensibly on 'development'. Choosing Economics (a male dominated discipline) indicates what kind of methods & knowledge are valued.https://twitter.com/singhabhi/status/951144944399298560 …
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Abhijeet Singh @singhabhiReplying to @_alice_evans @fp2pIMO, there's a simpler explanation than "male bias": the list includes only mainstream *economists* with popular books. Esther Duflo features, so does Dambisa Moyo (as they should!). We could argue privileging academic economists - but that's a very different critique!3 replies 2 retweets 19 likesShow this thread -
Also, even within Economics it omits Alice Amsden & Elinor Ostrom... To paraphrase Julia Roberts, "big mistake, huge".
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I do feel torn about writing the blog. I deeply object to this neglect of female scholarship, & the onus in women to correct their blindness. Yet I also know that earlier generations of scholars broke down barriers for us. This is the least I can do to express gratitude.
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#PoorAllies': - only recognising extreme injustice; - dismissing everyday inequalities; - blinkered to women's grievances; - leaving us tired, frustrated and profoundly#disappointed. http://www.macartan.nyc/comments/poor-allies/ … by@maqartan ht@kopalopic.twitter.com/GdXCmM6h3f
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The Perils of Male Bias The problems we fail to understand by neglecting women's scholarship http://oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/the-perils-of-male-bias-alice-evans-replies-to-yesterdays-sausagefest/ … [not a comprehensive list, but a thematic argument. additions welcome].pic.twitter.com/KPRU9RaSgG
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Replying to @_alice_evans @maqartan and
Great piece Alice. Stefan should (a) say thanks for having it explained why his homework got a low grade and (b) say thanks for having his homework rewritten for him (c) pledge not repeat his mistake, a repeaten mistake is a decision, and should get him a (d)
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I disagree. I don't think we move forward by vilification, shaming, or punishing people. That may spark animosity, making people feeling bruised, hurt, and less likely to engage constructively.
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Replying to @_alice_evans @benphillips76 and
That annoying moment where you'd love to follow a conversation about practical ideas to tackle women being marginalised in debates, and you can't because you are blocked from hearing half of it 
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