Agree with #2. But people please quit reinforcing inaccurate stereotypes. There is **zero** evidence that there’s more “worthless drivel” in gender studies than anywhere else.https://twitter.com/lymanstoneky/status/1052766924621279232 …
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I can’t think of any existing evidence that would allow us to compare fields. But a large scale Sokal^2 across a large number of fields (including economics!) obviously would
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Also, this hoax is worth remembering:http://news.mit.edu/2015/how-three-mit-students-fooled-scientific-journals-0414 …
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Hee. That was a good one. :-)
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The debate reminds me of this scene in The Devil Wears Prada. The people who don't understand gender studies (fashion), dismiss it as pretentious and silly it. But they also inevitably live in a world that is has been shaped by gender studies.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj8mHwvFxMc …
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But how can we know to what degree gender studies shaped the world instead of merely piggybacking on trends that happened for other reasons?
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This sounds like a great question for a gender studies research paper :)
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Or maybe sociology...
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Or...economists!
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Share of published papers in a discipline that are never cited? Though it does seem a bit harsh to call such papers "drivel"...
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Um, there are *a lot* of those in top economics journals...
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There are! That was kind of the point I wanted to make...
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Sorry, I was just trying to emphasise your point (since I have the data and know this is 100% true)
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Though measuring the effect research has on our societies is likely impossible to measure. Perhaps most papers in Gender Studies don't get cited. But the work and thinking from those working on issues of gender have lead to a kinder and freer society, no?
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This is a really great point. I have in the past been exposed to a lot of gender studies research (for an economist, anyway) and it has undoubtedly impacted how I think about my own research. But I rarely cite it. (I am not proud of this & am trying to cite it more).
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Rather than focus on comparative drivel methodology...If we invert the question—could
@erin_hengel show one paper from gender studies that isn’t drivel?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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