Structural inequality isn't about empathy; it's about institutions & power. Subject to multiple inequities WOC cannot sustain this view.
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Probably stepping in it myself now.
Hi. The author replicates marginalisation of WOC by entire framing, including switching to "POC" - not WOC - when mentioning race.
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Why do White women do this? Because they see gender as White women, but race is for Others. They don't see race affects gender & vice versa
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White women notice gender inequality when there are no White women. They are satisfied about gender balance when it's 50/50 cis WW & WM
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A panel with 50/50 cis WM & WW is both a gender equity AND race equity issue. White women don't notice. See here:https://twitter.com/i/moments/877216881660362752 …
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As to your original question, consider how White women in sci react when White men exclude women from analyses, conversations, awards, etc.
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White women don't say: "Wait a minute, let's hear from the White man. Maybe he didn't want to step on women's toes!" They don't excuse this
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Instead, White women rally together. They say unequivocally "This is exclusion. It's unfair. We won't stand for this. How will you fix it?"
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This won't happen here. There'll be excuses. Because White women are eager to excuse other White women when they exclude WOC. That's not ok.
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Just as White women don't allow "good intentions" and ignorance to be excuses for gender inequity, the same respect for WOC must be shown.
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White women have always erased WOC from the picture in science, academia & society. It happens in articles like this; in awards; in policy
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