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Absolutely. Let's talk about #Indigenous & other #WOC who are positioned as #StridentWomen! We'll start by drawing on the seminal work of Prof Aileen Moreton-Robinson, who shows how White women academics contributed to this depiction of Aboriginal womenhttps://twitter.com/BrissieMurri/status/977439836142317568 …
Prof Moreton-Robinson's work is important because it shows how, although patriarchy structures all women who go against the status quo as #StridentWomen, this carries additional weight of racism AND sexism for Aboriginal women. (Plus homophobia/ableism/transphobia for other #WOC)
In academia, theorisation of "women's issues" are dominated by a lens of Whiteness. "Knowledge is never innocent or neutral. It is a key to power and meaning. It is used to dominate and control." - Prof Moreton-Robinson challenged White representations of womanhood #StridentWomen
TW rape: Good case in point is Prof Moreton-Robinson's discussion of how White women (Diane Bell in this case, writing on rape in Indigenous communities) will use their own understandings of gender to speak as an authority, dictating their will on Indigenous women. #StridentWomen
Why does this continue to matter? Well, because when the Chief Scientist tells #StridentWomen to focus on "progress" and to tell better stories about the "numbers"of women in STEM not only are the numbers woeful, they are stratified along race (& other dynamics for minority #WOC)
In 2010, only 0.8% of ALL fulltime academic staff & 1.2% of general university staff were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
In 2016, this still translates to only 400 Indigenous academics working in Australian universities. #StridentWomenhttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-01/universities-australia-indigenous-strategy/8313116 …
Only one-quarter of associate professors & above are Indigenous.
Number of Indigenous people in academia goes up to 1,200 people when counting both teaching and research roles as well as professional and support roles.
Of these, 68% are men & only 32% are women. #StridentWomen
I've previously discussed how women's work in general is devalued; Indigenous people's more so. "Indigenous academics must not be sidelined in meaningless roles that do not provide them the opportunity to develop and contribute to the academy to their full potential." - ATSIHEAC
In 2004, a report showed investment needed radical increase, through grants & bursaries, especially to encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander women into STEM. http://science.uniserve.edu.au/usydcst/black&white.pdf …
14 years later, #WomenInScience funding exclusively benefits White women. #StridentWomen
Research on #WOC shows that racial minority women scientists deal with double jeopardy - racism & sexism.
Black women have to constantly prove their credentials.
Latin women are seen as "angry & emotional" if they are not deferential. #StridentWomen http://www.uchastings.edu/news/articles/2015/01/williams-double-jeopardy-report.php …
Latin & Black women scientists are mistaken as cleaners in their workplaces. Latin women scientists are asked to do additional admin for male colleagues. Asian women scientists are expected to be demure & face pushback when they don't conform to this stereotype. #StridentWomen
This is why #intersectionality matters: gender inequity is impacted by racism & other structural disadvantages.
Professor Jill Milroy says that in STEM Aboriginal women face “triple jepordy – race, gender and income inequality.” https://youtu.be/MHvtVTLuZ28?t=8m31s … #StridentWomen #indigenous
That's if we only focus on the numbers, as the Chief Scientist requested, without taking into account ongoing structural barriers & daily microaggressions that Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander women, other #Indigenous women, & other #WOC face to stay in STEM. #StridentWomenpic.twitter.com/YQDtdkjElw
Then there's major problems in how STEM curriculum is taught, how research is funded, & how academic labour is rewarded.
Stay strident, #StridentWomen, but never forget racism goes on top of gender inequity & other forms of injustice (homophobia, transphobia, ableism, classism)
BTW Chief Scientist says #StridentWomen need to recognise he's shaking many women's hands in medicine & life sciences. There is progress in that there were 2X as many Indigenous people in medicine in 2004 vs 2014. N=204 medical doctors & 310 students (w/o breaking down gender).
So when the Chief Scientist is lauding the "women" he thinks are flooding medicine & life sciences, I've already pointed out he's talking about undergrads & ignoring the sexist hierarchies they encounter.
He's also using Whiteness as a proxy for progress. #StridentWomen say nope
Right now, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people are fighting YET ANOTHER of our weekly national racist debates - and one squarely about STEMM. New cultural safety code of conduct for nurses is being misrepresented by media as "racist." #StridentWomenhttps://twitter.com/OtherSociology/status/977701239352782849 …
Remember just last week Aboriginal health professionals were dealing with racist dog whistling on STIs https://twitter.com/OtherSociology/status/975850784481951744 …
Consider @IndigenousX, who connect the lost productivity that Aboriginal people waste defending against racism. https://indigenousx.com.au/the-truth-behind-the-nursing-code-of-conduct-lie/#.WrcoHYhuYRk … #StridentWomen
To recap - in one week, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander women in STEMM had to deal with:
1/ Racism on sexual health;
2/ Media and Nurses Prof Association of QLD pandering to racism https://twitter.com/NACCHOAustralia/status/976762512359092224 …
3/ Chief Scientist devaluing discussion of inequity. #StridentWomen
That's a lot on top of triple jeopardy Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander women face daily as they navigate study & careers in STEMM.
#StridentWomen let's stay strident about numbers, without forgetting "progress for women in science" should elevate voices of Indigenous women
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Prof Moreton-Robinson’s book ‘Talkin’ Up to the White Woman’! It’s 1 of the most scholarly works available addressing patriarchy & offers a potent analysis of the issues. As an Indigenous woman, I hold it dear & draw on it for answers, inspiration & comfort. #StridentWomen
I've re-read Prof Moreton-Robinson's book over the years and always draw something new. I now see it not just useful for understanding & challenging mainstream Australian feminism, but better appreciate its global context. #sociology
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