This whole piece by @KalwantBhopal is excellent but I was particularly struck by the argument that universities like discussing gender inequalities because they can talk about things like childcare, but they’re much more reluctant to talk about structural racial inequalities.
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I despise Athena Swan: it’s not intersectional, it’s the worst sort of white lean-in feminism on an institutional level, and it’s used by universities to claim success rather than address failure. And it’s easier to show “success” for white middle-class women than address racism.
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No, you are not being told that. You are being told there are still inequalities that institutions don’t address, or don’t want to address. It has nothing to do what you deserve or not, not even how things are difficult for you to accomplish.
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The interview quotes are absolutely astonishing, but you can *hear* people saying them (One academic told me: “I think there is a greater need to focus on gender than race; that is more justified because women make up over 50% of the academic workforce.”)
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I was wondering about this just now in terms of how I benefitted from the whole 'women into science' project of the 80s, 90s etc
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So, Progress has been made, but progress is slow. Gender equality is 'easier' to advance than racial equality in a (white) society. Surprise? Ladies, (and minorities), you got ~25% of the jobs available. Keep the aim on us white men, we are slow to evolve. Easy, yet complex.
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