Unpopular opinion: In exactly the same way the aggression called out by #bropenscience harms open science at large, so does this aggressively genderized label #bropenscience itself harm the cause for diversity and equality at large. Thread
https://twitter.com/o_guest/status/1144318491383738368 …
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BUT!!! The thing is to fix sexism you DO NOT bring in more women. It's like fixing a toxic gas leak in a mine because your canary died and thinking more canaries will fix it!
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Yes exactly this. A 1000 times this!!! And when I try to bring in more men, some of them feel repelled by labels like
#bropenscience. Ironically. -
That’s why I hope there is place for people like me in diversity, equality, inclusion efforts. I hope to be part of this without fully subscribing to some labels. I hope that is possible.
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Bringing in more men isn't the problem either... The toxic gas is sexism. Remove the sexism.
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Use the fact they are repelled by
#bropenscience to ask them why. Are they bros? Maybe they aren't feminists? Or maybe — extremely important for ANY science not just#openscience — they don't like criticism? -
Will start doing this. And I hope this goes both ways. I started this thread for discussion and reflection.
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On a matter of self-reflection, I still haven't figured it all out. I don't identify as a bro, I do as a feminist (thanks mum!), I don't mind criticism (I wouldn't have started this thread if I did). Mork work to be done here.
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