Hot take: #bropenscience *is* sexist...and alienates the very people that we want on our side. Science is, objectively, dominated by men, but I'm not sure this is the right approach. It feels a little bit like if we got called "lady scientists". Dismissed by gender.
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Replying to @Jade_Pickering
As I see it (
@o_guest can correct me) it is not about *being* male (so "lady scientists" is not analogous); it is about a particular way that masculine acculturation and behaviour intersects with the open science movement. It is a critique of a brand of masculinity, not males.5 replies 2 retweets 43 likes -
Replying to @richarddmorey @Jade_Pickering
Not just men, of course. It's a sad aspect of the pun itself that it's being taken so literally, but then again it's just a pun to start a discussion.
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The issue is that sexism in open science (as well as other issues such as racism) are the result of a system/society that is biased towards androcentricity. As in this is the core nature of sexism: a bias towards preferentially treating men to the detriment of other genders.
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Sexism is not the result of individuals alone, it's about actions within a biased system. This is why dissuading people from engaging in bad actions and dismantling bad systems is the way to fix this in open science. Calling out people by name — in most cases — is less useful.
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#bropenscience is sexist against men IMHO fundamentally misuses the term "sexism". Sexism is a bias towards favouring men, towards androcentricity.2 replies 1 retweet 10 likes -
A good definition is on Wikipedia of all places because it has a bunch of quotes defining it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexism#Etymology_and_definitions …
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I tend to point folks towards that one as well:https://finallyfeminism101.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/sexism-definition/ …
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That website brings back fond memories of when I first started reading about feminism back in 2010.
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"If you’re here, chances are you’re familiar with the feminist definition of sexism = prejudice + power and chances are you think that, in itself, is sexist." So good.
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I know, right. Though I admit as an anarchist I am partial to a definition that makes an explicit reference to power differentials.
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