Mainly, I understand, because they needed the diversity - but hey, I'll take it - I know I can do the job well and they won't regret it :P
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We recruited to the editorial board in two waves. 1st too homogenous, gender and competence. 2 wave focused on what we didn't get first. >
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> the harsh reality is that we cannot get diverse groups without focusing recruitment. Social networks are too biased for this to work. >
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> ethnic and gender discrimination was my main field, before I went open science nerd. I don't think *implicit* bias is so important >
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> but it's a matter of wording. *Hidden structures* are extremely important. Implicit bias often understood on individual psych level >
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> altough I'm psycholigist, I think econ and sociology is the best way to understand gender bias. It's a system, and we are actors in it >
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> and even if we are not explicitly or implicitly biased, we end up inadvertadely discriminating any way, because the system is "rigged" >
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> ask your-self this. Find ten competent people. Chances are they share your gender. This isn't implicit bias. It's your social network >
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I can only think of men in the competent people thing. I'm not a man. There's like no women in comp cog neuro I can think of. I'm terrible.
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Exercise won't work if you're in a small minority in your field ;)
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But we're talking about minorities?
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