Comments on: Why do female academics publish less than their male peers? https://languageonthemove.com/20818-2/ Multilingualism, Intercultural communication, Consumerism, Globalization, Gender & Identity, Migration & Social Justice, Language & Tourism Sat, 07 Apr 2018 04:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Laura https://languageonthemove.com/20818-2/#comment-47882 Sat, 07 Apr 2018 04:09:00 +0000 http://www.languageonthemove.com/?p=20818#comment-47882 What fascinating findings! As you hint at the end, a natural progression from this study is to explore intersectional discrimination in academia. It also reminds me of similar studies examining job application success rates based on applicants’ names. http://theconversation.com/skin-deep-should-australia-consider-name-blind-resumes-55503 . Could it ever be possible to make the review process completely anonymous (even for the editor)? I guess this would be much harder when it comes to grant applications or book proposals, where assessing the applicant’s track record obviously relies on knowing who the applicant is!

I’m also intrigued to learn about the automated readability software – I’d love to find out more about how well it works, and whether there has been much critical commentary on it.

]]> By: Language links 3/19 | Everyday linguistic anthropology https://languageonthemove.com/20818-2/#comment-47786 Mon, 19 Mar 2018 11:31:08 +0000 http://www.languageonthemove.com/?p=20818#comment-47786 […] Why do female academics publish less than male peers? In part, they are writing better. Discrimination means that their work is held up to tougher scrutiny — and so they may choose not to submit it rather than put in the extra time. “The overall effect of this quantity-quality trade-off is to disguise discrimination as ‘personal choice.’ The discrimination, bias and tougher standards that explain the gender productivity gap remain hidden, unacknowledged and unaddressed.” […]

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