Filosofiens kjønnsrabalder
Om kvinners underrepresentasjon og veien videre
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Dagens underrepresentasjon av kvinner i filosofi er ikke bare et problem for filosofifaget selv. Det er også et problem for kvaliteten på høyere utdanning generelt når intellektuelle ressurser går tapt. Videre er det en utfordring for de kvinnelige filosofistudenter som befinner seg i et miljø de ikke kjenner seg velkomne i, slik det har blitt varslet om i flere tiår. Dersom læringsmiljøet gjør at kvinner slutter i faget, er dette også en likestillingsutfordring for akademia. I denne artikkelen drøfter jeg noen hypoteser om hvorfor kjønnsgapet i filosofifaget vedvarer, og argumenterer for at eksterne sosiale strukturer virker sammen med interne faktorer i filosofifaget. Problemet forsvinner derfor ikke av seg selv, og velmenende sosiale tiltak er ikke tilstrekkelig for å skape forandring. Faginterne endringer som avstedkommer et bedre læringsmiljø med en mer inkluderende pedagogikk, et metodologisk mangfold og et representativt pensum, er nødvendig.
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The current underrepresentation of women in philosophy is not only a problem for the discipline itself, but also for the quality of higher education more generally, since intellectual resources are lost. It is also a problem for the female philosophy students who find themselves in an environment they do not feel welcome in, as has been reported for decades. If the learning environment causes women to leave philosophy, this is also a challenge to gender equality in academia. In this article, I discuss some hypotheses as to why the gender gap in philosophy persists and argue that external social structures interact with internal mechanisms in the discipline. Consequently, the problem will not resolve itself, nor are well-intentioned social measures sufficient to bring about change. Internal disciplinary changes resulting in a better learning environment with an inclusive pedagogy, methodological diversity and a more representative curriculum, are needed.
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