White men dominate science posts
January 16, 2004Like this is really news–a survey has found that the top science professorships at major universities are largely held by white men. Even at universities where the large majority of doctoral students are women and minorities.
It’s kinda sad that racism exists in a field that should be above that, but clearly the sciences are not immune to the cultural forces at work in our country. We shouldn’t be surprised but hopefully these kinds of studies will help raise awareness and perhaps eventually help force a change.
I’m just not going to hold my breath for that to happen any time soon.
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