Climate for Women in Philosophy

New British Guidelines for Best Practices Regarding Women in Philosophy

Feb 20th, 2014 | By

Some excellent suggestions and information available here.

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Statistics on Number of Women in U.S. Doctoral Programs in Philosophy

Feb 20th, 2014 | By

Julie Van Camp has an updated list of the number of women in each U.S. Doctoral Program and their ranking in the Philosophical Gourmet Report.

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Some Important Posts on Sexual Harassment in Philosophy

Sep 9th, 2013 | By

We provide links to two important discussions of what recent, very public, events in philosophy say about the climate for women pursuing philosophy: Peg O’Connor’s blog in the NYT and Jennifer Saul’s Salon piece.

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Announcing new Climate Survey Advice

Jun 15th, 2012 | By

The Pluralist’s Guide now offers a short Start Up Guide for addressing climate challenges in philosophy departments; it can be found under our Resources tab. Last year we reported the results of a survey of our advisory board in regard to gender issues. This year we offer our Start Up Guide for those who may wish to do departmental surveys of their own, or who may want to take other pro-active steps to address climate concerns. This guide is intended to be of use to the various groups in philosophy who may find themselves experiencing climate distress  because of sexism, racism, homophobia, combinations thereof, or other assorted unphilosophical attitudes.

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New Information About the Number of Women in Philosophy

Dec 21st, 2011 | By

A new listing presents information about the number of women in tenure-track positions in philosophy.

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University of Oregon Defends Itself from Allegations of Harassment

Sep 21st, 2011 | By

We write this with the intent of correcting misinformation circulating on various blogs

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Important New Report on Women in Philosophy from SWIP UK.

Sep 11th, 2011 | By

The Society for Women in Philosophy UK has just posted a link to new and important study about the climate for Women in Philosophy.

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Rutgers Graduate Students Respond to Climate Survey

Jul 20th, 2011 | By

An open letter to the authors of the Pluralists’ Guide to Philosophy Program.

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