YFI-forum 22.4.2015: Feminismi ja tiede
Ke 22.4.2015 klo 16.15-18, Ylistönmäentie Y33 134
Kaikille avoimessa tilaisuudessa tohtorikoulutettavat Saana Jukola ja Heidi Elmgren puhuvat feminismiin liittyvistä kysymyksistä. Jukolan aiheena on sukupuolen merkitys tieteellisessä vertaisarvioinnissa, Elmgrenin naiset filosofiassa. Tilaisuus on englanninkielinen, tervetuloa!
Lisätietoja:
Martina Reuter, Yliopistonlehtori, s-posti: anna.m.reuter[at]jyu.fi, puh: +358 40 8053259
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Doctoral student Saana Jukola, University of Jyväskylä: GENDER AND OTHER BIASES IN JOURNAL PEER REVIEW
Doctoral student Heidi Elmgren, University of Jyväskylä: WOMEN IN PHILOSOPHY - WHY SHOULD WE CARE?
Saana Jukola: Gender and Other Biases in Journal Peer Review
Journal peer review is an essential part of academic practices. But how well does it serve its purpose and which factors have an influence on how close it comes to achieving its aims? In this talk, I discuss journal peer review practices and factors that potentially hamper their sound functioning. I argue that scientific literature is not only skewed by the individual-level biases of reviewers acting as gatekeepers but also by the institutional context in which peer review operates. I show that peer review and its efficacy in improving the quality of published work should not be evaluated without heeding the different forms of academic publishing and the role that publishing plays in academic career development.
Saana Jukola is a doctoral student in philosophy at the University of Jyväskylä, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy. Her dissertation "On the conditions for objectivity: How to avoid bias in socially relevant research" is currently under preliminary examination.
Heidi Elmgren: Women in philosophy - why should we care?
Recent studies in several countries confirm the old stereotype: a large majority of professional philosophers in the world are men. What causes the gender disparity in philosophy and what could be gained by making philosophy more welcoming to women? Linked to these questions I'm analyzing current trends in university policy (inc. demands for prioritization and concentration on certain fields of study, the centralization of research, the shutdown of smaller units and the continuous competition at every level). These policies do not harm only women and philosophy but the possibilities of conducting high quality research in general.
Heidi Elmgren is a doctoral student in philosophy at the University of Jyväskylä, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy. In her dissertation she is studying the operational principles of meritocracy and its relation to the increasing inequality in society.