Female under-representation among philosophy majors : A map of the hypotheses and a survey of the evidence
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Dougherty, Tom, Baron, Samuel and Miller, Kristie. (2015). Female under-representation among philosophy majors : A map of the hypotheses and a survey of the evidence. Feminist Philosophy Quarterly. 1(1), p. Article 4. https://doi.org/10.5206/fpq/2015.1.4
Authors | Dougherty, Tom, Baron, Samuel and Miller, Kristie |
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Abstract | Why is there female under-representation among philosophy majors? We survey the hypotheses that have been proposed so far, grouping similar hypotheses together. We then propose a chronological taxonomy that distinguishes hypotheses according to the stage in undergraduates’ careers at which the hypotheses predict an increase in female under-representation. We then survey the empirical evidence for and against various hypotheses. We end by suggesting future avenues for research. |
Keywords | under-representation; majors; female; women; philosophy |
Year | 2015 |
Journal | Feminist Philosophy Quarterly |
Journal citation | 1 (1), p. Article 4 |
Publisher | Western University |
ISSN | 2371-2570 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.5206/fpq/2015.1.4 |
Open access | Open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 1-31 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 22 Jul 2015 |
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Deposited | 22 Oct 2021 |
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