Profs warn that 'commitment to empirical science' hurts women
A recent academic journal article claims that "meritocratic ideology" and "depoliticized" classroom environments contribute to a sense of exclusion and isolation among female students.
The professors argue that the emphasis on "meritocracy," "individualism," and "technical prowess" in engineering all contribute to a "masculine culture" that marginalizes women.
Four professors are warning that the “hegemony of meritocratic ideology” and other manifestations of “masculine culture” in engineering courses are detrimental to women.
Though some scholars argue that engineering culture upholds hegemonic masculinity, Serron and her team take a different approach, arguing that it is not specifically “hegemonic masculinity” that hurts women but rather “meritocratic ideology.”
“Socialization into the ideologies of meritocracy and individualism, coupled with a valorization of ‘technical’ prowess at the expense of ‘socially focused’ work processes, depoliticizes the gendered structure of the profession,” they write.
And then at the end part lol
“Rather than telling what [some researchers] describe as a subversive story...these women engineers are often reproductive agents of the ideology of meritocracy, helping perpetuate existing relations of power and inequality,” they write.
“Rather than resisting hegemonic meritocracy, these brilliant young women engineers are its active promoters,” they say, later adding that this commitment to meritocracy undermines women’s best interests, as it unwittingly reinforces the “gendered consequences of engineering professional hegemony.”
What is this horseshit lol. That's kind of insulting to women that meritocracy somehow oppresses women lol.
Yeah, that's absurd. If you instil into women the idea that society is unfair due to judging people on merit, then they're not going to have the drive to succeed in a meritocratic society. It's essentially a self-fulfilling prophecy, and one that'll exacerbate the disparities and problems they talk about.
Kind of strange that those women engineers are being smeared, though. Shouldn't we be praising women for venturing into a field that historically has been dominated by men? Their entire line of thinking just seems really counter-productive to me. If engineering is heavily meritocratic, then the response shouldn't be to dilute it of those meritocratic elements, but to encourage women who have the ability to pursue it regardless.
But it was this bit that really had me rolling my eyes:
"In its commitment to empirical science, technical thinking, merit, and individualism, engineering culture allocates what it sees as political issues, such as gender equality, to the realm of the social and subjective, therefore, off-limits," the paper asserts.What, they think that social sciences, politics and gender theory have a place in engineering and empirical science? Perhaps social science isn't totally devoid of merit, but it certainly can't be solidly proven the way that hard sciences can. And these professors shouldn't express shock that not everyone appreciates it the way they do.
Parkland students take notes:
They succeeded where you failed. Next time you hear something, say something and quit acting like a bunch of autists who can't communicate.
Originally posted by Kurk
Parkland students take notes:They succeeded where you failed. Next time you hear something, say something and quit acting like a bunch of autists who can't communicate.
Are you retarded? People did voice their concerns over Nikolas Cruz. Earliest was Feb of 2016
The authorities definitely dropped the ball in regards to Cruz and the Parkland shooting, no doubt.
But if the police; let alone the FBI had gone into his home and confiscated his guns and it had been made public, the NRA would have ranted how Cruz's 1st, 2nd, 4th and 14th Amendment Rights were being violated by an overreaching State and Federal government and you people would have agreed with them. Shitbags like Ted Cruz and Little Rubio would have chimed in. It would have been a "muh gun rights!" Rightwing media spectacle. edit: Yes, this is a fact.
California sheriff pushes back against sanctuary laws, tells department to cooperate with ICE
"And some cities in the county, such as Yorba Linda, Buena Park, Huntington Beach and Mission Viejo, are also starting to move against SB 54.
Last week, the Los Alamitos City Council voted 4 to 1 to exempt itself from the state law."
Lol, love it.
Originally posted by BackFire
My personal opinion is that I think it should be left up to each individual city to decide how much they want to cooperate with ICE.
I feel anyone who runs their own business should be able to cooperate with ICE if they choose. That just makes no sense to me. I get not wanting ICE to be able to FORCE you to cooperate, but if someone wants to I cannot see why that should be hindered.
They do not gain anything. They lose an employee. If they decide to cooperate I'm guessing it is for a good reason.
Originally posted by Surtur
I feel anyone who runs their own business should be able to cooperate with ICE if they choose. That just makes no sense to me. I get not wanting ICE to be able to FORCE you to cooperate, but if someone wants to I cannot see why that should be hindered.They do not gain anything. They lose an employee. If they decide to cooperate I'm guessing it is for a good reason.
Assuming the point about businesses not being allowed to cooperate with ICE is true, then yes I'd agree. A business owner should be allowed to if they so wish.