Status of Women in the Philosophy Profession
The Committee makes recommendations, where appropriate, on how best to promote the status of women, and to devise and carry out projects that support women, in professional Philosophy in Australasia.
The Committee stands for inclusivity and women’s equality within academic Philosophy at all levels, with full acknowledgement that women’s challenges in this profession intersect with and are the product of broader socio-political factors. Issues pertaining to sex and gender equity are deep and difficult. As such, as philosophers we advocate for intellectual humility and open dialogue in good faith.
The Committee is fundamentally committed to advancing both equity and respect for diversity in Australasian philosophy, so that Philosophy's many benefits may be made as widely available as possible across Australasia.
Committee
Convenor
Louise Richardson-Self - University of Tasmania
utas.edu.au/profiles/staff/philosophy-and-gender-studies/louise-richardson-self sites.google.com/site/louiserichardsonself
Gopika Gurudas — UQ/Delhi Postgraduate member
uqidar.org/personnel/gopika-gurudas
Suzy Killmister — Monash
research.monash.edu/en/persons/suzanne-killmister
Justine Kingsbury - Waikato University
waikato.ac.nz/fass/about/staff/justinek
Glenda Satne - University of Wollongong
scholars.uow.edu.au/display/glenda_satne
Jennifer Ang Mei Sze - Singapore University of Social Sciences
suss.edu.sg/about-suss/faculty-and-staff/detail/jennifer-ang
Anne Schwenkenbecher - Murdoch University
profiles.murdoch.edu.au/myprofile/anne-schwenkenbecher/
Women in Philosophy Projects
Improving the Participation of Women in the Philosophy Profession
National Library of Australia – archive of women in philosophy material
The Status for Women in the Philosophy Profession (SWiPP) Committee of the AAP offered their historical records of women's struggle for inclusion in the philosophy profession to the National Library of Australia for archiving. The collection of documents consists of reports from SWiPP regarding the extreme difficulties women in the industry face, correspondence regarding the implementation of active measures to include and champion both women doing philosophy and feminist philosophy as a sub-discipline, as well as conference pamphlets dating back to 1982.
Resources
Society for Women in Philosophy, UK
American Philosophical Association Committee for the Status of Women
What it's Like to be a Woman in Philosophy - Blog
Feminist Philosophers - Blog Archive
Women in Philosophy - Wikipedia
Contact
If you have ideas for further initiatives our Committee might spearhead, or would like to help us with our work, please feel free to get in touch!