Title

Is Asking What Women Want the Right Question? Underrepresentation in Philosophy and Gender Differences in Interests

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-1-2018

Abstract

In discussions of the underrepresentation of women in professional philosophy, those sceptical of discrimination as an explanation often suggest that gender differences in interests are a plausible alternative hypothesis. Some suspect that if women's differing interests explains underrepresentation, then interventions suggested by the discrimination hypothesis might be unnecessary-or even risky. I argue that one needs to consider how stereotypes might influence interests, and that doing so can provide a more even-handed assessment of the risks involved in proposed interventions.

DOI

10.1017/S0012217317000634

Publication Title

Dialogue-Canadian Philosophical Review

Volume Number

57

Issue Number

2

First Page

409

Last Page

441

ISSN

00122173

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