The Silence of Women in Academia

Silencing Feminine Voices

        This blog post is a bit late, but I've been pondering on the subject of feminization for a while now. Now that we're moving off of that subject this post may not be very interesting, but I thought I'd give it a go anyways. After reading what we read last week, my view on females in the academic world has changed radically. I had no idea the extent that men will go to secure their "place" in the academic world and to "protect" it from being feminized. After reading Bloom, it just struck me that I've never encountered such a force against me in my entire life. It's always been something different like money, time, or logistics. Never have I had a group of women who had it out for their field, and for me in the process, try to stop my progression.

       This type of thing I hope will stop or become less prevalent in the new generation and wave of graduate students coming out today. However, the question still bangs around in my mind. Will the stereotypes and split between genders ever be resolvable? Will either side come together to try to stop these seemingly obvious injustices? I'm not 100% converted to feminism, however, I think that the opportunity should be equal to all who try and succeed at putting themselves in the academic world.