title: Social exclusion in academia through biases in methodological quality evaluation: On the situation of women in science and philosophy.
abstract: Empirical studies show that academia is socially exclusive. I argue that this social exclusion works, at least partly, through the systematic methodological disqualification of contributions from members of underrepresented social groups. As methodological quality criteria are underdetermined their interpretation and weighting can be biased with relation to gender, race, social background, etc. Such biased quality evaluation can take place on a local or global level. The current situation of women in academic philosophy illuminates this. I conclude that only mechanical solutions can effectively change the situation.
authors.affiliation: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS), Kaiserstraße 12, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany. Electronic address: anna.leuschner@kit.edu.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leuschner
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D010684:Philosophy / Q000266:history; D012586:Science / Q000266:history; D063507:Sexism / Q000266:history; D014495:Universities
keywords: Feminist philosophy of science; Methodological standards; Theory appraisal; Women in philosophy