Paleonet: Professor in Earth Science, Geography or Atmospheric Science (Women only) @UniMelb

Thu Mar 24 17:08:56 UTC 2022

Good for you, John, for providing data to this issue!  It is a very touchy one.

And I still regret not being able to get time to talk with you when you were at NAPC — let me know next time you will be in the western U.S. and we can try to meet?  Hope you are doing well!

		Sandy

> On Mar 23, 2022, at 7:51 PM, John Pandolfi <j.pandolfi at uq.edu.au> wrote:
> 
> Unfortunately, you can’t bring a knife to a gunfight. We have a dismal Higher Education situation here in Australia with female representation in the Natural and Physical Sciences at Associate Professor and Professorial levels (combined) at about 25% (with males at about 75%).
>  
> This graph from The Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) website (https://sciencegenderequity.org.au/about/gender-equity-in-higher-education/#tab-15051 <https://sciencegenderequity.org.au/about/gender-equity-in-higher-education/#tab-15051>)
> illustrates the situation:
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> <image001.png>
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> The SAGE website also states that ‘systemic barriers have a negative effect on the attraction, retention and progression of women in academic and research careers’. We don’t seem to be very good at implementing the structural change needed to right this imbalance, despite having maternity leave and other measures.
>  
> Sometimes, it just seems like the only thing that can be done is to provide room at the table for underrepresented groups.  This is no different from the current US Supreme Court nomination – it’s not that Uni Melbourne are discriminating against men, they are trying to seek balance for a group of people who clearly are as well qualified as the rest, but for historical and current reasons are being wrongly excluded.
>  
> Moreover, this is an appointment at the highest level in Australian academia – Level E Professor.  The appointment is not at the more introductory levels where there still seems to be parity among men and women in Australia (see graph).  But something negative is happening that women in Australian higher education are not breaking through to the higher academic levels.
>  
> John Pandolfi
>  
> From: Paleonet <paleonet-bounces+j.pandolfi=uq.edu.au at paleonet.org <mailto:paleonet-bounces+j.pandolfi=uq.edu.au at paleonet.org>> on behalf of Cédric Aria <cedric.aria at protonmail.com <mailto:cedric.aria at protonmail.com>>
> Reply to: Cédric Aria <cedric.aria at protonmail.com <mailto:cedric.aria at protonmail.com>>, PaleoNet <paleonet at paleonet.org <mailto:paleonet at paleonet.org>>
> Date: Wednesday, 23 March 2022 at 10:22 am
> To: PaleoNet <paleonet at paleonet.org <mailto:paleonet at paleonet.org>>
> Subject: Re: Paleonet: Professor in Earth Science, Geography or Atmospheric Science (Women only) @UniMelb
>  
> I did not want to voice it over the entire mailing list at first - and initially expressed my owe to the sender -, but it is so appalling, unethical and philosophically naïve that I can hardly stay silent. You don't fight a history of patriarchy and a galaxy of discriminations by creating more discrimination. Because it is ethically wrong and because men aspiring to a scientific career from any social background should not be taken hostage of what some of their forefathers did.
>  
> If you want equity, then respect what this really means.
>  
>  
> Cedric
> _______________________________________________________
>  
> Dr. Cédric Aria
> cedric.aria at protonmail.com <mailto:cedric.aria at protonmail.com>
>  
> ------- Original Message -------
> On Wednesday, March 23rd, 2022 at 7:52 AM, Patricia J Standring <patty.standring at utexas.edu <mailto:patty.standring at utexas.edu>> wrote:
> 
> 
>> There is an explanation in the qualification section of the attached brochure in the original email:
>>  
>> "The Faculty of Science and the School of Geography, Earth 
>> and Atmospheric Sciences is committed to improving the 
>> representation of women and other under represented groups 
>> at all academic levels. This professorial position is restricted
>> to applicants who identify as women, in line with the special
>> measure provided for under section 12 of the Equal Opportunity
>> Act 2010 (Vic)."
>>  
>> I hope this helps!
>> Aspiring well-qualified woman,
>> Patty
>>  
>> 
>> On Tue, Mar 22, 2022, 18:28 Clair Ossian <clastic at verizon.net <mailto:clastic at verizon.net>> wrote:
>>> How do you get away with a blatantly discriminatory deal like this...women only? I hope you find a well-qualified woman, since that is your wish, but good grief...this is the twenty-first century.
>>>  
>>> Cheers...Clair Ossian
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Anne-Marie Tosolini <a.tosolini at unimelb.edu.au <mailto:a.tosolini at unimelb.edu.au>>
>>> To: PaleoNet <paleonet at paleonet.org <mailto:paleonet at paleonet.org>>
>>> Sent: Tue, Mar 22, 2022 5:33 pm
>>> Subject: Paleonet: Professor in Earth Science, Geography or Atmospheric Science (Women only) @UniMelb
>>> 
>>> Dear Paleonet,
>>>  
>>> Applications are now open for a newly created position:
>>>  
>>> Professor in Earth Science, Geography or Atmospheric Science (Women only)
>>>  
>>> School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences,
>>> The University of Melbourne,
>>> Australia
>>>  
>>> Brochure attached with link to apply here:
>>>  
>>>  
>>> Click to apply <https://jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/job/908285/professor-in-geography-earth-science-or-atmospheric-science-women-only>
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
>>> ---
>>> Dr Anne-Marie Tosolini
>>> Palaeobotanist,
>>> First Year Coordinator,
>>> School of Earth Sciences,
>>> The University of Melbourne
>>> VIC 3010
>>> AUSTRALIA
>>> Email: a.tosolini at unimelb.edu.au <mailto:a.tosolini at unimelb.edu.au>
>>>  
>>> *Work days: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
>>>  
>>>  
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