tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post2155285801446694602..comments2024-03-25T10:22:36.277-04:00Comments on Women In Astronomy: Dealing With (Student) HarassmentAmanpreet Kaurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08734178178113146899noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-86188497671520608432012-12-05T03:13:11.185-05:002012-12-05T03:13:11.185-05:00Thank you for your comments.
There are many many ...Thank you for your comments.<br /><br />There are many many published studies related to the comments by both "Anonymouses", including those in the original posting.<br /><br />Others are:<br /><br />Andersen K., and Miller E. D. (1997) “Gender and student evaluations of teaching”, Political Science & Politics, 30, 216-219.<br /><br />Bachen C. M., McLoughlin M. M., and Garcia S. S. (1999) “Assessing the role of gender in college students' evaluations of faculty”, Communication Education, 448(3), 193-210.<br /><br />Basow, S. A. (1995) “Student evaluations of college professors: When gender matters”, Journal of Educational Psychology, 87(4), 656-665.<br /><br />Moore V. A. (1996) “Inappropriate challenges to professorial authority”, Teaching Sociology, 24, 202-6.<br /><br />Winocur S., Schoen L., and Sirowatka, A. (1989) “Perceptions of male and female academics within a teaching context”, Research in Higher Education, 30(3), 317-29.Nicolle Zellnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08330406131069883804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-16075483955557917932012-12-01T16:37:13.856-05:002012-12-01T16:37:13.856-05:00One could study how pervasive student harassment i...One could study how pervasive student harassment is by asking both male and female instructors about it. I find, anecdotally, that male instructors never experience the degree of physical intimidation that I have experienced. (Looming, slamming fists on tables, verbal hints.) I even get some odd, passive-aggressive antics from female students, echoes of their middle school year, I guess, when I'm not changing their grade like they asked. It's not frequent, it's not even a 1% phenomenon, but it has happened to me, and never to my male colleagues. A more reliable signal comes from student reviews. Two instructors can have the same policy and very similar responses to students, but the gender of the instructors changes how the students react. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-69704562939208365262012-11-17T13:53:56.146-05:002012-11-17T13:53:56.146-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-80263922982946356472012-11-16T14:54:52.717-05:002012-11-16T14:54:52.717-05:00Harassment of women faculty by men students defini...Harassment of women faculty by men students definitely happens. One of my colleagues often faced belligerent students bordering on physical threat. Unfortunately, the administration doesn't always back up faculty members, often presenting a "the customer is always right" attitude. Less immediately damning but still uncomfortable and possibly falling under the umbrella of harassment are the cases which I have faced, such as being asked out on dates by students, and being told that I was a "pretty little young thing" by a student older than myself. These tend to get laughed off (including by the school's Equal Opportunity Officer), and while I agree they are less serious than threats of physical harm, they still create a hostile work environment. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com