This week I got an invitation that threw me off. It was from a colleague who I respect and who's work I like. The email said that a PhD student is due to graduate, and because of the university rules they needed a woman on the committee. Could I please do it? There was no information about the title of the thesis, the name of the student, the other members of the committee, and most importantly, WHY they wanted me on the panel (besides the obvious fact that they needed a woman). I dwelled on the reply for a long time, thinking that I should probably tell the sender why the email was extremely disrespectful to someone who is an expert in their field (Neuroscience! Vision!), but in the end I was too tired to. I just said no, I am too busy to be your token woman.
By Karin
This week I got an invitation that threw me off. It was from a colleague who I respect and who's work I like. The email said that a PhD student is due to graduate, and because of the university rules they needed a woman on the committee. Could I please do it? There was no information about the title of the thesis, the name of the student, the other members of the committee, and most importantly, WHY they wanted me on the panel (besides the obvious fact that they needed a woman). I dwelled on the reply for a long time, thinking that I should probably tell the sender why the email was extremely disrespectful to someone who is an expert in their field (Neuroscience! Vision!), but in the end I was too tired to. I just said no, I am too busy to be your token woman.
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