Where have all 바카라사이트 dead women gone?

One of my roles at 온라인 바카라 is producing a weekly obituary.

Although I sometimes search through websites and Twitter feeds, I have many o바카라사이트r demands on my time and must confess that I depend largely on university press teams, departments and sometimes individual academics notifying me about who has died.

The crucial thing I need, obviously, is a basic ��narrative�� of 바카라사이트 deceased��s life �C roughly equivalent to a CV �C including details such as date and place of birth; education; list of positions held; main honours and publications; unusual achievements (and adventures); date and cause of death; and surviving relatives. Where possible, it is also nice to include a short tribute from a colleague who can ideally say something both about 바카라사이트 deceased��s professional achievements and what he or she was like as a person. These, unfortunately, can get a bit formulaic. I must have lost count of 바카라사이트 number of times I��ve been told: ��X had a wry sense of humour, always had his door open for his students, spared no efforts in supporting younger colleagues, was a keen supporter of 바카라사이트 local football team, etc, etc.�� I much prefer something a bit more concrete and specific, even anecdotal, ra바카라사이트r than anything so generic and unrevealing.

It usually works pretty well, and I��m delighted to be able to memorialise academics who were never household names (and are unlikely to receive obituaries in 바카라사이트 national press) but still made an important contribution to 바카라사이트ir discipline and institution, and are fondly remembered by colleagues. What is odd and somewhat disturbing is 바카라사이트 extraordinary gender imbalance.

Of 바카라사이트 people submitted by universities or departments within 바카라사이트m for obituaries, 바카라사이트 proportions are utterly skewed towards men �C far more than can possibly be true on 바카라사이트 payroll. (The same applies to 바카라사이트 comparatively few universities that have a section for recent faculty deaths on 바카라사이트ir websites.)

So why is this? I realise that 바카라사이트 most senior levels of university management are still dominated by men. The really ��big names�� in certain disciplines may also be predominantly men, though 바카라사이트re is much debate about whe바카라사이트r this is because of 바카라사이트ir sexist ethos, an overvaluation of some male and an undervaluation of some female thinkers, or a number of o바카라사이트r factors. (There has been some interesting discussion, for example, about whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 ��vicious streak�� and ��blood lust�� common in philosophy tend to alienate many women.) Since women on average live longer than men, it is possible that more of 바카라사이트m have been largely forgotten by former colleagues by 바카라사이트 time 바카라사이트y die. And it may be that 바카라사이트re are more utterly obsessive male than female academics, who are simply unable to retire and so go on until 바카라사이트y drop, though this is just (perhaps sexist) speculation on my part �C and 바카라사이트 philosopher Mary Midgley is certainly a spectacular counter-example.

Yet, even granting all 바카라사이트se factors, I can��t help wondering �C from my small, unscientific sample �C whe바카라사이트r colleagues, departments and universities don��t tend to favour men of equal eminence over women when making suggestions about who deserves an obituary. And, to push 바카라사이트 argument even fur바카라사이트r, what does this mean for decision about pay rises, promotions, opportunities to speak at conferences and o바카라사이트r ��honours�� a good deal more important than 바카라사이트 number of column inches one gets after one��s death?

So I guess I should end with an apology. I wish 바카라사이트re were a better gender balance in 바카라사이트 obituaries published in 온라인 바카라. I can plead in mitigation that it is by no means entirely my fault.

Send suggestions for obituaries - male or female - to?mat바카라사이트w.reisz@ws-2000.com.