Does a scientist have gender? Reflections on relations in scientific community through the prism of gender stereotypes
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Keywords

stereotype
gender discrimination
researcher’s gender
language stereotypization
human sexuality

How to Cite

Kośnik, K., & Węglerska, O. (2021). Does a scientist have gender? Reflections on relations in scientific community through the prism of gender stereotypes. Człowiek I Społeczeństwo, 51, 205–220. https://doi.org/10.14746/cis.2021.51.11

Abstract

The paper aims to study a problem of gender stereotypes present in the academic community, harming particular researchers (especially women). In the article chosen methods of stereotypes’ counteraction are focused and analysed in terms of their risks of stereotype preservation. The concept of feminatives as a proposition of gender equalization is reflected and presented from the perspective of their drawbacks in the field of social functioning. The gender stereotypes’ influence on research participants is treated as a special aspect of the problem, peculiarly in the area of human sexuality research due to specific feedback and results’ bias. The problem is analysed then both from the systemic (contextual) perspective of academia and the particular situation of research, showing that gender may but does not have to influence scientific work.

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