28th October 2009, 02:15 PM
What is reverse sexism anyway? I imagine it?s something to do with women not being very good at parking, but I?m probably wrong.
I do know Deidre Gleeson, and I directed excavations on one of the sites she mentions in the profile ? the wetland Bronze Age trackways at Newrath, Waterford. She?s more than able, and I?d be happy recommending any of the staff that worked on that job ? my own personal Vietnam.
There are a couple of things here that need addressing. Firstly, Mouchel (the employer) have a very enlightened recruitment policy. They have 12,000 employees and have been voted in the top 20 companies to work for ? their not new to the idea of equal opportunities! Secondly, consultancy is not so radically different from contracting in terms of its required levels of responsibility. Pay is better in that sector generally, as staff are banded as ?graduate, specialist, senior specialist?, and archaeologists are recognised as equivalent in learning and experience with other disciplines.
Mesvik ? see my other blog comments about sex in archaeology. Either as an attractive ?image improving asset' or as a rallying point for social justice, sex is entirely irrelevant in this context. You can either do your job, or you can?t. And there?s nothing more attractive than seeing someone supremely confident, competent and at the top of their game.
I have no experience of sexism ? reverse, forward or sideways ? in the archaeological work place.
If consultancy is something you would like to get involved in ? go for it. You?ll need a focussed CV, a good balance of experience derived from a range of different site types and landscapes, and an ability to deal with people. But more importantly, you?ll need a positive attitude to archaeology and what it can accomplish. Far too often I?ve seen a debilitating negativity cut short an archaeological career, or at least stunt its growth.
Rather than ?not being female? or ?not being middle class?, carrying such resentment has to be the worst mistake to make in archaeology.
I doubt the wet T Shirt will get you much more than a nasty chill.
I do know Deidre Gleeson, and I directed excavations on one of the sites she mentions in the profile ? the wetland Bronze Age trackways at Newrath, Waterford. She?s more than able, and I?d be happy recommending any of the staff that worked on that job ? my own personal Vietnam.
There are a couple of things here that need addressing. Firstly, Mouchel (the employer) have a very enlightened recruitment policy. They have 12,000 employees and have been voted in the top 20 companies to work for ? their not new to the idea of equal opportunities! Secondly, consultancy is not so radically different from contracting in terms of its required levels of responsibility. Pay is better in that sector generally, as staff are banded as ?graduate, specialist, senior specialist?, and archaeologists are recognised as equivalent in learning and experience with other disciplines.
Mesvik ? see my other blog comments about sex in archaeology. Either as an attractive ?image improving asset' or as a rallying point for social justice, sex is entirely irrelevant in this context. You can either do your job, or you can?t. And there?s nothing more attractive than seeing someone supremely confident, competent and at the top of their game.
I have no experience of sexism ? reverse, forward or sideways ? in the archaeological work place.
If consultancy is something you would like to get involved in ? go for it. You?ll need a focussed CV, a good balance of experience derived from a range of different site types and landscapes, and an ability to deal with people. But more importantly, you?ll need a positive attitude to archaeology and what it can accomplish. Far too often I?ve seen a debilitating negativity cut short an archaeological career, or at least stunt its growth.
Rather than ?not being female? or ?not being middle class?, carrying such resentment has to be the worst mistake to make in archaeology.
I doubt the wet T Shirt will get you much more than a nasty chill.