10th December 2008, 03:42 PM
Given that discrimination on the basis of sex has been illegal for over 25 years, has anyone kept a record of whether archaeologists have taken legal proceedings e.g. for unfair dismissal on the grounds of sex? Has any archaeological unit ever been prosecuted for this?
"On profiling the profession", it was obvious that the proportions of men and women in the profession are roughly 50:50, but that senior positions are dominated by men. This is the case for the majority of professions in this country, and the UK has slipped down the rankings in terms of gender equality in the past year.
Personally I don't think archaeology can afford to be complacent on this issue of gender (or any other) equality.
On another personal note, I've not much sympathy for the men on this topic who have complained about discrimination against them. It can happen, but it happens to men a lot less than it happens to women, and the stats bear that out. Form a separate men's group yourself if you want to- I won't be joining it.
"On profiling the profession", it was obvious that the proportions of men and women in the profession are roughly 50:50, but that senior positions are dominated by men. This is the case for the majority of professions in this country, and the UK has slipped down the rankings in terms of gender equality in the past year.
Personally I don't think archaeology can afford to be complacent on this issue of gender (or any other) equality.
On another personal note, I've not much sympathy for the men on this topic who have complained about discrimination against them. It can happen, but it happens to men a lot less than it happens to women, and the stats bear that out. Form a separate men's group yourself if you want to- I won't be joining it.