Jennifer Steinbachs wrote:
> In publishing my (few) scientific articles, I have often
> wondered if I should publish under initials or under my
> full name. There are a number of studies (I don't have
> the refs. off the top of my head) demonstrating that
> papers with obvious female names are less cited that
> those with obvious male names. This is an important
> issue because, here in the US anyway, university faculty
> tenure is often linked to the number of citations one
> receives.
>
> On the other hand, does one really want to hide behind
> initials? And then, sooner or later, people will know
> the name that goes with those initials...
>
> Cheers,
> -jennifer
Your point is taken, Jen. However, at what point is this judgement cycle
broken? My point is that while reality is as it is what are we doing or
going to do to move ourselves as a society [and world?] toward a more
gentle nature? The reason I'm asking this is because this cycle does not
strike me as sustainable. We as humans have judged each other for
millennia. No doubt this will continue. However, while some bring up the
issue of Nature-vs-Nurture, survival of the fittest, and 'our' animal
instinct, I feel quite strongly that, inevitably, if we wish, the gray
matter between our ears also provides us the means to transcend
ourselves. This is my most important point: we can trancend ourself if
we wish [with difficultly for most--I have myself in mind].
--
Alexander Sendzimir "You're a person, not a user."
Digitally Inclined
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