"It's wicked hard to fight covert racism": The case of microaggressions in science research organizations
"It's wicked hard to fight covert racism": The case of microaggressions in science research organizations
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“打击隐蔽的种族主义是非常困难的”：科学研究组织中的微侵犯案例
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10.1111/gwao.12934
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2022
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Salmon U
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Salmon U
种族和性别歧视的交叉导致了有色人种女性（WOC）在科学职业中的普遍代表性不足，研究发现，微攻击是造成这种不平衡的一个关键因素。本研究的目的是比较个人的微攻击，微侮辱和微无效的经验与机构的反应，从而概述了少数民族科学家的观点和权力的位置之间的脱节。本文借鉴建构主义范式，通过对英国31家科研机构的访谈，比较了女性色彩科学家与组织代表的经验。研究结果发现，组织的理解微侵略有很大的不同，从那些WOC的科学家。此外，组织的反应倾向于基于政策的解决方案，无法解决微攻击的狡猾和可否认的性质。该论文的结论是，与更普遍的流行多样性倡议相反，对WOC科学家证词的更大信任，通过增强其科学家身份的机构反应来增强他们的证词，将是减少微妙的羞耻感和孤立感的更有效策略形式的歧视。
The intersection of race and gender discrimination has resulted in the pervasive under‐representation of women of color (WOC) in science careers, with research identifying that microaggressions are a key contributory factor to the imbalance. This study aims to compare individual experiences of microassaults, microinsults, and microinvalidations with institutional responses, thereby outlining the disconnects between the perspectives of minoritized scientists and those in positions of power. This paper draws on a constructivist paradigm to compare the experiences of women of color scientists with organizational representatives through 31 interviews conducted in science research organizations in the United Kingdom. The results find that organizational understandings of microaggressions differ substantially from those of WOC scientists. Furthermore, organizational responses favor policy‐based solutions that fail to address the slippery and deniable nature of microaggressions. The paper concludes that, contrary to the more prevalent popular diversity initiatives, a greater belief in the testimony of WOC scientists amplified by institutional responses that empower their identity as scientists would be more effective strategies to reduce the sense of shame and isolation caused by subtle forms of discrimination.