The following notice is being circulated to the women’s studies faculty at my university (which I’ll  call the “XYZ University”).  It’s intriguing to think of doing this for philosophy in various countries.  What would we need?  For starters:

Active interest on the part of departments

A group of advisors with the relevant expertise

Money

Given the discussions here and elsewhere recently, the need for expertise is quite a substantial requirement.  It means a good grasp not  just of the causes of women’s underrepresentation, but also of the  ways to alleviate it.  Still, this is something that could be a goal.  Or, at the  very least, worth thinking about.

So here’s the announcement:

On October 22nd a Gender Equity Visiting Team from the American Physical Society (APS) will come to the XYZ Physics Department.  That team will consist of Prof. Barbara Whitten (Colorado College), Professor Peter Sheldon (Randolph College) and Sherry Yennello (Texas A&M). The goal for the visit is to try and identify actions that we can take as a physics department to try and improve the