First Things RSS Feed - Margaret Kim Peterson https://www.firstthings.com/author/margaret-kim-peterson en-us Copyright 2025 First Things. All Rights Reserved. ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:55:37 -0500 https://d2201k5v4hmrsv.cloudfront.net/img/favicon-196.png First Things RSS Feed Image https://www.firstthings.com/rss/author/margaret-kim-peterson 60 What a Woman Ought to Think https://www.firstthings.com/article/1998/04/what-a-woman-ought-to-think https://www.firstthings.com/article/1998/04/what-a-woman-ought-to-think Wed, 01 Apr 1998 00:00:00 -0500 This is the “hiring season” for those of us in academia, the time of year when faculty search committees sift through piles of applications for teaching jobs for the coming academic year, and when PhD candidates like me wait nervously for the telephone to ring with invitations for job interviews. The other day someone asked me a question familiar from past years: “So, does being a woman improve your chances in the job market?” The question brings with it echoes of the by-now familiar lines in job ads: “The college (or university, or seminary) is seeking to increase the diversity of its faculty. Applications from women and members of ethnic minorities are especially encouraged.” Clearly, the expectation of my questioner is that I will say, “Yes. Of course it is to my advantage to be a woman scholar and teacher. That is what institutions want these days.”

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