Equity: a mathematician shares her solution

Abstract

Some of the reasons relate directly to gender, such as explicit bias (including sexual harassment) and historical legal and social barriers. Offering insights for my own research into inequity in publishing, Cheng shows how ingressive - sometimes even aggressive - structures of peer review slide easily from constructive criticism to gatekeeping. [...]of a study of teenagers' willingness to claim mathematical expertise, she points out: "in Europe only the boys have learnt to bullshit as much as the Americans". x+y provides useful new tools for change, for those - like me - involved in diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.