Avengers of the Week | Keep it up, y’all!
We are anti-manel, but we’re not celebrating all-women panels either. At GenderAvenger, we want a balanced discussion that displays an apparent effort on the part of the organizers to bring a range of experiences and perspectives to a conversation.
We need to expand our appreciation and understanding of what makes an individual a subject matter expert. We need visual diversity, as well as a diversity of experience. This means that lived experiences sometimes outweigh research. This point comes across so clearly in this thread on Twitter by Daniel (@eikonos):
Advocacy we loved this week! (And you should too…)
Are you tired of seeing inequality? Use the GenderAvenger Tally to count who’s present and time who’s talking!
🔥🙌 Surely we can do better than a #manel… shoutout to this week’s #GenderAvenger #AvengersOfTheWeek pushing all of us to be better: @ProfMMurray @NaphiSoc @kendra_leong @MerayMaddah @WomenInLogic1 @ManelWatchDk @eikonos.