Comments on: A Tripartite PCAST http://cstpr.colorado.edu/prometheus/?p=4810 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:36:51 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: docpine http://cstpr.colorado.edu/prometheus/?p=4810&cpage=1#comment-11441 docpine Sun, 21 Dec 2008 02:04:18 +0000 http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/prometheus/?p=4810#comment-11441 I think we need to ask "advisors on science and technology"- which sciences and technologies are included in this advisory group, and which are left out. Folks can check my math but I counted 7 women and 35 total members including the cochairs.. that would be a 20%. Not so good given this is 2009. A thought experiment might be "if the PCAST had a different range of scientists (biologists and social) represented, might their gender ratio be different? " And "who determines what kinds of scientists and technologists are represented? By what implicit or explicit criteria? " Many many disciplines related to a variety of polices are missing from this group.. does this bother anyone besides me? I think we need to ask “advisors on science and technology”- which sciences and technologies are included in this advisory group, and which are left out.

Folks can check my math but I counted 7 women and 35 total members including the cochairs.. that would be a 20%. Not so good given this is 2009.

A thought experiment might be “if the PCAST had a different range of scientists (biologists and social) represented, might their gender ratio be different? ”

And “who determines what kinds of scientists and technologists are represented? By what implicit or explicit criteria? ”

Many many disciplines related to a variety of polices are missing from this group.. does this bother anyone besides me?

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