Who Makes the List: An Examination of Inclusion and Representation in the Society for American Archaeology’s Annual Meetings

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Beyond Leaky Pipelines: Exploring Gender Inequalities in Archaeological Practice" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

A recent paper by Mary Leighton problematizes the culture of archaeological practice and the emphasis on embodying aspects of “performative informality.” Social relationships among archaeologists are attributed to assessments of merit rather than the friendships they often represent, and these relationships influence opportunities and assessments of others' worth in the field. In this paper, we examine gender representation through the lens of participation in the annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology (SAA). By examining archived SAA programs, we analyze differences in gender representation across conference “roles” (presenter, chair, moderator, discussant), as well as participation in different “session formats” (general session, invited symposium, poster session, etc.). Are archaeologists with certain identities more likely to coauthor papers/posters with each other? Are women invited to sessions at an appropriate rate given representation in the discipline as a whole? Does the gender of the session chair(s) impact the representation in the session as a whole? And, what can we do to promote more equitable practices?

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Beyond Leaky Pipelines: Exploring Gender Inequalities in Archaeological Practice   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 37543.0