You people can comprehend trends lines can't you? Or did they not teach you that when penning your autoethnography on being an oppressed member of the upper-middle-class educated elite?
http://www.asanet.org/research-and-publications/research-sociology/trends-sociology
Once again a troll, posing as a 'fragile male,' is trying to derail the thread from its actual purpose: exposing Risman's unethical profiteering scheme, which conflicts with her interests as incoming editor of a top journal. The precarity and desperation of young staff and students is $$$ to her.
Sent March 11:
Dear Members,
Gender & Society Editors work tirelessly to maintain the quality and integrity of the Journal. The SWS Publications Committee and Gender & Society Editors work together to ensure that editors avoid conflicts of interest throughout the publications process.
We are excited about Barbara Risman becoming the next Editor of Gender & Society. We wish to communicate that there is no relationship between Barbara's writing retreats and her role as Editor of Gender & Society. These are two separate responsibilities. We want to ensure that the integrity of the publications process is fully intact and will remain that way. Barbara will recuse herself from any editorial decisions on articles where she has worked as a writing coach. A Deputy Editor will make all decisions on any paper that could create a conflict of interest. We appreciate members' efforts to help us communicate this among colleagues as we are aware of the false rumors circulating about the writing retreats.
Sincerely,
SWS Publications Committee Co-Chairs, Sharon Bird and Bandana Purkayastha