Since women generally live longer than men, what reason, aside from discrimination, does China have for requiring them to retire 5 years earlier?
> In China academics (at least ecologists) have a mandatory retirement > age of 60 for men (can be extended to 65 if you're actively advising > graduate students), and 55 for women. When I asked a female faculty > member about that in a visit to China 2 years ago, she seemed very > accepting of the idea that opportunities had to be opened for young > scientists. > > My department is running a search for 2-3 new faculty members this > semester, and advertised an open-rank open-area opportunity. 650 > applied (I reviewed 250 applications), and we're interviewing 6. One > is an ecologist. I know of a search for a theoretical ecology > position this spring at another university, and I think about 55 > applied. I may put together an article about these searches later > this spring. > > David Inouye > > At 10:20 AM 2/9/2014, you wrote: >> I've already received many, many replies in the first 48 hours >> since I posted my request. I've heard from more people than I can >> easily count--recent Ph.D.s, graduate students, even undergraduates >> with difficult stories of hard work, perseverance, and increasing >> despair that they will ever find work in the disciplines they've >> trained for. I will do my best to respond to everyone who's >> contacted me; if you haven't heard from me yet, it's only because >> there are so many others who have also poured out their fears and >> their frustrations. There are a great many people in our field who >> have found their calling, earned their degree, and now can find no >> way to support themselves--the invisible and disregarded of modern >> academia. Because many of you have expressed concerns about >> privacy, let me say that I won't share names, affiliations or any >> other identifying details unless the individuals involved grant >> their permission. If you or a friend have been hesitating out of >> personal concerns, please know that I consider every contact a >> confidence, and I don't intend to break that >> trust. >> - J. A. >>John A. <omnipithe...@yahoo.com >
