First initials only renders invisible the contributions of women ... well, of men, too, for that matter. It is also a violation of the accuracy principle in citation style -- i.e., get the article/book title, the journal, the names of the authors *exactly* right, as published. I favor breaking with APA guidelines on this point. Jim Porter
I would go so far as to say that making women visible is crucial in order to combat persistent stereotypes that women don't do techie work.
Best,
Kim
On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 3:06 PM, Marj Kibby <Marj.Kibby@newcastle.edu.au>wrote:
It could be argued that omitting first names brings about not gender equality, but the further erasure of the contributions of women.
I'm assuming you do not alter family names in the interest of avoiding judgements on the basis of ethnicity.
Regards, Marj
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<richard.ling@telenor.com> 10/27/2008 8:47 AM >>> Hello all,
I need advice on the style of citations. I generally use only initials for first names in the name of gender equality. The idea being that the reader will judge the citation not by the gender of the author but by the quality of the work.
I have recently been asked to change this format to include full given names. In addition to being a pain to look up all the names it seems to violate the gender equality idea.
Is there a clear praxis here?
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