Date Awarded
2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Department
Anthropology
Advisor
Jennifer Kahn
Committee Member
Audrey Horning
Committee Member
Martin Gallivan
Abstract
My research examines ongoing issues of gender disparity in male-dominated academic professions like archaeology. Here, I further investigate results from my undergraduate honors thesis by expanding my dataset to include the lived experiences of archaeologists in the Pacific Islands. My previous study proved that there is a significant gender disparity in archaeological publishing in Oceania. Between 2005-2020, male first authors significantly outnumbered female first authors in Pacific Island archaeology journals. Out of 1,546 journal articles or edited volume chapters, only 457 articles/chapters (30%) were first authored by female archaeologists. My goal for my graduate thesis work is to interrogate the potential causes behind the publication trends I uncovered in my undergraduate research. To do so, I focus primarily on survey and interview data related to themes of gender equity and harassment in Pacific Island archaeology. The goals of the survey and interviews were to explore demographic trends in Pacific Island archaeology and the extent to which sexual harassment and gender inequity affect archaeological practitioners and their research experiences.
DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.21220/s2-s9c7-se68
Rights
© The Author
Recommended Citation
Donovan, Caroline, "Documenting Patterns Of Inequity And Harassment In Pacific Island Archaeology: Quantitative And Qualitative Analyses" (2024). Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects. William & Mary. Paper 1717521728.
https://dx.doi.org/10.21220/s2-s9c7-se68
