Manel
Definition
Portmanteau for ‘male panel’, usually to refer to speaker panels at conferences entirely composed of (usually caucasian) males. Typically discussed in the context of gender disparities in academia (e.g., women being less likely to be recognised as experts by their peers and, subsequently, having fewer opportunities for career development).
References:
- Bouvy, J. C., & Mujoomdar, M. (2019). All-Male Panels and Gender Diversity of Issue Panels and Plenary Sessions at ISPOR Europe. PharmacoEconomics-Open, 3(3), 419–422. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41669-019-0153-0
- Goodman, S. W., & Pepinsky, T. B. (2019). Gender Representation and Strategies for Panel Diversity: Lessons from the APSA Annual Meeting. PS: Political Science & Politics, 52(4), 669–676. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096519000908
- (2018). Gender disparities in colloquium speakers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(1), 104–108. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1708414115
- Rodriguez, J. K., & Günther, E. A. (2020). What’s wrong with manels and what can we do about it. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/whats-wrong-with-manels-and-what-can-we-do-about-them-148068
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