Sharyn Clough (Oregon State University)
I argue that sexist/racist values can be understood as beliefs that are poorly supported empirically and that many values identified as feminist are beliefs that are well-supported empirically. Thus sexist/racist values should be excluded from scientific hypotheses and where relevant, feminist values should be included. My claims apply also at the institutional-level, including hiring and publishing. Evaluating job candidates or manuscripts is a kind of hypothesis-testing. In sum we should expand our understanding of what counts as the kinds of empirical evidence to which scientists ought be responsive, expanding it to include values, at both the individual and institutional level.
