Exclusion of white men from calls for applications is the subject of complaints
A call for applications to Université Laval (UL) for the position of Canada Research Chair in Canada-Quebec History, which excludes white men, prompted a professor, who feels his rights have been violated, to file a complaint with the Quebec and Canadian Human Rights Commission.
Several universities across the country exclude applications from white men for federally funded research chairs.© Francis Vachon Le Devoir
"We are in a drift. It is believed that combating discrimination through discrimination is not a good way to proceed. It's just going to stir up tensions," says Frédéric Bastien, historian, Dawson College professor and activist. It's rare, a position in history. »
He believes he might have had the skills to apply: he has a doctorate in history and has several publications
to his credit, including The Battle of London.
However, in the job posting consulted by Le Devoir, whose competition closed on November 8, 2021, Université Laval writes that "only candidates with the required skills AND who have self-identified as a member of at least one of these four under-represented groups (women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and persons belonging to visible minorities) will be selected."
"Université Laval cannot submit other types of application profiles until its representation targets are met, in accordance with the requirements of the CRC [Canada Research Chairs] program," it adds.
Several universities across the country exclude applications from white men for federally funded research chairs.© Francis Vachon Le Devoir
"We are in a drift. It is believed that combating discrimination through discrimination is not a good way to proceed. It's just going to stir up tensions," says Frédéric Bastien, historian, Dawson College professor and activist. It's rare, a position in history. »
He believes he might have had the skills to apply: he has a doctorate in history and has several publications
to his credit, including The Battle of London.
However, in the job posting consulted by Le Devoir, whose competition closed on November 8, 2021, Université Laval writes that "only candidates with the required skills AND who have self-identified as a member of at least one of these four under-represented groups (women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and persons belonging to visible minorities) will be selected."
"Université Laval cannot submit other types of application profiles until its representation targets are met, in accordance with the requirements of the CRC [Canada Research Chairs] program," it adds.
Marco Fortier
Exclusion of white men from calls for applications is the subject of complaints (msn.com)
Exclusion of white men from calls for applications is the subject of complaints (msn.com)
