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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Now I want to be a member of the Cosmos Club![/quote]

Well, I do, too, but as a woman of color, the odds are slim that someone at my university would nominate me for membership. I've seen enough to realize this despite the fact that I've published, am tenured, and held leadership positions in my field. And I can afford the dues. Given how few tenured women of color there are in academia, you'd think that it would be relatively easy for Cosmos Club members to identify us as potential future members. And I know that there are white people who've held high level administrative positions at my university who are, in fact, members. They literally just do not see us as social peers.[/quote]

I wanted to revive this thread (hopefully you will see this) when I was reminded today that our next Supreme Court Justice is a recently appointed member of the Cosmos Club. It will take time to diversify the membership simply by how esteemed and credentialed one needs to be to be considered for nomination. [/quote]

Because she wasn’t qualified before the SC nomination?! How many white members in the legal field were approved membership without a SCOTUS nomination? Are your standards for women of color higher generally than for white men? Do black women have to work twice as hard to reap the same benefits as white men?[/quote]

Gee, I wonder why someone wouldn't want to sit down to have a cordial lunch with you...[/quote]

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