This panel brings together established international, intergenerational, intersectional female scholars to reflect on the experience of patriarchal structures in their own academic work environments, and how the influence of gender and intersectionality has shaped and defined restorative justice scholarship.
Situating in heavily male-dominated disciplines of law and criminology, initial observations suggest that while practices is often dominated by women, men have played principal roles in setting research agendas, defining the field, framing conceptual discussions about restorative justice, and dominating academic resources and references. Despite having experienced productive mentorship and collaboration with male colleagues, the speakers' collaborative experiences with women have often emerged both more organically and with a much broader pastoral nature.
This roundtable invites attendees to join in reflecting on our experiences as restorative justice women in academia, and to collectively develop strategies for intentionally increasing women’s visibility and impact - in our work, our networks, and in shaping the future of the field.
This panel is meant to be both experiential and generative, using our personal experience to identify patterns and trends, and as a platform to generate future strategies for elevating women’s visibility in the field.
