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Hypatia has just released a free online collection of essays that focuses on gender and race issues in the field of philosophy.

The Purpose of the collection is to

… bring together essays published by Hypatia over a twenty year timespan that address the question of women’s place in the profession of philosophy. It includes essays about women in the history of philosophy, empirical studies of the representation of women at various career stages in careers in philosophy, analytical essays about why women, including specifically women of color, are not reaching parity with white men in the profession, and essays and reports about what women are doing to change the representation of women in philosophy. The issue highlights the efforts that women have made through the centuries and in the pages of this Journal to demand a place for women as philosophers.

Check out the online version for more essays here.

Race and Gender In The Philosophy Field: A Free Collection of Essays
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