greenforestcat

My department is currently about one-third female, up from around one-eighth when I started in 2003. Still, the M&E courses - both contemporary and historical - tend to be very sparsely populated by women. I had precisely the same experience as an undergraduate at a different school. As a female student interested in historical (and sometimes contemporary) metaphysics, I’ve had several absolutely wonderful female mentors, and I’ve recently had no problems with male faculty or students. In general, my solution has been to be really, really ornery and contentious, know my stuff, and shut them down. Perhaps this is not the best solution, but it seems to work pretty well...and gives me a daily source of amusement.

Some schools simply don't send out replies if you have been rejected. I would contact the ones that you haven't heard from, preferably by phone.