The WCAA Global Survey of Anthropological Practice (2014-2018): Reported Findings

Abstract The Global Survey of Anthropological Practice (GSAP), the first its kind, was undertaken by World Council Associations (WCAA) to provide insights about anthropology as a transnational profession, ongoing relevance discipline in addressing global problems, issues employment and gender equity, range anthropological practice expertise. Respondents survey were living 113 different countries. This article summarizes some GSAP’s most general findings. GSAP data suggest that within anthropology, woman-identified practitioners predominate, except archaeology linguistics; yet, women more likely report being under-employed and/or not fairly compensated for their work. Universities largest employers anthropologists, but public policy work engagement featured centrally many respondents’ social cultural subdisciplines appear be widely practiced world over, respondents also engaged applied anthropology. However, media platforms, which might allow anthropologists reach broader publics, under-utilized respondents, who publish closed, internal, disciplinary specific forums. illustrated mobility including higher education (and on this reflected hegemony North Atlantic centers education); around have expertise undertake research home Finally, found published predominantly English, although exclusively, documented diversity languages publish.