Gender and science : studies across cultures /

Science has been gender biased for centuries across cultural contexts. Different ideological constructions of gender through different eras have restricted women's access to science. The twentieth century, especially its second half, witnessed certain important changes in terms of women's...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Neelam Kumar
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Delhi : Foundation Books, 2012.
Colección:Culture and environment of South Asia.
Temas:
Women in science.
Women scientists.
Science > Social aspects.
Science > History.
Femmes dans les sciences.
Sciences > Aspect social.
Sciences > Histoire.
SCIENCE > Essays.
SCIENCE > Reference.
Science
Science > Social aspects
Women in science
Women scientists
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Section 1. Approaches and perspectives. Getting more women into science : knowledge issues / Londa Schiebinger
  • Gender imbalance in science : cultural similarities and differences / Neelam Kumar
  • Gender and technology / Francesca Bray
  • Gender, science, and the psychology of science / Gregory J. Feist
  • Women and minorities in science : discrimination and the solution / Henry Etzkowitz
  • section 2. Illustrative examples. Women and science in the Netherlands : a Dutch case / Mineke Bosch
  • Japanese women scientists : trends and strategies / Mariko Ogawa
  • Saudi women : their role in science and education / Samira I. Islam
  • Changing the facts : gener dimensions of the South African public science system / Luci Abrahams
  • Demographic inertia and the glass ceiling in American science (1979-2000) / J. Scott Long
  • Women in science in France / Claudine Hermann [and others]
  • Women and science : issues and perspectives in the Indian context / Arpita Subhash
  • Conclusion : The persistent patterns!

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