Women, Science, and Technology
A Reader in Feminist Science Studies
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Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-96039-7
- Binding: Hardback (also available in Paperback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 2nd June 2008
- Pages: 408
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About the Book
Women, Science, and Technology is an ideal reader for courses in feminist science studies, science studies more generally, women’s studies, and studies in gender and education. This second edition fully updates its predecessor, dropping ten readings and replacing them with new ones that:
- extend content coverage into areas not originally included, such as reproductive, agricultural, medical and imaging technologies
- reflect new feminist theory and research on biology, language, the global economy and the intersection of race and class with gender
- provide current statistical information about the representation of women and people of colour in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
- are more accessible for students.
Section introductions have also been fully updated to cover the latest controversies, such as Harvard president Lawrence Summers’ widely debated discussion about women and science and the current debates surrounding reports on the low numbers of female engineers.
Reviews
I have taught the First Edition many times, and am looking forward to teaching this even better collection. My students have always been astonished and excited to think about women, gender, science and technology with these first-rate accounts. The additions to this Second Edition are superb; they promise to stimulate thought-provoking class discussions. – Sandra Harding, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
This revised and updated volume has increased its utility for women and SET courses by adding much needed information about the impacts of technology on women's lives and by including chapters that examine global SET issues. The editors' introductions to each section put the chapters in a broader, societal context. This book is useful both as a college textbook and as a valuable resource for scholars, SET faculty who want to recruit and retain women in their courses and majors, and administrators who desire a deeper understanding of the issues. -- Carol J. Burger, Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
For professors looking for materials to complement curricular offerings in the cultural studies of science or literature and science, this volume provides a foundational, engaging, and very teachable account of the historical and sociological understanding of the intersection of women, science, and technology. In addition to essays on female Nobel Prize winners, the development of contraceptives and the vibrator, and the role of sexuality, ethnicity and race in the practice of science and technology, the volume pays welcome attention to agriculture, which is sure to become a major focus of science studies work in this new century. – Susan M. Squier, Brill Professor of Women's Studies and English, The Pennsylvania State University
The consequences of being female in disciples initially designed by and for males significantly affect the career opportunities and paths for many women striving to contribute their full talents. These reports illuminate culturally embedded challenges, validate experiences and inform strategies to accelerate our achievements. – Sherra E. Kerns, F. W. Olin Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Olin College
This second edition of Women, Science, and Technology is an excellent introduction to the range of issues that travel under the rubric of gender, science, and technology. By juxtaposing classic with newer essays, it once again demonstrates the depth and growth of this interdisciplinary field. -- Helen Longino, Professor of Philosophy, Stanford University
Table of Contents
Preface to the Second Edition
Introduction: Science, Technology, and Feminism
SECTION 1: High Hopes, Broken Promises, and Persistence: Educating Women for Science and Engineering Careers
Education: Out of the Frying Pan …
The Anomaly of a Woman in Physics Evelyn Fox Keller
Never Meant to Survive, A Black Woman's Journey: An Interview with Evelynn Hammonds Aimée Sands
Snow Brown and the Seven Detergents Banu Subramaniam
The Shoulders of Giants Dara Horn
Careers: … And into the Fire
Nepotism and Sexism in Peer Review Christine Wennerás and Agnes Wold
Nine Decades, Nine Women, Ten Nobel Prizes: Gender Politics at the Apex of Science Hilary Rose
Asian Americans and the Gender Gap in Science and Technology Jackyung Lee
Walking a Tightrope: The Feminist Life of a Drosophila Biologist Marta Wayne
SECTION 2: Stereotypes, Rationality, and Masculinity
Sex and Death in the Rational World of Defense Intellectuals, Carol Cohn
Science, Sex, and Stereotypical Images in Scientific Advertising Mary Barbercheck
The Aliens Have Landed! Reflections on the Rhetoric of Biological Invasions Banu Subramaniam
The Power and the Pleasure? A Research Agenda for "Making Gender Stick" to Engineers Wendy Faulkner
SECTION 3: Technologies Born of Difference: How Ideas about Women and Men Shape Science and Technology
A Medical Fit for Contraceptives Andrea Tone
Sociobiology, Biological Determinism and Human Behavior Ruth Bleier
The Medical Construction of Gender: Case Management of Intersexed Infants Suzanne Kessler
The Bare Bones of Sex: Sex and Gender Anne Fausto-Sterling
SECTION 4: The Next Generation: Bringing Feminist Perspectives into Science and Technology Studies
Gender and Science: An Update Evelyn Fox Keller
The Paradox of Feminist Primatology Linda Fedigan
Socially Camouflaged Technologies: The Case of the Electromechanical Vibrator Rachel Maines
On the Cutting Edge: Cosmetic Surgery and New Imaging Technologies Anne Balsamo
SECTION 5: Reproducible Insights: Women Creating Knowledge, Social Policy, and Change with Elizabeth Adams and Jennifer Schneider
Engendering Environmental Thinking: A Feminist Analysis of the Present Crisis Ruth Perry
Fulfilling Technology’s Promise: Enforcing the Rights of Women Caught in the Global High-Tech Underclass Shruti Rana
Premenstrual Syndrome, Work Discipline, and Anger Emily Martin
Reproductive Technologies, Surrogacy Arrangements, and the Politics of Motherhood Laura Woliver
About the Author(s)
Mary Wyer is Assistant Dean of Interdisciplinary Studies at North Carolina State University, Raleigh.
Mary Barbercheck is Professor of Entomology at Pennsylvania State University.
Donna Cookmeyer is Associate Director of the Office of Licensing Ventures at Duke University.
Hatice Örün Öztürk is Teaching Associate Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University, Raleigh
Marta L. Wayne is Associate Professor in the Department of Zoology at University of Florida, Gainesville.