528 Pages
by
Routledge
520 Pages
by
Routledge
The Gender and Science Reader brings together key writings by leading scholars to provide a comprehensive feminist analysis of the nature and practice of science. Challenging the self-proclaimed objectivity of scientific practice, the contributors uncover the gender, class and racial prejudices of modern science. The Reader draws from a range of media, including feminist criticism, scientific... Read more
Introduction 1. Women in Science 2. Creating Androcentric Science 3. Analyzing Gendered Science 4. Gendered Practice 5. Science and Identity 6. Feminist Re-Structuring of Science
Biography
Muriel Lederman is an Associate Professor of Biology and affiliated with the Women's Studies Program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Ingrid Bartsch is an Assistant Professor of Women's Studies at the University of South Florida and is a practising ecologist
