Has Feminism Changed Science?

Author: Londa L. Schiebinger
ISBN: 9780674381131

Do women do science differently? And how about feminists--male or female? The answer to this fraught question, carefully set out in this provocative book, will startle and enlighten every faction in the "science wars."Has Feminism Changed Science? is at once a history of women in science and a frank assessment of the role of gender in shaping scientific knowledge. Science is both a profession and a body of knowledge, and Londa Schiebinger looks at how women have fared and performed in both instances. She first considers the lives of women scientists, past and present: How many are there? What sciences do they choose--or have chosen for them? Is the professional culture of science gendered? And is there something uniquely feminine about the science women do? Schiebinger debunks the myth that women scientists--because they are women--are somehow more holistic and integrative and create more cooperative scientific communities. At the same time, she details the considerable practical diffi

Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publish Date: 1999

Subjects: Science / History, Science / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Social Science / Women's Studies

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: STEM)