Has Feminism Changed Science? Schiebinger Londa
Has Feminism Changed Science? Schiebinger Londa Do women do science differently? The answer to this fraught question, carefully set out in this provocative book, will startle and enlighten every…
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Has Feminism Changed Science? Schiebinger Londa
Do women do science differently? 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? And how about feminists--male or female?
Science is both a profession and a body of knowledge, and Londa Schiebinger looks at how women have fared and performed in both instances. is at once a history of women in science and a frank assessment of the role of gender in shaping scientific knowledge. 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