| Gendered Innovations in Science and Engineering Contributor(s): Schiebinger, Londa (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0804758158 ISBN-13: 9780804758154 Publisher: Stanford University Press OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2008 Annotation: The prominent scholars featured in "Gendered Innovations in Science and Engineering" explore how gender analysis can profoundly enhance human knowledge in the areas of science, medicine, and engineering. Where possible, they provide concrete examples of how taking gender into account has yielded new research results and sparked creativity, opening new avenues for future research. Several government granting agencies, such as the National Institutes of Health and the European Commission, now require that requests for funding address whether, and in what sense, sex and gender are relevant to the objectives and methodologies of the research proposed, yet few research scientists or engineers know how to do gender analysis. This book begins to rectify the situation by shedding light on the how and the why. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations |
| Dewey: 305.435 |
| LCCN: 2007029375 |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 5.87" W x 8.44" (0.75 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The prominent scholars featured in Gendered Innovations in Science and Engineering explore how gender analysis can profoundly enhance human knowledge in the areas of science, medicine, and engineering. Where possible, they provide concrete examples of how taking gender into account has yielded new research results and sparked creativity, opening new avenues for future research. Several government granting agencies, such as the National Institutes of Health and the European Commission, now require that requests for funding address whether, and in what sense, sex and gender are relevant to the objectives and methodologies of the research proposed, yet few research scientists or engineers know how to do gender analysis. This book begins to rectify the situation by shedding light on the how and the why. |