Women, Science and Technology: A Reader in Feminist Science Studies

by Mary Wyer (Editor), Mary Barbercheck

Feminist science studies is a relatively new and exciting field. Women, Science and Technology will fast become the definitive choice for readers seeking an introduction to the way feminism is changing science studies.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Feminism, Gender

376 pages, Paperback

First published December 28, 2000

Reviews

[DDog · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was assigned this text to read for a Gender and Women's Studies course at school. It has a wide range of previously published articles about feminist science studies organized around several broad topics, synthesized in section introductions by the editors.

[Erica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great edited multidisciplinary volume on women in science and women studied by science. There's some variation in the professionalism of various authors' tone in their essays, but there's a lot of great fodder for all kinds of projects in feminist science studies here.

[Reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

不算艰深，胜在覆盖面很广。从相关领域科研及从业人员的视角，再到女性主义科学哲学、科学史、技术研究、医学等不同方向，都有所涉及。印象深一点的有关于核科学实践的文章，会结合专业术语讨论技术、风险与权力；有关于实验室文化和科研工作的经验研究；也有回顾计算机史、医学史的经典论文。第一章的部分有几位作者从切身科研经验出发，写了很多因为性别产生的不适或迷茫，都让我想到一些相识的教授...她们的科研之路也受到过类似的困扰。Gendered Innovations 的部分也比较有启发，也呼应了近几年很多其他领域讨论要加强女性身体的重视。

[Trish · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lucy, I giggled when you sent this to me, but I've run out of books at site and started reading it. It's AMAZING. It's refreshing to read testimonials from women scientists who've experienced problems similar to mine, it makes me feel like like the "odd man out." I read it through, cover to cover.