Knowing her place : positioning women in science / Valerie Bevan, Caroline Gatrell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bevan, Valerie, author.

Gatrell, Caroline, author.

Series:

New horizons in management.

New Horizons in Management

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in science.

Women scientists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017.

Summary:

More women are studying science at university and they consistently outperform men. Yet, still, significantly fewer women than men hold prestigious jobs in science. Why should this occur? What prevents women from achieving as highly as men in science? And why are so few women positioned as 'creative genius' research scientists?Drawing upon the views of 47 (female and male) scientists, Bevan and Gatrell explore why women are less likely than men to become eminent in their profession. They observe three mechanisms which perpetuate women's lowered 'place' in science: subtle masculinities (whereby certain forms of masculinity are valued over womanhood); (m)otherhood (in which women's potential for maternity positions them as 'other'), and the image of creative genius which is associated with male bodies, excluding women from research roles.

Contents:

Introduction : setting the scene

Positioning women in their place

Subtle masculinities at work

Secret careers

Creative genius in science

M[o]therhood

Concluding remarks and recommendations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-78347-652-4

OCLC:

1017003608