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Women in Science
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Women in Science
An examination of the social, cultural, physical and educational explanations for the relative dearth of female scientists and the prejudice against women in other fields.
2,925 words (approx. 11.7 pages) |
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1994
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"If one were to ask generally well-educated people, individuals with an educated layperson's knowledge of the history of science but no particular background in the history of women in science, to name some Important Women Scientists, the chances are quite great that the great majority of them would come up with precisely one name: that of Marie Curie. This small thought experiment demonstrates only one instance of a broader phenomenon, namely that at least in the popular cultural perception, the natural sciences have been an overwhelmingly male domain.Why should this be the case? On one level, of course, the disparity between men and women in science is not surprising at all; it is simply one instance of a disparity that runs across the whole spectrum of public and professional life. If women..."
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Women in Science (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Women-in-Science/21270
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"Women in Science" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Women-in-Science/21270>
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