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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Women scientists."”.
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Subjugated scientific knowledges : detecting the Victorian female scientist
… to examine the presence and absence of female scientists in Victorian fiction by exploring the female experience of science in fiction and in reality. The impact of culture, society and traditional notions of female ‘knowing’ are explored. Real-life women scientists’ work is considered in …
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A social study of women in contemporary biological sciences
I interviewed women in different fields of biological science and analyzed the interview data by picking out emerging themes. I compared these themes with issues in the feminist literature and with accounts from the social studies of science. Women in biology are far from developing alternative …
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From care inside the laboratory to the world beyond it: a multispecies ethnography of TB science towards growing a decolonised science in South Africa
… fieldwork focused on the relationships between scientists and Mycobacterium tuberculosis − the pathogenic bacterium that causes the disease tuberculosis (TB). These deadly bacteria were cared for and nurtured by women scientists. This care extended to the cells and various species with which …
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Gender, Ethnicity, and Physics Education: Understanding How Black Women Build Their Identities as Scientists
… focusing on the lived experiences of Black women physicists, as viewed through the lens of women scientists in the United States. Although the research is geographically localized, the base-line question is clear and mirrors in the researcher's own intellectual development: "How do Black …
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Do Early Promotion and Tenure Processes and Outcomes Differ for Women Faculty Members?
Prior research indicates a bias against women scientists in the most critical evaluation of their career: promotion and tenure (P&T). Personal accounts of women in academia suggest that this struggle is exaggerated for women who seek tenure earlier than expected, but supporting empirical evidence …
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Do Early Promotion and Tenure Processes and Outcomes Differ for Women Faculty Members?
Prior research indicates a bias against women scientists in the most critical evaluation of their career: promotion and tenure (P&T). Personal accounts of women in academia suggest that this struggle is exaggerated for women who seek tenure earlier than expected, but supporting empirical evidence …
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Imagining an Astronaut: Space Flight and the Production of Korea's Future
… this way, KAP provided an important meaning to women in science, especially in the field of emerging science, which is usually dominated by males. Through these discussions, this research expands the application of sociotechnical imaginary and expert studies. It also enhances understanding of …
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Recuperando la voz de las mujeres. Reconfiguración del rol de las médicas y especialistas entre 1920 y 1970.
El artículo aborda la historia de la mujer en la medicina colombiana desde 1920, con la primera mujer médica graduada en Colombia, hasta 1970, fecha de ingreso de las primeras mujeres a las especialidades médicas. Hay escasos trabajos académicos que se ocupen de esta historia reconstruida por …