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Not Just for the Boys: Why We Need More Women in Science

Autor Athene Donald
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 10 mai 2023
Why are girls discouraged from doing science? Why do so many promising women leave science in early and mid-career? Why do women not prosper in the scientific workforce?Not Just For the Boys looks back at how society has historically excluded women from the scientific sphere and discourse, what progress has been made, and how more is still needed. Athene Donald, herself a distinguished physicist, explores societal expectations during both childhood and working life using evidence of the systemic disadvantages women operate under, from the developing science of how our brains are--and more importantly aren't--gendered, to social science evidence around attitudes towards girls and women doing science. It also discusses how science is done in practice, in order to dispel common myths: for example, the perception that science is not creative, or that it is carried out by a lone genius in an ivory tower, myths that can be very off-putting to many sections of the population. A better appreciation of the collaborative, creative, and multi-disciplinary nature of science is likely to lead to its appeal to a far wider swathe of people, especially women. This book examines the modern way of working in scientific research, and how gender bias operates in various ways within it, drawing on the voices of leading women in science describing their feelings and experiences. It argues the moral and business case for greater diversity in modern research, the better to improve science and tackle the great challenges we face today.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780192893406
ISBN-10: 0192893408
Pagini: 288
Ilustrații: 7 black and white line drawings and half tones
Dimensiuni: 247 x 223 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: OUP OXFORD
Colecția OUP Oxford
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Recenzii

Donald writes eloquently... Its a great read
A sharp indictment of male privilege and an urgent appeal for a more inclusive practice of science.
a manifesto for action...As well as offering moral arguments for equality of opportunity, Donald presents a powerful case for change based on improved outcomes... [a] heartfelt book
An enjoyable and useful primer on the challenges faced by women in STEM...Practical and engaging, Not Just for the Boys is a valuable tool that makes a clear case for supporting more women to take up and stay in STEM careers.
Informative and thorough... if you want to help build a future where women scientists can simply be scientists, but still aren't sure what you can do, reading this book is a good place to start.
A really important topic that needs addressing. Donald does so effectively...Where the book really comes alive is when Donald talks about her own work and experience
lively and provocative
There is a truth universally recognised by women that at least some of their ideas will be attributed to men! Thanks to Athene Donald's great book I now know the name for this: the Matilda effect. The issues women face in achieving in science are laid out to make an easy read. An important book for women and mankind.
Thoughtful, thorough, comprehensive; lots of telling anecdotes... Revealing - draws on a lot of experience in this field and highlights issues that still are prevalent.
An informational read for anyone who is a teacher or instructor at any level, and for anyone who wants to be a better supporter and advocate for women in STEM.

Notă biografică

Athene Donald is Professor Emerita in Experimental Physics and Master of Churchill College, University of Cambridge. Other than four years postdoctoral research in the USA, she has spent her career in Cambridge, specializing in soft matter physics and physics at the interface with biology. She was the University of Cambridge's first Gender Equality Champion, and has been involved in numerous initiatives concerning women in science. She was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1999 and appointed DBE for services to Physics in 2010.