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Knowing Her Place - Positioning Women in Science (Paperback) Loot Price: R939
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Knowing Her Place - Positioning Women in Science (Paperback): Valerie Bevan, Caroline Gatrell

Knowing Her Place - Positioning Women in Science (Paperback)

Valerie Bevan, Caroline Gatrell

Series: New Horizons in Management series

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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.

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Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: New Horizons in Management series
Release date: May 2019
Authors: Valerie Bevan • Caroline Gatrell
Dimensions: 234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 978-1-78990-426-0
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General
Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management of specific areas > Personnel & human resources management
LSN: 1-78990-426-9
Barcode: 9781789904260

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