Understanding Gender

Some Implications for Science and Technology

Bibliographic Data

ID11935958
AuthorsJ Hearn (0000-0002-9808-1413, Linköping University, corresponding author), Liisa Husu (0000-0002-1681-0724, Örebro University, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume36
Issue2
Pages103-113
Publication date2011-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInterdisciplinary Science Reviews (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0308-0188 • E-ISSN: 1743-2790
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1179/030801811x13013181961301
OpenAlexW2155228623
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited49

Gender relations and gendered power relations are major defining features of science and technology. This article addresses the question of how to understand gender, and considers their various implications for science and technology. Gender and gender relations can be understood as operating and as relevant to science and technology at several levels: who does science and technology; how science and technology are organized; and the con- struction of knowledge in science and technology. We review five underlying formulations that inform both policy interventions and theorizing around gender and science — gender based on sex; masculinity/femininity and sex roles; categoricalism, structure and plural structures; poststructuralist, discursive and deconstructive approaches; the material-discursive

Epistemology · Femininity · Gender relations · Linguistics · Masculinity · Plural · Power (physics · Sociology · Career Development and Diversity · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies

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