Women, Gender, and Technology
Published on 9. October 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
216 pages
978-0-252-07336-6 (ISBN)
Description
An interdisciplinary investigation of the co-creation of gender and technology
Each of the ten chapters in Women, Gender, and Technology explores a different aspect of how gender and technology work--and are at work--in particular domains, including film narratives, reproductive technologies, information technology, and the profession of engineering. The volume's contributors include representatives of over half a dozen different disciplines, and each provides a novel perspective on the foundational idea that gender and technology co-create one another. Together, their articles provide a window on to the rich and complex issues that arise in the attempt to understand the relationship between these profoundly intertwined notions.
Each of the ten chapters in Women, Gender, and Technology explores a different aspect of how gender and technology work--and are at work--in particular domains, including film narratives, reproductive technologies, information technology, and the profession of engineering. The volume's contributors include representatives of over half a dozen different disciplines, and each provides a novel perspective on the foundational idea that gender and technology co-create one another. Together, their articles provide a window on to the rich and complex issues that arise in the attempt to understand the relationship between these profoundly intertwined notions.
Reviews / Votes
"This book adds a new focus to the important implications of technological influence on gender relations and the gendered construction of knowledge. I recommend this book for scholars of all disciplines who are looking for a collection of essays to extend their lens toward gender and technology."--Review of Policy ResearchCrucial to deepening feminist theory as a contribution to social transformation."--Signs
"A good view of a world in which technology and gender are intertwined."--JAC
More details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
7 line drawings, 23 tables
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
708 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-252-07336-6 (9780252073366)
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Persons
Mary Frank Fox is NSF Advance Professor in the School of Public Policy and codirector of the Center for the Study of Women, Science, and Technology at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She is the coauthor of Women at Work.
Deborah G. Johnson is the Anne Shirley Carter Olsson Professor of Applied Ethics and chair of the Department of Science, Technology, and Society at the University of Virginia. Her most recent book is Computer Ethics.
Sue V. Rosser is dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts and a professor of history, technology, and society at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her most recent book is The Science Glass Ceiling.
Deborah G. Johnson is the Anne Shirley Carter Olsson Professor of Applied Ethics and chair of the Department of Science, Technology, and Society at the University of Virginia. Her most recent book is Computer Ethics.
Sue V. Rosser is dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts and a professor of history, technology, and society at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her most recent book is The Science Glass Ceiling.
Content
Contents Preface Introduction Deborah G. Johnson 1. Using the Lenses of Feminist Theories to Focus on Women and Technology Sue V. Rosser 2. Women, Men, and Engineering Mary Frank Fox 3. Still a Chilly Climate for Women Students in Technology Mara H. Wasburn and Susan G. Miller 4. The Feminisation of Work in the Information Age Judy Wajcman 5. Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and the Digital Divide Cheryl B. Leggon 6. Genetic Technology and Women Barbara Katz Rothman 7. Some Unintended Consequences of New Reproductive and Information Technologies on the Experience of Pregnancy Loss-- Linda L. Layne 8. Feminist Narratives Carol Colatrella 9. High-Tech Worship James Fenimore Postscript: Join the Conversation Index