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Gender and Science Culture and Environment of South Asia This series aims at bridging the gap between the broadly defined cultural studies and research on various aspects of environmental history of South Asia. The word ‘culture’ is understood as a product of social practices, and therefore lies at the heart of society as well as the environment that shaped civilizations. Under the rubric of ‘environment’, the series proposes to look at not only ecology (air, water, forests, minerals, etc.) but also the social and cultural factors that shaped peoples’ lives. Historically, it is the science and technology in a way that transformed culture and environment. Studies on science, technology and medicine are a crucial part of this series as they ideally demonstrate the mediation that articulates the mutually influencing relationship between culture and the living environment. The series brings into wider circulation the scholarly works that either analyses in detail any one aspect of the series or various aspects in terms of their broad inter- connectedness and their influence on the history of South Asia. Series Editor Atlury Murali University of Hyderabad Books in the series Becoming India: Western Himalayas under British Rule, Aniket Alam Forest Ecology in India: Colonial Maharashtra 1850–1950, Neena Ambre Rao Forest Policy and Ecological Change: Hyderabad State in Colonial India, S. Abdul Thaha Himalayan Degradation: Colonial Forestry and Environmental Change in India, Dhirendra Datt Dangwal Indigenous and Western Medicine in Colonial India, Madhuri Sharma Gender and Science Studies across Cultures Edited by Neelam Kumar Published by Cambridge University Press India Pvt. Ltd. under the imprint of Foundation Books Cambridge House, 4381/4 Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi 110 002 Cambridge University Press India Pvt. Ltd. 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For CSIR-NISTADS Contents List of Contributors ix Acknowledgements xiii Introduction: Reflections and Realities across Cultures Neelam Kumar xv Section I: Approaches and Perspectives 1 1. Getting More Women into Science: Knowledge Issues Londa Schiebinger 3 2. Gender Imbalance in Science: Cultural Similarities and Differences Neelam Kumar 20 3. Gender and Technology Francesca Bray 37 4. G ender, Science, and the Psychology of Science Gregory J. Feist 61 5. Women and Minorities in Science: Discrimination and the Solution Henry Etzkowitz 76 viii Contents S ection II: Illustrative Examples 93 6. Women and Science in the Netherlands: A Dutch Case Mineke Bosch 95 7. J apanese Women Scientists: Trends and Strategies Mariko Ogawa 150 8. Saudi Women: Their Role in Science and Education Samira I. Islam 172 9. Changing the Facts: Gender Dimensions of the South African Public Science System Luci Abrahams 185 10. D emographic Inertia and the Glass Ceiling in American Science (1979–2000) J. Scott Long 208 11. Women in Science in France Claudine Hermann, Françoise Cyrot-Lackmann, Jeanne Peiffer, and Hélène Rouch 227 12. Women and Science: Issues and Perspectives in the Indian Context Arpita Subhash 264 C onclusion: The Persistent Patterns! Neelam Kumar 293 Bibliography 301 Index 319 List of Contributors The Editor Neelam Kumar graduated in psychology from Patna University and completed her PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University. She is currently a Scientist at National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies, New Delhi. Her research interests lay in gender issues and organisational culture in scientific institutions. Her publications include an edited volume titled Women and Science in India (2009). Her forthcoming project would be on psychology of science in Indian context. The Contributors Luci Abrahams is the Director and Senior Lecturer at LINK (Learning, Information, Networking, Knowledge) Centre, Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. She writes on themes, institutions and economic sectors in the ‘network, knowledge economy’ and teaches on the Masters degree in ICT Policy and Regulations. Luci served as a council member on the National Advisory Council on Innovation from 1999–2009 and chaired the committee on SET for Women between 2003 and 2007. She is currently a member of the Financial and Fiscal Commission.
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