Science from women’s lives. Better Science? How gendered studies improve science and lives

Authors

  • Carmen Magallón Portolés Universidad de Zaragoza (Spain).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.7.8190

Keywords:

gender innovations, gender and science, women scientists, Londa Schiebinger, history of science

Abstract

Recent gender analyses have been opening new paths for innovation and excellence. They are the basis for the Gendered Innovations project, led by the science historian Londa Schiebinger, in joint collaboration with the European Union. However, this work did not come out of nowhere; it is supported by decades of gender and science studies consisting of different research lines that critically reviewed the history of science and recovered the story of women’s contributions to different scientific fields. This paper reviews the origin and genealogy of the project, highlights its positive effects, and highlights examples of its achievements.

 

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Author Biography

Carmen Magallón Portolés, Universidad de Zaragoza (Spain).

PhD in Physical Sciences, authorised by ANECA as a tenured university school professor in the area of Arts and Humanities. She is a member of the Interdisciplinary Seminar for Women’s Studies at Zaragoza University and is the director of the SIP Foundation (Spain).

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2017-06-20

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Magallón Portolés, C. (2017). Science from women’s lives. Better Science? How gendered studies improve science and lives. Metode Science Studies Journal, (7), 105–111. https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.7.8190
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Unravelling science: Pulling the thread of knowledge (2017)

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SheScience. Science from a gender perspective

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