Description: Are women changing science? From increased funding for breast cancer to the discovery of the cyborg to the technology of the orgasm, this reader provides an introduction to the gendering of science and the impact women are making in laboratories around the world. Feminist science studies is a relatively new and exciting field, Women, Science and Technology will fast become the definitive choice for readers seeking an introduction to the way feminism is changing science studies. These are republished essays from some of the top names in feminist science studies, including Evelyn Fox Keller, Ruth Hubbard, Emily Martin, Helen Longino, Bonnie Spanier, Ruth Perry and Rachel Maines. The essays included in this stellar collection are both personal tales from women scientists and essays on the nature of science itself, covering such controversial issues like the under-representation of women in science, reproductive technology, sociobiology, evolutionary theory, and the notion of objective science. This collection brings together the key issues is feminist science study, for an exciting new understanding of science.

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