The context-dependent nature of the gendering of technical work : a case study of work in a scientific laboratory
Titelübersetzung:Die kontextabhängige Natur des geschlechtsspezifischen Umgangs mit technischer Arbeit : eine Fallstudie in einem wissenschaftlichen Labor
Autor/in:
Packer, Kathryn
Quelle: Work, Employment and Society : a journal of the British Sociological Association, Vol. 10 (1996) No. 1, S. 125-149
Inhalt: Im Rahmen einer Fallstudie wird gechlechtsspezifischer Umgang mit Technik untersucht. Wissenschafltiche Mitarbeiter eines Labors wurden nach ihrer Techniknutzung am Arbeitsplatz und in der Freizeit befragt. Die stereotype Ansicht einer weiblichen Abneigung gegen Technik wird in Frage gestellt. Allerdings zeigt sich eine Unterrepräsentanz von Frauen in Aufstiegspositionen. (IAB)
Inhalt: "This paper looks at the context-dependent nature of the gendering of technology. The case study reported on explores the relationship between scientists and machines - both inside and outside - the laboratory, and considers how this affects the gender division of labour in the company concerned. the stereotypical view, of women as technophobic and men as technophilic, is challenged. However, the results show how the dominant masculinised discourse around technology is implicated in the under-representation of women in senior positions. The paper argues that, in addition to structural analysis of occupational segregation, an understanding of the dynamics of gender symbolism and identity also need to be incorporated into the debate." (author's abstract, IAB-Doku)
Biographical science : cooperative investigations into scientists' lives
Autor/in:
MacKinnon, Gregory R.
Quelle: The science teacher : publication of the National Science Teachers Association, Vol. 63 (1996) No. 2, S. 43-45
Inhalt: "Presents an activity that highlights the life of Harriet Brooks, a lesser-known Canadian physicist. Objectives include stressing Harriet Brooks's contribution to science and developing a historical connection to other prominent figures, illustrating to students that attitudes about women in science were very constraining in Harriet Brooks's time, and advancing cooperative learning skills such as communication and individual responsibility." (author's abstract)