Full 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.
Contents
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
