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Women in science

The odyssey of the female scientists, from the Background to the „Procrustean bed”—The opaque mirror of the male correlate

Author(s): Izolda Takács
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Debreceni Egyetem Politikatudományi és Szociológiai Intézet
Keywords: Women; Equality; Science; Deconstruction; Binary Oppositions

Summary/Abstract: This study examines the social ideology regarding gender equalities, through outstanding women’sscholars, which is based on old traditions and customs. Among other things, I present themain stages of the scientific career of Maria Michell, Marie Curie, Lise Meitner, Vera Rubin. I capturethe subject within the theoretical framework of women’s studies, which is characterized bymany questions and debates, for example the biological or the cultural determinism (the natureor education, religion, culture, socialization) have greater influence on gender roles.

  • Issue Year: 6/2017
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 129-157
  • Page Count: 29
  • Language: Hungarian