A lab of one's own one woman's personal journey through sexism in science
Colwell, the first female director of the National Science Foundation, discusses the entrenched sexism in science, the elaborate detours women have taken to bypass the problem, and how to fix the system. When she first applied for a graduate fellowship in bacteriology, she was told, "We don't waste...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Simon & Schuster Paperbacks,
2021.
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| Edition: | First Simon & Schuster paperback edition. |
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| Summary: | Colwell, the first female director of the National Science Foundation, discusses the entrenched sexism in science, the elaborate detours women have taken to bypass the problem, and how to fix the system. When she first applied for a graduate fellowship in bacteriology, she was told, "We don't waste fellowships on women." Over her six decades in science, as she encounters other women pushing back against the status quo, Colwell also witnessed the advances that could be made when men and women worked together. Here she offers an astute diagnosis of how to fix the problem of sexism in science-- and a celebration of the women pushing back. |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 268 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1501181297 9781501181290 |
| Author Notes: | Sharon Bertsch McGrayne is the author of six books on the history of science, including Nobel Prize Women in Science and The Theory That Would Not Die. |
