Final Project
Parts I&II Part III
The Origins of Gendered Medical Fields and Technology
Throughout the course of this class, we have examined various technologies and sciences and how gender relates to them, both in their development and their current status. Much of the tech we have looked at is coded masculinely and women are interlopers. There are areas, however, that are stereotypically feminine. Within medicine and medicinal technology… (read more)
The Origins of Gendered Medical Fields and Technology: An Introduction
Julia Storch DIG340 Professor Shrout May 8th, 2016 Originally my literature review examined the origins of gendered technology for a wide spectrum of fields, and so my conclusions were understandably varied. Still, I was able to pinpoint how certain technologies became coded masculinely though no real consensus was found. I liked my analysis of vibrators… (read more)
the Next State of the Field
The lack of representation of women in technological fields has and continues to be a major issue we’ve discussed in class. Despite numerous cultural pushes, women remain locked out of science for the most part. I don’t think there’s anything inherent in women that makes them worse at science, so it must be for societal… (read more)
Race & Gender in Science
Des Jardins mentions Chein-Shiung Wu very much in passing on pages 235-236, yet there is a racial element to the discrimination Wu faced and fought against, exemplified by her nick name of the “Dragon Lady” of physics; in class we’ve tried to shine some light on the other ways scientific culture marginalized various groups and… (read more)
The Origins of Gendered Technology
Julia Storch DIG340 Professor Shrout Throughout the course of this class, we have examined various technologies and sciences and how gender relates to them, both in their development and their current status. The first conclusion drawn is that technology is not inherently neutral – it is designed by people, for people, and so carries the… (read more)
Re: Re: Connections
Both Ava and Megan touch upon the similarity between the Harvard astronomers and Caroline Hershel’s story, as told by Michael Hoskin. I agree that both of these are framed very similarly, in ways which try to minimize their accomplishments. What struck me, however, was how differently Caroline was treated in this article versus how the… (read more)
Lit Review Topic
In class, we’ve often discussed how technology and science are not neutral, but have a long history of being gendered, usually masculinely, except for the various niches such as domestic technology and midwifery. In my literature review, I plan to look at how different authors identify the source of gendered technology in their respective topics… (read more)
Gendered Science
Last class we spent some time debating Schiebinger’s thesis, specifically if she was claiming that science itself was gendered or just the practices surrounding it. I think in this section about biology, she clearly describes how the gendered practices of science have created a gendered science. Schiebinger writes that “we cannot free ourselves of cultural… (read more)
Topics for project #3
How technology can become gendered Representation of women scientists (including lack thereof) Detrimental effects of androcentricsm/phallocentrism
