Gender and STEM

The Indian Context

Namrata Gupta (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

220 Seiten

2025
Routledge India (Verlag)
978-1-032-98021-8 (ISBN)

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This book studies the prevalence of gender inequalities in the domains of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in India. It explores the paradox of an increasing number of women pursuing higher education in STEM fields while a relatively low percentage enter the job market. The book analyses the factors that contribute to the loss of potential contributions from women in science. It underscores the need to understand the construction of masculinity and femininity, as well as male privilege and female disadvantage, and how these concepts are associated with STEM.

Lucid, topical, and rich in empirical data, this book will be indispensable for scholars and researchers of women’s studies, gender studies, sociology of science, science and technology studies, political studies, and public policy. It will also be useful to policy makers, organisations and professionals working in the area.

Namrata Gupta has been working on gender in science and engineering since 2002 when she obtained her PhD (IIT Kanpur). Her research focusses on how the participation and rise of women scientists in academia and research laboratories are affected by the organizational aspects, patriarchal socio-cultural norms, and a lack of universalism in science. Her research also includes the study of women engineering students, the relationship between gender and technology, and gender and hi-tech entrepreneurship. She has several publications to her credit in collaboration with renowned international researchers. She has been a recipient of several fellowships and grants from the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR). She has also been a member of the Editorial Board of the journal Work, Employment and Society since 2021; an Editorial Board member of the UNESCO publication A Braided River: The Universe of Indian Women in Science (Jan 2022); and invited to national and international workshops including those funded by the NSF (USA).

Chapter 1: Gender and Higher Education Chapter 2: Gender and Engineering Education Chapter 3: Women in S&T Professions Chapter 4: Gender and STEM Research: Part-I Chapter 5: Gender and STEM Research: Part-II Chapter 6: Challenging Gender Inequality in Scientific Research

Erscheint lt. Verlag	27.2.2025
Zusatzinfo	8 Tables, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10	1-032-98021-4 / 1032980214
ISBN-13	978-1-032-98021-8 / 9781032980218
Zustand	Neuware