WGS 209 — Gender and Science
This course will examine the historical exclusion of women from science, while stressing that science has not been unique in its failure to welcome women as participants. It will address how gender threads through all of society, including sciences commonly understood as free from biases. The course will explore how gender is a central dimension of social structures, authority, cognitive practices, and knowledge claims of science. It will also inquire how scientific institutions, authority, ideals, practices, and knowledge play a critical role in the maintenance of sex and gender norms. This course will also encourage students to reflect on their own gendered experiences and expectations in encountering science as consumers, professionals, and patients.
Prerequisites: READ 101, READ 102